Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) – July 2010 Power Data Associates have been working closely with industry partners to review the impact of the revised CRC guidance that was issued by DECC on the 25th January 2010. Power Data Associates has submitted recommendations to DECC which aims to address the inconsistent approach in the CRC scheme for the different methods of trading unmetered energy link...

Scotland – First local authorities trade Half Hourly – July 2010 Power Data Associates are pleased to announce that on the 1st July three local authorities began trading Half Hourly across both the Scottish electricity distribution areas. These authorities will now benefit from a reduced Distribution Use of System (DUoS) charge in the SSE Hydro and SP Distribution area as well as receiving our monthly energy reports and our help and guidance with their inventories. For more information please Contact...

Surveyor Conference: PDA present at Central Management System “Extravaganza” – June 2010 Power Data Associates were invited to speak at the annual Surveyor Conference as part of what was billed as a CMS “extravaganza”. Four CMS providers were invited to present on their systems and the issues they have encountered with deployment to date. PDA were invited to provide our expertise on ‘completing the loop’ i.e. ensuring that whichever system a customer purchases, they get the benefits of that system. If you have any comment please contact us, if you would like to view our presentation please click on the link...

Customers ‘go live’ with Central Management Systems (CMS) – May 2010 For the first time since their development some 10 years ago, customers are now being billed on CMS information by their electricity supplier. This is the result of several years of work between the manufacturers, customers and PDA. There are currently four systems which have gone live with us, Harvard, Zodion, SELC and Telensa. For those customers it means that they are being billed based on each lamps recorded performance. Customers can trim the burning hours, use variable dimming, part night switch, benefit from constant light output, and get these benefits reflected in their bill. Contact...

ENW Unmetered Use of System Consultation - May 2010 ENW has issued consultation about the assumptions included in their CDCM model. See PDA response

PDA Becomes Largest Meter Administrator in GB – April 2010 Power Data Associates are proud to announce that from April we have become the largest Meter Administrator in GB. Out of the estimated 7.4m street lights, we our responsible for processing data for over 2 million. This is the result of several years hard work, investing in new systems to work with the latest technology, engaging with industry and listening to our customers. What this means for our customers is an even better service and an increased pool of knowledge between our customers. If you have any comments or suggestions for improvement please Contact...

Major Changes to Distribution Use of System (DUoS) Charges – April 2010 From the 1st April 2010 there have been major changes to the DUoS charges published for all 14 Distribution Areas. Simply put the DUoS charge is a charge that Distribution Businesses make against the suppliers for maintaining and passing electricity across their network. Ofgem asked the Distributors to come up with a common charging methodology across all 14 areas. The Common Distribution Charging Methodology (CDCM) was established and a new structure has now been agreed. This has had an important impact on unmetered supplies customers, it will impact the rate you are charged by your supplier. In SSE (Hydro) in Scotland for example, there is now an approximate 20% saving by moving from Non Half Hourly trading to Half Hourly trading, this saving was significantly lower before the CDCM. To see the impact on your area Contact...

SEC Mayflower receives ELEXON/UMSUG Approval – March 2010 Power Data Associates are pleased to announce that in March ELEXON approved what is now the sixth Central Management System (CMS) in the GB market. This is a welcome development as Mayflower has been around since the very first CMS systems were developed, approximately 10 years ago. PDA provide Meter Administration services to a large number of customers with Mayflower units installed (including the South Coast PFI) and we will be working closely with Mayflower and customers to ensure they get the benefit from this development. If you have any comment or questions Contact...

CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - February 2010 After further discussion and consideration of the DECC advice Power Data Associates has prepared updated guidance. PDA CRCEE advice  Contact...

Ask Controls / Philips receive ELEXON/UMSUG Approval – January 2010 In January ELEXON approved the fifth Central Management System (CMS) for use in GB. Any PDA customer that is using the system and would like to start being billed using the data the system provides, please contact us and we can guide you through the required steps...Contact...

CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - January 2010 DECC has produced revised guidance about unmetered energy under the scheme. This latest advice appears to contradict all the previous advice. Power Data Associates are actively seeking clarification from DECC / Environment Agency. DECC advice  Contact...

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