MP116 Service Request Forecasting

Currently, for each quarter of the year, DCC Users must submit to the DCC an eight-month forecast of the number of Service Requests that the User anticipates sending. It is believed that each forecast takes an average of two days for each User to complete. These forecasts are intended to assist in managing demand on the DCC User Interface Services. The DCC has raised concern that the accuracy of the forecasts does not meet the level required to produce useful data that will improve the management of demand on the DCC User Interface Services.

The Proposed Solution will remove the obligation for DCC Users to have to provide quarterly eight-month Service Request forecasts to the DCC. Instead, the DCC will produce its own forecasts internally. To maintain a high level of accuracy, the DCC requests that Users provide input into the forecasting process as set out within the DCC User Guidance document, though there is no obligation to do so. The DCC has agreed that it will be responsible for the final sign-off for each forecast.

the DCC's guidance document can be found using the below link:
https://smartenergycodecompany.co.uk/download/34843/

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