Appendix D - Meter Details Local ID The Local ID is the main identifier for the Meter and this field must be completed. It is important for accessing other data and subsequent reports. As such it should be unique within your organisation for easy recognition. In particular, it should be chosen to ensure that when someone is involved in regular invoice checking, with only the invoice in front of them, they can easily identify its Local ID without having to look up anything else. For electricity and gas Invoices, which are likely to be the most numerous, we suggest using the last three characters of the ICP on the tail end of an otherwise more descriptive Local ID name. This will enable the Meter to be found quickly using Search on the Meters List page. Meter Description An optional field where you can enter any additional information about the Meter such as its location or coverage. Energy/Utility Type Choose from the drop-down list what this Meter is measuring. Meter Level Choose from the dropdown list which level of metering applies. The Supply Meter option is for one that measures the supply where it is first delivered to the premises. Such a meter may cover the supply to a whole Site or just to one or more Facilities or Entities. The Sub- Meter option is for one measuring energy or utility usage after it has already passed through its Parent Meter which may be a Supply Meter or even another Sub-Meter. Sub-Meters are generally installed to measure Consumption more precisely for a specific Entity or grouping of them. Parent Meter This is only relevant for a Sub-Meter so that its Parent Meter can be designated. Hence, if Supply Meter is shown under Meter Level above, the drop-down locks on N/A. If, however, Sub-Meter is shown, the drop-down offers a Parent Meter choice from all Meters or Sub- Meters already on record for the Site. Because a Sub-Meter can also be a Parent Meter this enables an unlimited series of Sub-Meters to be 'daisy chained' if required. I C P. Enter the ICP Number which is assigned to the Supply Meter. ICP is short for 'Installation Control Point' and the ICP is a unique nationally registered identifier which occurs only on electricity or reticulated gas invoices. ICPs are generally of the form '000129985AD-3EF' although in some cases the dash which usually precedes the last three characters is omitted. Finding the ICP can be a challenge as there is no standard location for it on the invoice although it is required to be labelled as 'ICP Number'. Be careful not to confuse it with an array of other various similar numbers used to identify such items as account, connection, customer, installation or meter etc. Meter Type Choose the Meter Type from the drop-down list. For help on distinguishing between the options of Time of Use, Non-Time of Use, and Profiled Consumption, see the descriptions for each of these terms in the Glossary, Appendix M. If none of the above three choices seems right, the Other / Non-metered option probably applies but it would pay to seek advice from ETS on this. Multiplier Set this at 1.0 unless a multiplier is known to apply to readings from this Meter. Open Date The installation date or earliest one from when Meter details are applicable. Close Date Only to be entered if the Meter is being decommissioned - otherwise the Configuration is probably what you should be changing. If the Meter is to be closed down, tick the Close Meter box and then on clicking the Save Changes link, boxes appear for the Close Date to be entered. Metering Company The organisation which actually meters and transmits your data - may not be your retailer if you have another party agreement for this - eg - with STREAM. This information must be provided if you want to have your consumption data automatically loaded. Meter Identifier The Metering Company identifier - eg - STREAM Meter Number. This information must also be provided if you want to have your consumption data automatically loaded. Meter Identifier (2), (3), (4) & (5) These four extra spaces have been provided, because some electricity ICPs have more than one metering device with the readings either being combined or separately listed, but nevertheless still charged on the one invoice. For most e-Bench purposes, these installations can be treated as a single Meter but for automatic data downloading purposes only, it may be necessary to identify these devices separately. Hence these up to four additional spaces have been provided which only need to be used if: a) you want automatic downloading; and b) your metering provider requires it.