• Oracle does not recommend utilities hard-code devices with time of use periods (e.g.: on-peak, off-peak). Hard-coded time of use periods will likely require reprogramming in the future when those periods change. Meter Data Management can easily calculate time of use values from interval data.

• Oracle does not recommend customers hard-code demand channels (such as channel used to measure kW), since these must be reset every bill cycle. Demand can be derived from kWh interval data.

• Likewise, Oracle does not recommend customers hard-code channels for Power Factor since that can be derived from kWh and kAVRh interval data.