MC11012

North American Energy Standards Board

Request for Minor Correction/Clarification of a NAESB Business Practice Standard, Model Business Practice or Electronic Transaction

Date of Request: April 5, 2011

1. Submitting Entity & Address:

Patrick Eynon

Ameren Services

1901 Chouteau

St. Louis, MO 63103

Mailcode: 333

2. Contact Person, Phone #, Fax #, Electronic Mailing Address:

Name : Patrick Eynon

Title : Supervisor, Retail Access

Phone : 314-554-4110

Fax : 314-206-0600

Email :

3. Version and Standard Number(s) suggested for correction or clarification:

Version 1.3, Retail Books as referenced in item 4 – description of minor correction/clarification.

4. Description of Minor Correction/Clarification including redlined standards corrections:

1. The definition of the term Retail Customer Information needs to be added as a Business Definition in Books 0, 1 and 8. It should read as follows: Retail Customer-specific identifiers and usage data associated with a specific Retail Customer’s account number or Service Delivery Point used by Market Participants for the purposes authorized and/or specified by the Applicable Regulatory Authority.

2. The definition of the term Pending Drop needs to be added as a Business Definition to Books 0 and 10. It should read as follows: A Drop Request that has been responded to with a Drop Confirmation, but has not reached its Drop Effective Date.

3. The definition of the term Reinstatement Effective Date needs to be added as a Business Definition to Books 0 and 10. It should read as follows: The date on which the cancellation of a Pending Drop becomes effective.

4. The definition of the term Slamming needs to be added as a Business Definition to Books 0 and 6. It should read as follows: Enrollment without authorization of the Retail Customer. Note: the term “Slamming” should be capitalized in Book 6.

5. The definition of the term Demand Response Provider needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 13, 15 and 17. The definition should read as follows: The Entity that is responsible for delivering Demand Response. Note: the term “Demand Response Provider” should be capitalized in Section 15.3.1.1 of Book 15.

6. The definition of the term Drop needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 1, 10, 11 and 12. The definition should read as follows: The process of discontinuing a Retail Customer’s participation in specific energy-related products and services offered by a Market Participant. In competitive energy markets it includes discontinuing a Market Participant's responsibility for providing energy to a Retail Customer.

7. The definition of the term Drop Effective Date needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 8, 10 and 11. The definition should read as follows: The date on which a Retail Customer’s participation in specific energy-related products and services offered by a Market Participant ends. In competitive energy markets it includes the date on which the current Market Participant ceases to be responsible for providing energy to a Retail Customer.

8. The definition of the term Enrollment needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 17. The definition should read as follows: The process of initiating a Retail Customer’s participation in specific energy-related products and services offered by a Market Participant. In competitive energy markets it includes designating a Market Participant that has the responsibility for providing energy to a Retail Customer. Note: the term “Enrollment” should be capitalized in Books 3, 7, 5, 8, and 17.

9. The definition of the term Enrollment Effective Date needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 8, 10, 11 and 17. The definition should read as follows: The date on which a Retail Customer’s participation in specific energy-related products and services offered by a Market Participant begins. In competitive energy markets it includes the date on which a Market Participant becomes responsible for providing energy to a Retail Customer. Note: the term is phrased as “Effective Enrollment Date” within Book 17. This needs to be changed to “Enrollment Effective Date”.

10. The definition of the term ESI ID Information Change Request needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0 and 11. The definition should read as follows: The Uniform Electronic Transaction used to initiate an ESI ID Information Change.

11. The definition of the term Market Participant needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18. The definition should read as follows: A Distribution Company, Supplier, Registration Agent, settlement agent, meter reading Entity or other party engaged in the process of providing competitive retail energy or other specific energy-related products and services to Retail Customers.

12. The definition of the term Supplier needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 18. The definition should read as follows: An Entity engaged in the competitive sale of energy to Retail Customers.

13. The definition of the term Telemetry needs to be modified/updated as a Business Definition to reflect the most recently-approved definition by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee in Books 0, 13 and 17. The definition should read as follows: Equipment for measuring a quantity and transmitting the result to a remote location for measurement, monitoring, display or recording. Note: the term “Telemetry” should be capitalized in Book 17.

5. Reason for of Minor Correction/Clarification:

These updates reflect the most-recently approved definitions by the REQ Glossary Subcommittee.

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