a Metering Coordinator is engaged directly by the customer; or a jurisdiction prescribes that a Metering Coordinator, or a class of Metering Coordinators, are exclusively responsible for coordinating metering services in a particular network area. When changing a meter, the Metering Coordinator should only be required to inform the FRMP where the change in meter results in a material change to the services, costs, or contract terms. However, the Metering Coordinator would be required to inform the customer. Where the FRMP has engaged the Metering Coordinator, the FRMP may request its Metering Coordinator for a metering installation to change the features of that metering installation. A Metering Coordinator must not unreasonably block a request so long as functions being used by other parties remain available. Where a FRMP has engaged the Metering Coordinator, the Metering Coordinator must inform the FRMP of the functions required in a meter in that jurisdiction, and the circumstances in which the metering installation must be upgraded to provide those functions. Relationship between the FRMP and a customer in regard to metering services Where a FRMP has requested a change to a metering installation as at 2.16, and the change has not been requested on behalf of the FRMP’s customer, the FRMP must: where there is no change to the costs charged to the customer or the services available to the customer, adequately inform the customer of the change, in writing prior to the change, or where the change results in changes to the costs charged to the customer or the services available to the customer, obtain the prior consent of the customer to the change. A FRMP must action a request by its customer to change the features of a metering installation for the FRMP has engaged the Metering Coordinator. In this case the FRMP: must request that the Metering Coordinator change the features of the metering installation, must inform its customer of any additional cost resulting from the customer’s request, and obtain the customer’s consent to the additional costs prior to instructing the Metering Coordinator to proceed with the change, and may recover any additional cost from its customer in a transparent manner.
a Metering Coordinator is engaged directly by the customer; or a jurisdiction prescribes that a Metering Coordinator, or a class of Metering Coordinators, are exclusively responsible for coordinating metering services in a particular network area. When changing a meter, the Metering Coordinator should only be required to inform the FRMP where the change in meter results in a material change to the services, costs, or contract terms. However, the Metering Coordinator would be required to inform the customer. Where the FRMP has engaged the Metering Coordinator, the FRMP may request its Metering Coordinator for a metering installation to change the features of that metering installation. A Metering Coordinator must not unreasonably block a request so long as functions being used by other parties remain available. Where a FRMP has engaged the Metering Coordinator, the Metering Coordinator must inform the FRMP of the functions required in a meter in that jurisdiction, and the circumstances in which the metering installation must be upgraded to provide those functions. Relationship between the FRMP and a customer in regard to metering services Where a FRMP has requested a change to a metering installation as at 2.16, and the change has not been requested on behalf of the FRMP’s customer, the FRMP must: where there is no change to the costs charged to the customer or the services available to the customer, adequately inform the customer of the change, in writing prior to the change, or where the change results in changes to the costs charged to the customer or the services available to the customer, obtain the prior consent of the customer to the change. A FRMP must action a request by its customer to change the features of a metering installation for the FRMP has engaged the Metering Coordinator. In this case the FRMP: must request that the Metering Coordinator change the features of the metering installation, must inform its customer of any additional cost resulting from the customer’s request, and obtain the customer’s consent to the additional costs prior to instructing the Metering Coordinator to proceed with the change, and may recover any additional cost from its customer in a transparent manner.
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