Tried & True Billing Support
The eMeter Register Billing Determinants application supports utility billing requirements for monthly billing based on register reads. With the application, EnergyIP will deliver billing determinants via an interface to your CIS/Billing Application on the billing cycle date. It can also deliver the same information upon request when special reads are required.
Able to Support Any Billing Formulas
We know that as your business changes, you will need to support a wide range of billing tariffs and rate plans. You may even need to support more than one rate plan in a given billing cycle. But, have no fear, eMeter’s Billing Determinants Applications can handle that with ease – putting no additional strain on you CIS/Billing system.
The Billing Determinant Calculator within the Register Billing application provides the flexibility to compute the billing determinant values based on your utility’s defined formulas. So, whether your billing formulas are straight-forward, or more complex and based on other billing determinants, constants, and customer functions, our Register Billing application can handle the calculations.
Able to Support Any Billing Cycle
The eMeter Register Billing application generates the data required each day based on the billing cycle date in the AMI Management Database and initiates the data transfer via the CIS/Billing interface.
Bi-directional Support
eMeter supports bi-directional metering by processing the delivered and received channels for a given meter in two separate channels.
Net Metering (Using Virtual Channel)
eMeter supports net metering by processing the delivered and received channels from the meter/recorder and calculating a net amount. The calculated net amount is stored onto a virtual channel. EnergyIP provides full tracking, management, and storage of usage data related to each data channel. This allows totalization of usage data separately for each data channel.
Usage Calculated from Register Reads
The Register Billing application can create usage data from register reads received from AMI systems or from information received manually. The application then calculates the difference between the current bill period register read and the previous bill period register read, applying the Current Transformation/Potential Transformation, (CT/PT) required to convert to the correct kWh usage amount. Rollover conditions are also considered when computing usage. The calculated usage is stored in the billing table and accessible to all applications that require the data.
Virtual Registers
Billing application has the ability to convert usage data into register reads through the Virtual Register feature. The CT/PT multiplier and meter rollovers will be factored into virtual register read determination. The virtual register reads can be used for the billing process.
Standard Billing Reports
Billing Data Change Report
This report shows a list of Service Delivery Points that have sent for billing data impacted by updated incoming data from the AMI network head end. This supports rebilling and regulatory requirements.
Billing No Reads Report
This report delivers the exceptions for Service Delivery Points where Billing Quantities could not be delivered.
Billing Request Detailed Exception Report
This report provides the detail of billing requests that could not be processed due to an exception.
Billing Service Summary Report
This report summarizes the meter reads provided by EnergyIP for billing. The output report provides total numbers by cycle end date for each meter read source
(e.g., AMR, estimated) as well as the number of reads that were expected and a breakdown of reads by read status and export status.
Unauthorized Usage Report
The Unauthorized Usage analysis identifies three conditions where a service point is reporting usage when usage is not expected.
Service Requests Summary Report
This report summarizes service requests created in EnergyIP as a result of conditions met during analysis.