The distribution activity in the system of your choice. (Note that the idea is t

    The distribution
    activity in the system of your choice. (Note that the idea is that you gradually build a document
    piece by piece on the regulation in the power system that you have chosen. At
    the end of the course you will be asked to place all the pieces together in a
    single document without much special editing but where you can show that you
    have a sufficient understanding of the functioning and regulation of this
    system).Here you have to describe the distribution regulation in the
    power system of your choice taking into
    account the topics
    that have been
    presented in module
    C. The following procedure is suggested:* Find in the corresponding Electricity Act (or the highest
    level norm that applies) those articles that correspond with the distribution
    activity and its regulation. Then also find the
    secondary regulation (e.g.
    decrees ministerial orders technical
    regulations) that develops in
    more detail the
    regulation of distribution.
    You may comment
    on the following topics:* (Again) Distribution companies in the country: number
    size (type and size of the supplied region and number of customers) private or
    public ownership.* Legal
    procedures that govern
    the exercise of
    the distribution activity: distribution licenses
    and specific conditions;
    accounting legal or ownership
    unbundling; administrative procedures
    to authorize distribution
    installations etc.* Mechanism for setting annual distribution revenues: cost
    of service regulation or price cap or revenue cap formulas. The procedures
    that the regulator uses to establish the remuneration in each rate case or
    price control period. * Tariffs. A first
    idea on how
    distribution revenues are
    reflected in the
    final customer tariffs. Any network connection charges.* Quality of service.
    Is there any
    explicit quality of
    service regulation? Are penalties or credits being applied to the
    distribution company if it does not meet or exceeds any prescribed quality
    standards?* Network losses. Is there any mechanism implemented to
    provide incentives to distribution
    companies to reduce
    network losses? If
    this is the
    case what procedure is
    followed by the
    regulator to set the
    level of standard
    network losses?* Distributed generation. Has any specific regulation been developed
    to connect distributed generation
    to distribution networks?
    Do distributed generators
    pay connection or use-of-system
    charges? Which are the most relevant
    issues that affect distributors regarding connection of distributed generation?
    * Provide the list
    of relevant references
    that you have
    used to answer
    this question.It is understood that
    it may be difficult in some cases to find the documents (when they exist)
    that contain the
    necessary information to
    answer these questions.
    We have not covered
    tariffs in class yet so the necessary background has not been provided. Make
    your best effort; explain what you have obtained and if you have not found enough
    information answer the questions by explaining what you consider that should
    be done instead of what is actually done. Make it clear when you describe what
    exists or when you are presenting what you recommend to do.

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