III. The benefits: transparent invoicing, cost control and user-friendliness The quarter-hourly data provided by Elia provide the customer with many benefits in terms of information, cost control and data management: • the grid user is guaranteed transparent invoicing of the services provided by Elia and by other players on the Belgian market: supplier, access holder, etc.; • the customer can fine-tune its offtake profile and thus control costs. The customer can streamline offtake without having to install and manage metering infrastructure. What’s more, the cost of additional metering services is low; • the curves are provided to users in csv format (convertible into Excel) or in XML, so that they can be easily read and imported into the customer’s system. This is highly reliable; • the customer can receive multiple data via a given channel and in the same format; • the metering data presented in the form of quarter-hourly curves are acknowledged and accepted by all players on the Belgian and European market.
IV. How to benefit from quarter-hourly data Elia provides basic metering services free of charge and on its own initiative to ARPs, access holders and energy suppliers. The grid user must submit an application to Elia in order to gain access to the service. The curves can be consulted in a secure part of the Elia website, requiring a password, username and EIC code. A customer obtains a password and username by submitting a request by e-mail to metering.services@elia.be. The EIC code is issued by Elia on receiving a form that can be downloaded from the Elia website (www.elia.be – Operational data & tools ). Upon entering these codes, the user gains access to a personal mailbox containing the curves. The user can select a "business to consumer" or "business to business" interface. The "business to business" interface has been calibrated to process a bigger volume of data.
The Grid Code stipulates that ARPs, access holders and suppliers that have a regulated contract with Elia shall automatically receive quarter-hourly curves for basic metering. The curves can also be provided free of charge to grid users on request. Quarterhourly data for additional metering can be provided after signing a Metering Services Contract.
Provision of quarter-hourly data in 5 key points • Elia provides its customers with quarter-hourly curves. This is a compilation of quarter-hourly data on injections and offtakes. • The curves include data from meters operated by Elia as well as other data, such as nominations. • Non-validated curves are provided on D+1 and validated curves are provided on a monthly basis. • Quarter-hourly curves guarantee transparent invoicing for Elia customers and mean that they have a more accurate offtake profile. • The curves are easy to access via the secure section of the Elia website.
V. Legal and contractual basis
M1-E-23.01.08 / Non-contractual document / Editor: J. Vandermeiren, Bd de l’Empereur 20, 1000 Brussels
To obtain additional metering data, the customer must contact its key account manager.