In December 2012 NordREG decided to work on recommendations of creating harmonised technical requirements for the information exchange between the Nordic countries. The work was conducted by Edisys consulting in cooperation with the Nordic Ediel Group (NEG), as the NEG organisation already is deeply involved in the establishment of technical requirements on national level in the four countries.

The technical harmonisation report also called the “Business Requirement Specification for a Harmonised Nordic Retail Market Business processes, message format, content and interface” is now finished and NordREG presents the report made by Edisys consulting together with a note with NordREG’s comments.

• BRS-Report
• Covernote-on-BRS-report

NordREG recommends that the moving process should be further harmonized an therefore present the following report. The report focuses on the regulatory framework for the move-in and move-out processes. This relates to markets players back office procedures, so the customer may well have moved before the processes are done.  NordREG suggests nine recommendations for the move-in process. These recommendations are described in fifteen messages that should be sent between the Supplier and Distribution System Operator (DSO) or the National point of Information (NPI). NordREG suggests seven recommendations for the move-out process, these recommendations are described in seven messages that should be sent between the supplier and DSO/NPI.  The move-in and move-out processes can be conducted simultaneously.

This NordREG report includes both fully harmonised processes and some exceptions that could not be harmonised so far. NordREG concludes the current moving report should enhance transparency and may contribute to eliminate some of the entry barriers for a supplier entering the Nordic market.

• Read the report Framework for a harmonized model for moving

Welcome to our hearing on the 25^th of June on NordREG’s future work at Radisson Skycity Arlanda, Stockholm between 10:00-15:00 o’clock. Please find an agenda for the event below. For those of you who cannot travel to Stockholm to participate at the hearing, we encourage you to participate via the web. You can use the link below and you find instructions, in Swedish, that will help you log on. We suggest that you test the link prior to the hearing.

 

https://meet.lync.com/energimarknadsinspektionen/marielle.liikanen/MGCC2GNF

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	Agenda items	Speaker
09.30-10.00	Breakfast
10:00-10:15	Introduction	Marielle Liikanen, chair of Retail Market WG NordREG
10:15-11:00	Presentation – Future challenges and development of the electricity market	Professor Lennart Söder, KTH
11:00-11:30	First round of discussion	All
11:30-12:30	Lunch
12:30-13:45	Group work	All
13:45-14:00	Presentation of group work
14:00 -14:50	Second round of discussion	All
14:50-15:00	Sum up	Marielle Liikanen

Introduction and background

The Nordic Energy Regulators (NordREG) have for several years been promoting the development of a harmonised Nordic electricity market and is supported by the Nordic minsters for energy. The main goal is to create common Nordic solutions for the retail market that eliminate the biggest entry barriers for a supplier entering the Nordic market.

The task “Planning the work beyond 2014” is part of NordREG’s work program for 2014. NordREG intends to make a work program that is forward looking and stretches over a period of the next four years and input from industry and other interested parties will be crucial for planning these future activities.

Structure of the day

The hearing is a public and open forum for any stakeholders to give input to NordREG’s plans for the future.

Marielle Liikanen, chair RMWG[1], will give a short introduction describing the thoughts that NordREG has for the future presented in thematic areas. The day continues with an inspirational speech from Professor Lennart Söder, KTH[2], to give the participants new insights and ideas.

After the presentation the participants continue with discussions and work groups. The participants will be divided into four or five groups. The task will be to discuss the thematic areas, objectives and questions listed below. Each group will take notes and present their views.

The hearing will be streamed on internet so it will be possible for participants that are not able to participate at Arlanda to take part of the hearing. Also all can give written input until 30^th of June. NordREG may publish any written input together with for example the final report.

Basis for previous work

The objectives for the harmonisation work during the period 2011 to 2014 were:

1. Customer friendliness
2. Well-functioning common market
3. Improved competition
4. Improved efficiency
5. Compliance with EU regulation and development
6. Neutrality of DSOs

These objectives for the period 2011 to 2014 have been the guidelines for the project. Each task made during the period 2011 to 2014 has aimed to be in line with these objectives. NordREG believes that these may still be suitable for future work but are keen on input from you to learn what your thoughts are.

 

Thematic areas for discussion:

Below tentative thematic areas with sub areas that could be the focus for NordREG’s work, in the context of retail market issues, for the next four years:

1)      Information exchange

a)      TSO role and responsibility

b)      access between hubs/information-exchange systems

c)      NBS

2)      Market rules energy services

a)      Unbundling

b)      DSO role and responsibility

3)      Smart grids:

a)      Market rules micro-production

b)      Market rules for demand response

 

Guideline for input on NordREGs work plan for the coming four years

The following questions are meant as guideline for group work and written input:

• What objectives would you like to change, add or remove?
• What thematic areas would you like to change, add or remove?
• What concrete tasks would be investigated and harmonised for each thematic area and sub areas?
• Other?

Contact

The task “Planning the work beyond 2014” is part of NordREG’s work program for 2014. NordREG intends to make a work program that is forward looking and stretches over a period of the next four years.

Input from the industry and other interested parties will be crucial for planning the future activities.

The working group would like to invite you to discuss and present your views on what should be the focus of the work ahead.

The working group will present an overview over tentative thematic areas that could be the focus of the work ahead. Also our thoughts on how to continue the technical harmonization work will be explained at the hearing. In due time before the hearing, the participants will receive a document describing the WG’s initial thoughts.

The hearing will take place at Arlanda airport on June 25, 2014 from 10.00-15.00.

Please let us know if you intend to participate by emailing no later than June 18 to marita.grimberg@ei.se.

If you have any questions, please contact Marielle Liikanen, Chair Retail Markets WG, marielle.liikanen@ei.se or via telephone on +46(0)16-162746

 

From the work program for 2014:

Task 1.7 Planning the work beyond 2014

Since the harmonisation of the Nordic end-user markets will continue after 2014, there is a need to plan and map future tasks.

NordREG has already received some input from the industry on possible future tasks. We recognise that the implementation phase, which is now entered, will bring out additional issues that need to be investigated. We will therefore during 2014 start to plan the next steps in the harmonisation process.

This task will identify the most crucial issues to be harmonised after 2014. It will list and describe the topics on a high-level and suggest when and how the harmonisation of each task should take place. This information will be used as input when making more detailed planning for the future work and reviewing what project structure that is suitable for the continued project.