65-407 C.M.R. ch. 321, § 7 - INFORMATION ACCESS

A. Access to Each Day's Hourly Load Estimates.

1. After each day, the transmission and distribution utility shall provide an estimate of each competitive electricity provider's hourly loads, within 36 hours of the end of the day or at such time as the bulk power system administrator requires, to the bulk power system administrator, as specified in Section 5.B.2.

2. The transmission and distribution utility shall provide to each competitive electricity provider its estimated hourly loads as reported to the bulk power system administrator as soon as practicable, but no later than two business days after providing that data to the bulk power system administrator.

3. Upon request by a competitive electricity provider, the transmission and distribution utility shall provide to the competitive electricity provider its customer's estimated hourly loads for any days within the previous 12 months, for any customer receiving service from that competitive electricity provider. Before issuing a request to receive estimated hourly loads, a competitive electricity provider must obtain authorization pursuant to Chapter 322, Section 9.A. of the Commission's Rules.

B. Access to Month-End Energy Differences

1. After each month, the transmission and distribution utility shall provide an estimate of each competitive electricity provider's monthly or hourly energy data (s) to the bulk power system administrator, within 45 days of the end of the month or at such time as the bulk power system administrator requires, as specified in Section 6.B.2.

2. The transmission and distribution utility shall provide to each competitive electricity provider its estimated monthly or hourly data as reported to the bulk power system administrator as soon as practicable, but no later than two business days after providing those data to the bulk power system administrator.

3. Upon request by a competitive electricity provider, the transmission and distribution utility shall provide to the competitive electricity provider its customer's estimated monthly or hourly data within the previous 12 months, for any customer receiving service from that competitive electricity provider. Before issuing a request to receive estimated data, a competitive electricity provider must obtain authorization pursuant to Chapter 322, Section 9.A. of the Commission's Rules.

C. Access to Load Profiles

The transmission and distribution utility shall make public the load profiles of each customer profile group. This provision does not apply when publication may reasonably reveal an individual customer's load characteristics.

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65-407 C.M.R. ch. 321, § 7