Data Collection & Aggregation - Explained
A broker's guide to data collection and aggregation: Helping demystify metering and data services for your customers.
What is DA/DC?
DA stands for Data Aggregation and DC stands for Data Collection.
An Elexon accredited Half Hourly Data Collector & Data Aggregator (“HH DA/DC”) retrieves, validates and processes metering data from Half Hourly Meters and sends it to the supplier for settlement and billing purposes in line with industry requirements.
Every Half Hourly supplied customer must have a HH DA/DC, whether this is left to the supplier to appoint their own default agent or the customer takes ownership and elects their own provider.
The customer will either pay for this service in the standing charges/separate line of the supply bill or contract directly with an agent, in which case the charges in the bill will be removed.
Who requires a DA/DC contract?
Every Half Hourly supplied customer must have a HH DA/DC whether this is left to the supplier to appoint their own default agent or the customer take ownership and elect their own provider.
Why are there benefits of electing an appointed DA/DC provider?
By leaving the supplier to appoint their own default HH DA/DC agent, the customer has no say in who their provider is, nor are there any additional benefits included within the vanilla supplier service.
Appointing your own DA/DC can provide easy access to Half Hourly data – A requirement to circumvent the time-consuming process of requesting and obtaining data from suppliers or other HH DA/DC agents.
By having access to various reports, data files, and graphs in relation to customers’ consumption, brokers can support consumers with reliable energy management solutions. Metering services can add additional value to the customer, as well as providing an alternative revenue stream to your business.
If you’re interested in hearing more about DA/DC services through OnlineDIRECT and how choosing the right company can ensure you save your customers money, and assist you in earning additional revenue, then please use the form on the Enhancement Services page of our website and our team will get back to you as soon as we can.