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xoserve Services Workgroup. xoserve Funding Arrangements - Model Comparison. ü. X. X. ü. Models Compared. User Choice Model. Users approach xoserve to request services xoserve quote and charge on normal commercial basis Scope for negotiation Users can take-it or leave-it
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User Choice Model • Users approach xoserve to request services • xoserve quote and charge on normal commercial basis • Scope for negotiation • Users can take-it or leave-it • No visibility of service, charges or costs • Outside price controls • Adjust allowed revenue every five years
Strength Flexible No constraints to meeting User requirements Commercial Benefits from standard commercial incentives Weakness Governance No visibility of costs, charges or services offered Discriminatory Not available to all User Choice Assessment
User Choice Refinements • xoserve publish pricing principles • Audit of performance • Internal and external, plus periodic Ofgem audit • User Group/Board Oversight
User Choice Services • Used by some Users only • One off, individual services • Varied service level • Commercially driven • Users perceive an advantage
User Choice Service Lines • Provide Query Management • User Admission & Termination • Must Reads • Provision of Services in Relation to Obligations under GT licence • Provision of user reports and information
Incentive Scheme Model • Services set out in UNC • Users pay depending on usage • Inside price controls • Allowed revenue flexes with usage • Potentially complex • Charging structure • Targets • Sharing factors
Strength Incentives aligned xoserve benefit by meeting User demands Flexible Automatic revenue adjuster Governance Transparent Weakness Incentives may be perverse Focus on what is measured Complex Operating costs increased Creates windfall gain or loss Match between cost and revenue change imperfect Incentive Scheme Assessment
Incentive Scheme Services • Available to all Users • Defined in UNC • Volume driven • Those who use most pay most
Incentive Scheme Service Lines • Provide Query Management • User Admission & Termination • Must Reads • Provision of Services in Relation to Obligations under GT licence • Provision of user reports and information
Incentive Scheme Example - AMR • Introduce charge per meter read received • More reads means more revenue • xoserve choose how to provide service • Capex and/or opex funded by additional revenue
Price Control Options • Meter read income excluded • Allowed Revenue = Target – Assumed Excluded Revenue • Incentive Scheme • Target Revenue set by Ofgem • Variations shared e.g. 50:50 • Caps and collars set by Ofgem
Incentive Scheme Issues • Incentive not to submit reads • User liabilities to offset? • Charge by category • DM v NDM, monthly v annual read, AMR? • Charge variations within price control period • Level, structure, new charges • Administrative costs • More charge items to monitor and invoice
What Might Users Pay for? • Meter Reads Submitted? • Queries Submitted? • Supply Point Transfers? • Invoices Issued? • Information Requests? • Admission/Termination? • UNC Modification Proposals Raised/Implemented?