1. Industry Governance Group 11th December 2008
CER Update
Industry Governance Group
11th December 2008

2. Tariffs PES Tariff submission, request for 5.6% increase
Consultation 4th November
Public Forum on 10th November
Publication of Tariff Decision Paper CER/08/246
Direction applies from the 1st January – 30th September 09
Commission approval for a 2.1% increase in electricity tariffs
Offset by PSO mechanism
Average ESB price decrease of 0.76%

3. Micro-generation
ESBCS proposal for an interim micro-generator export tariff
Applies to domestic customers
Consultation paper

4. Industry Meeting 16th December, Belfast (NIAUR)
Review of 2008 Contracting Process in the SEM
Access to Information
Contract Liquidity
Product Availability
Product Differentiation
CER & NIAUR Retail Work Programme 2009

5. Smart Metering Electricity Residential CBT 37% Response rate
Electricity SME CBT
Trial approved by Steering Group on 20th November
832 meters to be installed by 1st June 2009
Cost Benefit Analysis
ESRI met with workstream leads in November.

6. Smart Metering GAS Residential & SME CBT
Final trial proposal to be brought to Steering Group for approval on 18th December.
Technology Trials
Trial scoped and planned by ESBN
Meter rollout to begin June 2009
10,000 – 12,000 meters
Final report due June 2010

7. SIG SIG Retail Development Unit Circulation of SIG Terms of Reference
4th November & 2nd December
Retail Development Unit
Will examine retail competition issue in electricity and gas.
RDU will work with CER on issues of market harmonisation
Circulation of SIG Terms of Reference
Participants to review and provide recommendations on the future role of SIG

8. SIG
Agency Service
NIE processes market messages for suppliers under certain circumstances, e.g. New small supplier or suppliers who had their certification removed.
Increased administration and potential escalation of costs.
Request discontinuation of agency service for new suppliers.
All new suppliers required to use EMMA (Electricity Market Messaging Application).