EDEWG Standards Change Request s5

EDEWG Change Request #083

This EDEWG Change Request can be found on the PUC website at http://www.puc.state.pa.us/electric/electric_edewg_download.aspx

Requester’s Name: EDC/EGS Name: Phone #: Joe Bisti PECO Energy 215-841-5626 Date of Request: Affected EDI Transaction Set #(s): E-Mail Address: 2/24/2011 820 Remittance Advice, GAS ONLY [email protected] Requested Priority Requested Implementation Date: Status: (emergency/high/low): High January 1st, 2012 Approved / Pending IG Gas Update

Brief Explanation (This will be copied into the description in the Change Control Summary Spreadsheet):

PECO is currently beginning efforts to implement a Gas Purchase of Receivable program, with implementation targeted for January 1 st, 2012. Participation in Gas POR will be mandatory for all Natural Gas Suppliers (NGSs) leveraging PECO utility consolidated billing (in other words, an “all in” program).

The changes occurring as a result of this include the following:

-- PECO currently pays the gas supplier as the customer pays (“Pay As You Go”). With implementation of Gas POR, PECO will eliminate this dependency on customer payment and consistently pay NGSs 40 days after placing NGS charges on the customer’s bill, regardless of customer payment or type of account (residential versus C&I).

-- PECO currently pays the gas supplier dollar for dollar with no discount. With implementation of gas POR, PECO will discount all POR payments for recovery of implementation costs only. The discount rate will be 1% until PECO receives approval for a new gas distribution rate case OR until all implementation costs have been recovered, whichever comes first.

This change control documents for approval the modifications to the EDI 820 transaction necessary to support the above implementation. PECO envisions the modified EDI 820 for gas to closely resemble in both function and format the EDI 820 as it is used for PECO’s Electric POR program, implemented at the start of 2011. The changes detailed below are therefore based on the information documented in the EDI 820 EDEWG standard for electric service as well as on Emergency Change Control # 72, approved by EDEWG for electric service in 2010. All changes pertain to associated POR information to the RMR segments of the transaction.

PECO will provide NGSs with the opportunity to test the modified transactions later this year and will update associated EDI certification test plans to reflect Gas POR testing of 820s with a discount.

This change control does NOT apply to EDI 820s for electric service.

Detail Explanation (Exactly what change is required? To which EDEWG Standards? Why?):

PECO proposes the following modifications to the Gas EDEWG EDI 820 Implementation Guide:

RMR Segments (Page 17)

-- MODIFY – RMR03 (Payment Action Code)

– Add new code of “PR”, with description “Purchase of Receivables with Discount; Required when payment is for Purchase of Receivables with a Discount Amount”.

-- Revise description under “AJ – Adjustment” as follows: “Adjustment of a previous payment or purchase amount.

-- Revise description under “PO” as follows: “Required for Making the Other Party Whole or Purchase of Receivables (POR) when no discount is being applied.)

-- ADD – RMR05 (Monetary Amount) – Add new RMR05 segment as follows below:

Ref Desc.: RMR05 Data Element: 782 Name: Monetary Amount Description: The invoiced amount. The amount in RMR05 is the total amount (debit or credit) billed to the customer for NGS charges (commodity charges and taxes) for the current period. This amount should equal the amount sent in the TDS segment of the 810 Invoice identified in the REF*6O for the customer account indicated in RMR02. NOTE: RMR05 and RMR06 are required for Purchase of Receivables (RMR03=PR) and Adjustments (RMR03=AJ) when original payment was for Purchase of Receivables (RMR03=PR). X12: O Attributes: R 1/18

-- ADD – RMR06 (Discount Amount) – Add new RMR06 segment as follows below:

Ref Desc.: RMR06 Data Element: 782 Name: Monetary Amount Description: The discount amount. When RMR03=PR, RMR06 contains the amount of the discount applied to the current period invoiced amount (sent in RMR05) and must be preceded by a minus sign (-) if less than zero. RMR05 plus RMR06 should equal the amount sent in RMR04. When there is no discount, RMR06 should contain 0.00. X12: O Attributes: R 1/18

An X12 example of the modified 820 RMR segment would appear as shown below (account number is for sample purposes only):

Payment: RMR|12|1234567890|PR|14.36|14.39|-.03 Adjustment: RMR|12|1122334455|AJ|-40.30|-40.38|.08|CS|-40.30

For Change Control Manager Use Only: Date of EDEWG Discussion: Expected Implementation Date: 3/3/2011 1/1/2012 EDEWG Discussion and Resolution: 2/25/11-BrandonSiegel: Received CC request, entered into CC log, assigned #083, and placed on 3/3/11 EDEWG agenda. 3/3/11-Brandon Siegel: EDEWG reviewed the change and approved without revision. Will be incorporated into the next revision of the PA GAS EDI Guidelines.

Priority Classifications

Emergency Priority Implemented within 10 days or otherwise directed by EDEWG High Priority Changes / Enhancements implemented with 30 days. The next release, or as otherwise directed by EDEWG Low Priority Changes / Enhancements implemented no earlier than 90 days, Future Release, or as otherwise directed by EDEWG

Please submit this form via e-mail to both the PUC at [email protected] and to the Change Control Manager, Brandon Siegel at [email protected]

Your request will be evaluated and prioritized at an upcoming EDEWG meeting or conference call.