The distribution activity in the system of your choice. (Note that the idea is t

The distribution
activity in the system of your choice. (Note that the idea is that you gradually build a document
piece by piece on the regulation in the power system that you have chosen. At
the end of the course you will be asked to place all the pieces together in a
single document without much special editing but where you can show that you
have a sufficient understanding of the functioning and regulation of this
system).Here you have to describe the distribution regulation in the
power system of your choice taking into
account the topics
that have been
presented in module
C. The following procedure is suggested:* Find in the corresponding Electricity Act (or the highest
level norm that applies) those articles that correspond with the distribution
activity and its regulation. Then also find the
secondary regulation (e.g.
decrees ministerial orders technical
regulations) that develops in
more detail the
regulation of distribution.
You may comment
on the following topics:* (Again) Distribution companies in the country: number
size (type and size of the supplied region and number of customers) private or
public ownership.* Legal
procedures that govern
the exercise of
the distribution activity: distribution licenses
and specific conditions;
accounting legal or ownership
unbundling; administrative procedures
to authorize distribution
installations etc.* Mechanism for setting annual distribution revenues: cost
of service regulation or price cap or revenue cap formulas. The procedures
that the regulator uses to establish the remuneration in each rate case or
price control period. * Tariffs. A first
idea on how
distribution revenues are
reflected in the
final customer tariffs. Any network connection charges.* Quality of service.
Is there any
explicit quality of
service regulation? Are penalties or credits being applied to the
distribution company if it does not meet or exceeds any prescribed quality
standards?* Network losses. Is there any mechanism implemented to
provide incentives to distribution
companies to reduce
network losses? If
this is the
case what procedure is
followed by the
regulator to set the
level of standard
network losses?* Distributed generation. Has any specific regulation been developed
to connect distributed generation
to distribution networks?
Do distributed generators
pay connection or use-of-system
charges? Which are the most relevant
issues that affect distributors regarding connection of distributed generation?
* Provide the list
of relevant references
that you have
used to answer
this question.It is understood that
it may be difficult in some cases to find the documents (when they exist)
that contain the
necessary information to
answer these questions.
We have not covered
tariffs in class yet so the necessary background has not been provided. Make
your best effort; explain what you have obtained and if you have not found enough
information answer the questions by explaining what you consider that should
be done instead of what is actually done. Make it clear when you describe what
exists or when you are presenting what you recommend to do.