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Metering and usage history

Pre-enrollment list
Once you are certified by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, you may request a copy of the Pre-enrollment List. The following document should be completed and mailed to Provider support as directed at the top of the document, along with a check payable to "American Electric Power" in the amount of $150 for each CD-ROM. Each of AEP's operating companies are on a separate CD. To obtain both, the cost would be $300. The Pre-enrollment list will be produced quarterly and be available on January 1st, April 1st, July 1st; and October 1st of each year through the end of the Market Development Period.

For governmental aggregators only
Governmental Aggregators may obtain a file specific to their jurisdictional area. The options for this file are contained in the Aggregation registration Application located on the Aggregation page.

Pre-enrollment list file format
The pre-enrollment list has NO delimiters and each record contains 890 bytes. This format is effective beginning with the January 1, 2001 CD-ROM. This format file will also be included on the CD-ROM as well.

Usage history authorization form
If you require 12 months of usage history on a customer prior to completing your PUCO certification and/or enrolling the customer, you must submit a signed authorization from the customer to have any customer information released to you. The following file contains the approved format for this authorization. Once completed and signed by the customer, fax this form to the attention of Kathy Clark, Ohio Choice Customer Solutions Center, at 1-304-562-4573.

There will be no charge for requests on 25 accounts or less. If there are more than 25 accounts for which information is requested, you will be billed at a rate of $25 per hour based on the actual time to process these requests. The usage history will be mailed to the address named on the request form.

Interval metering
Interval metering is required for every SDI whose maximum monthly billing demand for the most recent 12 month period is 200 kW or greater. The cost of any interval metering facilities installed by American Electric Power to comply with this requirement shall be paid for by the customer, unless the CRES provider explicitly informs AEP that it is to be billed. The customer must approve a work order for this installation.

A dedicated analog phone line is also required, and all costs associated with the installation and maintenance of this phone line are the responsibility of the customer. In addition, the customer shall pay a charge to cover incremental cost of operation and maintenance and meter data management associated with such interval metering as detailed in the Terms and Conditions of Open Access Distribution Service in our Tariffs. (See Tariffs and tariff codes)

During the period between the customer request for the interval meter and the time it takes AEP to install such meter, a load profile will be used for settlement purposes and consumption meter readings will be used for billing. (See Load profiles page)

A customer or CRES Provider may request interval metering for customers whose maximum monthly billing demand is less than 200 kW.

Historic interval meter usage
If you require 12 months of use history on an account that currently has interval metering, please contact Provider support. The fee for any 12 month period of interval use history is $50. This information will be mailed to you on a floppy disk or attached to an e-mail.

Interval meter costs
The file below provides the current pricing list for interval meters for Ohio Choice.

 

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