Wholesale Retail Code Change Proposal – Ref CPW109
| Date | 28 June 2021 |
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Wholesale Retail Code Change Proposal – Ref CPW109
Modification
proposal
Wholesale Retail Code Change Proposal1 – CPW109 – Changing the
constraints on customer reads
Decision
The Authority has decided to approve the alternative solution
proposed by this Change Proposal
Publication date
28 June 2021
Implementation
date
9 July 2021
Background
Under the Wholesale Retail Code, meters can be designated as either a Monthly Read
Meter or a Twice-yearly Read Meter.
A Monthly Read Meter is any meter which carries:
i. an 80mm Tariff or above (including all appropriate Sub Meters); or
ii. supplies subject to agreements under section 142(2)(b) of the Water Industry
Act 1991; or
iii. supplies to a Supply Point taking more than 100,000m3 per annum.
A Twice-yearly Read Meter is any meter other than a Monthly Read Meter which is read
twice each Year. The final recommendation report highlights that 98.9% of meters in
the market are Twice-yearly Read Meters.
There are various Meter Read Types which can be submitted to the Central Market
Operating System (CMOS). There are four Meter Read Methods for which the Meter
Read Method is a mandatory Data Item that must be submitted with every Meter Read,
this denotes the method used to obtain the Meter Read value. The Meter Read Methods
set out in CSD0202 include:
(a) Visual;
(b) Customer;
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Unless specified otherwise, the terms used in this document are those defined by the Wholesale Retail
Code.
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