How does BGE handle 814HU-Historical Usage during electricity supplier testing?
• Interval accounts: For an Historical Usage (HU) request on an interval account, the response will be accepted with a status of “SNP”. This informs the electricity supplier that the historical interval data is available on the web. • Non-Interval accounts: For an HU request on a non-interval account, the response will be accepted and the HU will be provided via an 867HU. BGE cannot process standalone HU requests that are submitted after an enrollment for the same customer on the same day. Here is a recap of the issue: • All EDI secondary service for HU requests are communicated via an 814E. • BGE processes 814Es based on “Last-In.” • Currently BGE accepts HU requests only if a customer relationship has been established (i.e., successful enrollment). • As a result, HU requests sent after an enrollment (on the same day) will be date/time stamped as later than the enrollment. This results in the HU being processed as Last-In prior to the actual customer enrollment transaction. Therefore,
