SMETS1 Consultation – Various 1

This ‘SMETS1 Various 1 Consultation’ covers a range of regulatory matters related to SMETS1 as per the points below:

(i) amendments to the maximising migration process in the TMAD (as requested by BEIS) and consequential SMETS1 SVTAD amendments;

(ii) proposals for four distinct exclusion categories where migrations will not be pursued:

a. missing master keys;

b. no WAN communications before migration (to support firmware upgrade and configuration);

c. no WAN communications attempting migration; and

d. at least five migration attempts (i.e. consistent failures to migrate);

(iii) proposal to migrate only the electricity meter (within a SMETS1 Installation) and a corresponding exclusion of the gas meter due to HAN related errors (GT01);

(iv) proposal that ce­-rtain DMCs are uneconomic to test under the DMCT Process and a corresponding exclusion for the impacted SMETS1 Installations;

(v) an update on the definition change SMETS1 PPMID changes for FOC; and

(vi) extending the TMAD expiry date to be 31 December 2022.

Given the range of matters within this consultation, DCC is also holding a stakeholder briefing on matters covered by this consultation on 3 November 2021 between 1430 and 1530 via Microsoft Teams to enhance the effectiveness of the consultation. Please email customerengagement@smartdcc.co.uk if you wish to be invited to this briefing.