The Illinois Commerce Commission has opened a proceeding to investigate a non-retail electric supplier third-party warrant process for access to customer Advanced Metering Infrastructure interval meter data

Non-RES third party warrant process means a process by which a non-RES third party represents to a utility that it has customer authorization to access AMI interval meter data.

The ICC previously declined to adopt a non-RES third party warrant process, but directed parties to hold meetings on the issue. Parties did not reach a consensus on the issue as a result of such process

The ICC invited parties to make proposals for the non-RES third party warrant process

Among other things, the investigation shall address:

• Does the Commission have authority to approve a warrant process for non-RES third parties?

• What is the Commission's jurisdiction over non-RES third parties? What could the Commission do, either directly or through utilities, with respect to the non-RES third parties? If another Illinois governing body appears to have jurisdiction, how does the governing body presumed to have jurisdiction come into play?

• What is the legal relationship between the utility and the non-RES third parties? For example, is there a contractual relationship which arises by virtue of a non-RES third-party registration process, a relationship via tariff, etc.?

• What should a non-RES third party present to the utility as part of a warrant process? For example, would having a customer's utility account number be essential/sufficient or is there other essential information which should be presented which the utility has the ability to validate?

• What forms of customer authorizations would be permissible (e.g. paper authorization, web-based process)?

• What would happen if a customer claimed he/she did not give authorization (e.g. a minor signed authorization form without permissions)? What would be the utility's obligations if a non-RES third party obtained customer usage data based on fraudulent representation of customer authorization? What would be the non-RES third party's obligations in the same situation? What would be the obligations of the governing body deemed to have jurisdiction?

Docket 17-0123

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Illinois   Big Data   AMI   Smart Meters   Customer Data  

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