❓ Hon. Kate Doust questions the Energy Minister about compliance with the Electricity Industry Metering Code 2005, specifically regarding the separate recording of electricity production and consumption by newly installed meters. The Minister denies any breach of the code.
AnsweredQoN 920Legislative Council
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ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY METERING CODE 2005
I refer the minister to the Electricity Industry Metering Code 2005. (1) How many meters connected to the south west interconnected system comply with the definition of a metering point under the code; that is “a point at which a revenue meter measures electricity production or consumption for the connection point”? (2) Does the minister concede that many newly installed meters do not record amounts of energy produced separately from the amount of energy consumed and are therefore in breach of the code? (3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER
I refer the minister to the Electricity Industry Metering Code 2005. (1) How many meters connected to the south west interconnected system comply with the definition of a metering point under the code; that is “a point at which a revenue meter measures electricity production or consumption for the connection point”? (2) Does the minister concede that many newly installed meters do not record amounts of energy produced separately from the amount of energy consumed and are therefore in breach of the code? (3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(1) How many meters connected to the south west interconnected system comply with the definition of a metering point under the code; that is “a point at which a revenue meter measures electricity production or consumption for the connection point”? (2) Does the minister concede that many newly installed meters do not record amounts of energy produced separately from the amount of energy consumed and are therefore in breach of the code? (3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Does the minister concede that many newly installed meters do not record amounts of energy produced separately from the amount of energy consumed and are therefore in breach of the code? (3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
(1) How many meters connected to the south west interconnected system comply with the definition of a metering point under the code; that is “a point at which a revenue meter measures electricity production or consumption for the connection point”? (2) Does the minister concede that many newly installed meters do not record amounts of energy produced separately from the amount of energy consumed and are therefore in breach of the code? (3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Does the minister concede that many newly installed meters do not record amounts of energy produced separately from the amount of energy consumed and are therefore in breach of the code? (3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(3) What has the minister done to rectify this situation? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(1) As at 10 November 2010 there are 1 028 647 revenue meters as per the 2005 metering code. (2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(2) No. All newly installed Western Power meters are compliant with the metering code. The minimum requirement of the code is that meters record electricity production or consumption for the connection point to the south west interconnected system. This means that a meter can record both electricity production and consumption and therefore exceeds the code’s minimum requirements. Where bi-directional electricity flows occur, newly installed Western Power meters separately record both production and consumption at the connection point and do not breach the code, recognising that at any instant in time only production or consumption occurs at the connection point, not both. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
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