Issue Number PROPOSED PROCEDURE CHANGE (PPC) SUMMARY SECTION (Fr Prpnent r AEMO t cmplete. Template fcuses n slutin identificatin) IN023/14 Impacted VIC, QLD, SA and WA Jurisdictin(s) Prpnent Tim Sheridan Cmpany AEMO Prpnent e-mail tim.sheridan@aem.cm.au Prpnent phne 03 9609 8417 Affected Gas Market(s) Retail Whlesale Bulletin Bard STTM Shrt Title Retail Market Prcedures (RMP) Retail Market Rules (WA) Date prpsal sent t AEMO Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade 17 Nv 2014 Other key cntact infrmatin grcf@aem.cm.au PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 1
PROPOSED PROCEDURE CHANGE (PPC) DETAILED REPORT SECTION 1. Descriptin f change(s) and reasns fr change(s) This Prpsed Prcedure Change (PPC) has been develped by AEMO and details dcumentatin changes t the fllwing technical artifacts: FRC Hub Operatinal Terms and Cnditins Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Architecture Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Specificatins Specificatin Pack: Usage Guide Specificatin Pack: FRC B2B Hub System Architecture Specificatin Pack: FRC B2M-B2B Hub System Specificatins Fr Victria, Queensland and Suth Australia, these technical artifacts are prescribed dcuments under the Retail Market Prcedures. Fr Western Australia, these technical artifacts are prescribed dcuments under the Retail Market Rules. These dcumentatin changes are necessary as a result f the Retail Gas Hub (the Hub) upgrade. Backgrund The Hub is a technlgy platfrm perated by AEMO that facilitates retail gas market transactins between businesses (Business t Business r B2B) and between businesses and the market peratr (Business t Market r B2M). The Hub is used by participants in Victria, Queensland, Suth Australia and Western Australia. Frm Nvember 2014 t May 2015, AEMO will be upgrading the Hub t implement an enterprise-class messaging system. The Hub upgrade is required fr tw main reasns: 1. T increase the capacity f the Hub t meet the expected increase in market transactin vlumes fllwing the expansin f the Hub int the NSW/ACT retail gas market. 2. The Hub currently perates n webmethds sftware (versin 6.5) that is at the end f its lifecycle. Hub Upgrade The Hub upgrade will invlve the implementatin f webmethds sftware (versin 9.6) that: Supprts current interfaces, meaning participants are nt required t make any functinal changes t their systems. Is a scalable platfrm, which can supprt future market expansin if required (i.e. NSW/ACT retail gas market). PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 2
Will be implemented ff-the-shelf with minimal custmisatin t reduce the lnger-term csts f a bespke implementatin. Is a base platfrm that can prvide a natinal retail platfrm and integrate with whlesale systems (if required). Will reduce manual interventin n bth the FRC Hub and the Gateway thrugh autmatin. Can supprt multiple interfaces t enable participants t realise value in line with their individual investment cycles. Prvide additinal functinality fr participants t view message histry and resend undelivered messages. The new webmethds sftware will be implemented n separate infrastructure t minimise the impact n participants. There is n requirement fr participants t changes their gateway systems. Hwever, participants will be required t cmplete Panel 1 certificatin testing in the AEMO Pre-Prductin envirnment. This target date fr cmpleting certificatin is 30 April 2015. The target g-live date fr the new Hub is 17 May 2015. 2. Reference dcumentatin Prcedure Reference GIP/Specificatin Pack Reference Other Reference FRC Hub Operatinal Terms and Cnditins Gas Interface Prtcl (VIC and QLD) Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Architecture Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Specificatins Specificatin Pack (SA and WA) Specificatin Pack: Usage Guide Specificatin Pack: FRC B2B Hub System Architecture Specificatin Pack: FRC B2M-B2B Hub System Specificatins 3. The high level details f the change t the existing Prcedures This includes: A cmparisn f the existing peratin f the Prcedures t the prpsed change t the peratin f the Prcedures. A marked up versin f the Prcedure changes. Belw is a summary f the high-level changes that have been made t each dcument. FRC Hub Operatinal Terms and Cnditins: Remval f Recitals sectin. Remval f specifics n average thrughput f the Hub Implementatin f recvery pint bjective (RPO) and recvery time bjective (RTO) targets fr the Hub. Remval f previus subsequent statements that cver disaster recvery and fail-ver. Remval f item stating that AEMO will nt pen message paylad. This is required fr asexml validatin n the Hub. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 3
Remval f statements which utline envirnments such as testing and develpment. These statements are nt required in Hub T&C s. Remval f specifics n certificates that will be prvided t Subscribers. Added availability uptime, RPO and RTO tables fr Subscribers. Remval f autmatic HUB Ping service. See Attachment A fr the marked-up changes t the FRC Hub Operatinal Terms and Cnditins. Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Architecture Remval f AEMO dcument apprval and acceptance. Remval f references t Hansen s netwrk and assciated Hansen dcuments. See Attachment B fr the marked-up changes t Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Architecture. Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Specificatins Remval f AEMO dcument apprval and acceptance. Change reference t test envirnment t pre-prductin envirnment. Changes t asexml schema validatin sectins t mve frm FBS t FRC Hub Creating a default maximum transactin size f 2 MB. See Attachment C fr the marked-up changes t Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Specificatins. Specificatin Pack: Usage Guide Updated t reflect new versins f FRC B2M-B2B Hub System Specificatins and System Architecture dcuments. See Attachment D fr the marked-up changes t the Specificatin Pack Usage Guide. Specificatin Pack: FRC B2B Hub System Architecture Remval f references t Hansen s netwrk and assciated Hansen dcuments. See Attachment E fr the marked-up changes t Specificatin Pack: FRC Hub System Architecture. Specificatin Pack: FRC B2M-B2B Hub System Specificatins Change reference t test envirnment t pre-prductin envirnment. Changes t asexml schema validatin sectins t mve frm FBS t FRC Hub. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 4
Creating a default maximum transactin size f 2 MB. See Attachment F fr the marked-up changes t Specificatin Pack: FRC B2M-B2B Hub System Specificatins. The target effective fr each f these dcumentatin changes is 17 May 2015. 4. Cnsequences fr making r nt making the change(s) 5. Explanatin regarding the rder f magnitude f the change(s) (eg: material, nn-material r nnsubstantial) 6. Likely benefits fr industry as a whle 7. The likely implementatin effect f the prpsal n Industry in general and/r any identified parties (e.g. end-users) The main cnsequence fr nt making the prpsed dcumentatin changes is ptential inaccuracies in these technical artefacts. Hwever, nt prceeding with the Hub upgrade will: Affect the ability fr AEMO t prcess increased market transactin vlumes fr the NSW/ACT retail gas market. Increase the risk t system security and the stability f the Hub as it will remain perating n an unsupprted versin f webmethds sftware. The dcumentatin changes are cnsidered t be nn-material and there is nt expected t be any changes required t participant systems r gateways. The benefits fr the prpsed dcumentatin changes are: The remval f redundant prvisins and imprved clarity f these technical artefacts. Updated dcumentatin fr participants that mre accurately reflects the services prvided by the Hub. The benefits f the Hub upgrade include: Imprved capacity f the Hub which is be expanded t include transactins frm the NSW/ ACT retail gas market. Greater lngevity and perfrmance f existing Hub services. Optinal functinality fr participants, including the ability fr participants t view message histry and resend undelivered messages. The mitigatin f system and peratinal risks frm using unsupprted sftware and hardware assets. AEMO will be required t implement system changes and undertake develpment testing, including full Panel 1 and Panel 2 certificatin fr the VIC and QLD gateway. Participants are nt required t make are system r cnfiguratin changes t their gateways. Hwever, participants will be required t cmplete Panel 1 certificatin testing with the Hub. 8. Testing requirements As nted in sectin 7, AEMO will be required undertake full Panel 1 and Panel 2 certificatin testing fr the VIC and QLD gateway. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 5
Industry certificatin is planned t cmmence n 31 March 2015 and be cmpleted by 30 April 2015. Each participant will be required t nminate a readiness crdinatr wh will be AEMO s pint f cntact during the certificatin perid. 9. Supprting Dcumentatin Refer t Attachments. (attach if necessary) 10. If applicable, a prpsed effective date fr the prpsed changed Prcedures t take effect and justificatin fr that timeline. AEMO prpses that the changes will ccur in accrdance with the fllwing timeline: 20 Nvember 2014 PPC issued fr industry cnsultatin 11 December 2014 Cnsultatin clses fr PPC 5 January 2015 IIR issued fr cnsultatin 3 February 2015 Cnsultatin clses fr IIR 24 February 2015 AEMO publishes ntice f decisin 23 April 2015 Target fr AEMO publishing ntice f effective date 17 May 2015 Target g-live date fr the Hub upgrade and the prpsed effective date fr the dcumentatin changes. AEMO requests that all feedback is emailed t grcf@aem.cm.au. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 6
ATTACHMENT A PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE FRC HUB OPERATIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS Blue represents additins Red and strikeut represents deletins Marked up changes Please refer t the marked-up cpy f the FRC Hub Operatinal Terms and Cnditins (versin 7.0) which has been attached separately t this dcument. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 7
ATTACHMENT B PROPOSED CHANGES TO PARTICIPANT BUILD PACK 3: FRC B2B SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Blue represents additins Red and strikeut represents deletins Marked up changes Please refer t the marked-up cpy f the Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Architecture (versin 3.2) which has been attached separately t this dcument. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 8
ATTACHMENT C PROPOSED CHANGES TO PARTICIPANT BUILD PACK 3: FRC B2B SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Blue represents additins Red and strikeut represents deletins Marked up changes Please refer t the marked-up cpy f the Participant Build Pack 3: FRC B2B System Specificatins (versin 3.1) which has been attached separately t this dcument. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 9
ATTACHMENT D PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SPECIFICATION PACK USAGE GUIDELINES Blue represents additins Red and strikeut represents deletins Marked up changes Please refer t the marked-up cpy f the Specificatin Pack Usage Guidelines (versin 5.8) which has been attached separately t this dcument. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 10
ATTACHMENT E SPECIFICATION PACK FRC B2M-B2B SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Blue represents additins Red and strikeut represents deletins Marked up changes Please refer t the marked-up cpy f the Specificatin Pack: FRC B2M-B2B System Architecture (versin 3.3) which has been attached separately t this dcument. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 11
ATTACHMENT F SPECIFICATION PACK FRC B2M-B2B SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Blue represents additins Red and strikeut represents deletins Marked up changes Please refer t the marked-up cpy f the Specificatin Pack: FRC B2M-B2B System Specificatins (versin 3.7) which has been attached separately t this dcument. PPC - IN023-14 Dcumentatin changes fr the FRC Hub Upgrade Page 12