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ConEd Proposes Fee For Provision of Data To Municipal Aggregations

August 8, 2016

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Reporting by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com

Consolidated Edison and Orange & Rockland have proposed fees for the provision of data to New York municipal electric and natural gas aggregations.

"The Companies’ proposed fee for aggregated data services includes electronic provision of the data, as well as access to resources to answer questions about the data. This is consistent with the fundamental principle of a competitive marketplace, i.e., that entities benefiting from the Companies’ value-added services should pay for such services," the utilities said

The utilities propose a fee for CCA Data Services of $3.00 per account for electric CCA Data Services or $3.00 per account for gas CCA Data Services. The utilities noted that such fees are well below typical retail customer acquisition costs in the market, which are avoided through opt-out aggregation.

The fees will be back-loaded such that the CCA Administrator or municipality pays 10 percent of the fee upfront, and the winning ESCO or the CCA Administrator pays the remaining 90 percent of the fee. The initial $0.30 per account for electric CCA Data Services or $0.30 per account for gas CCA Data Services will be paid by the CCA Administrator when the utility receives the initial request for CCA Data Services.

For any additional requests beyond the initial request for CCA Data Services, the utilities will charge $1.50 per account for electric CCA Data Services or $1.50 per account for gas CCA Data Services. This fee will be payable by either the CCA Administrator or the ESCO.

Specifically, the fees will apply to the following CCA Data Services: Aggregated Usage Data, Customer Contact Information, and Detailed Information for Enrollment Purposes

Aggregated Usage Data will include standard data elements that will be aggregated by the lowest level of the village/town/city hierarchy of municipal government in an area, and will include the following for eligible service classes:

1. The number of eligible customers by service class;

2. The aggregated peak demand (kW) by month for the past 12 months by service class for demand-billed classes;

3. Aggregated energy (kWh) for electric by month for the past 12 months by service class, and

4. Aggregated gas consumption by month for the past 12 months by service class.

The above data elements will be provided for all customers in a given municipality or zip code that are eligible to participate in the CCA program on an opt-out basis. Eligible customers include all customers listed in the ConEdison and O&R tables below, except those customers currently served by an ESCO or subject to an account block or freeze on their account to prevent their transfer to an ESCO, or taking service under certain riders or other special rate treatment that renders opt-out treatment inappropriate, unless the CCA program design contemplates an even narrower group of eligible customers

Customer Contact Information includes, for eligible customers,:

1. Customer name;

2. Mailing address;

3. Telephone number;

4. Account number;

5. Primary language if available, and

6. Any alternate name, address, or phone number if available.

A CCA Administrator can request customer-specific contact information for all eligible customers once the municipality (or municipalities) has demonstrated to the utility that the requisite contracts with ESCO(s) have been entered into and executed.

Detailed Information for Enrollment Purposes can be requested for eligible customers who did not opt-out of the CCA program once the initial opt-out period has closed in accordance with the requirements of the PSC's CCA order. The ESCO will obtain this information via the Electronic Data Interchange

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