Table 14: Support functions Support Activity Primary Cost Drivers Primary Primary Exacerbators Beneficiaries Providing and supporting Complexity of market arrangements Generators systems infrastructure Characteristics of power system Purchasers (control centres, IT, Number of participants Distributors communications etc) Consumers Modelling, scheduling and Characteristics of power system Generators operational tool Complexity of market arrangements Purchasers development Distributors Grid consumers Participant support Characteristics of power system Participants Generators seeking Complexity of market arrangements Purchasers support Number of participants Distributors Grid consumers Service Provider Characteristics of power system System System compliance Operator Operator Complexity of market arrangements Compliance arrangements Authority support Developing the market arrangements Authority Consumers to deliver competition, efficiency and reliability
Table 14: Support functions Support Activity Primary Cost Drivers Primary Exacerbators Primary Beneficiaries Providing and supporting systems infrastructure (control centres, IT, communications etc) Complexity of market arrangements Characteristics of power system Number of participants Generators Purchasers Distributors Consumers Modelling, scheduling and operational tool development Characteristics of power system Complexity of market arrangements Generators Purchasers Distributors Grid consumers Participant support Characteristics of power system Complexity of market arrangements Number of participants Participants seeking support Generators Purchasers Distributors Grid consumers Service Provider compliance Characteristics of power system Complexity of market arrangements Compliance arrangements System Operator System Operator Authority support Developing the market arrangements to deliver competition, efficiency and reliability Authority Consumers
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