DP218 Review of the SEC Charging Methodology

Smart Energy Code (SEC) Section K ‘Charging Methodology’ sets out how the DCC charges SEC Parties, including how the types of Fixed Charges are apportioned between DCC Users and how communications services (the sending of Service Requests (SRs)) are charged. The Smart Energy Code Company (SECCo) Board has been investigating how much work is generated by Other Users, and agreed that further investigation into the current charging arrangements would be beneficial. To support this investigation, the DCC has raised this modification at the request of the SECCo Board and SECAS, to holistically review the DCC Charging methodology and determine whether any change should be taken forward.

This Draft Proposal has been raised to consider the questions around how SEC charges should be apportioned. Two distinct issues have been identified and are set out separately below. SECAS is seeking views on both issues under a request for information (RFI) for efficiency but expects that each will be progressed under separate workstreams following this.

The two separate issues considered in this Modification are:
• Who uses the DCC Systems and how they are charged (DCC User Charges); and
• How the DCC Fixed Charges, which includes SEC administration costs (SECAS and Sub-Committees) are apportioned between different Party types.

All SEC Parties
DCC

SEC Section K 'Charging Methodology'