This page contains a training video and training materials on Central Volume Allocation (CVA) and Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA) Metering. This training video will interest customers who are new to the electricity market.
We also advise that you watch the Technical Assurance of Metering training video.
What is covered in this training video
- Commissioning and Proving a Metering System
- How Meters Measure Electricity
- The Governance of Metering and Code of Practice
- Compliance and regulation
CVA and SVA Metering training video
- For the Central Volume Allocation (CVA) and Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA) Metering training video transcript please contact [email protected]
FAQs
What is a Metering System?
A Metering System is made up of items of Metering Equipment; voltage transformers, current transformers, Meters and Outstations, the wires and connections between each item and connections required to transfer metered data to the outside world (e.g. modems and communication lines). There are two types of Metering System; those which measure and record electrical energy flow for each half hour for Settlement (Half Hourly Metering Systems) and those which measure and record over longer periods of time, from which energy flows in each half hour can be estimated (Non Half Hourly Metering Systems).
What is the Metering Dispensation Review Group (MDRG)?
The Metering Dispensation Review Group (MDRG) is a formal review group to support Elexon in the technical review of Metering Dispensations applications.
Members of the MDRG are industry Metering experts in either the Central Volume Allocation (CVA) or Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA) arrangements. The MDRG do not represent the interests of their employers. For further information on the duties of the MDRG, please refer to the Terms of Reference.
