Understanding Settlement Calculation Groups

Settlement calculation groups are collections of settlement calculation rules that are used to perform settlement calculations, including calculating service point quantities, totaling consumption and usage for settlement units, application of losses, and allocation of unaccounted for energy (UFE). During the settlement transaction process, the system executes the settlement calculation rules defined in the settlement calculation group referenced on the settlement subscription. The rules within a settlement calculation group are defined in a specific sequence, allowing control over the order in which the rules are executed.

Settlement calculation groups are associated with specific settlement subscriptions and settlement subscriptions types (or both). When assigned to settlement subscriptions, settlement calculation groups contain the settlement calculation rules used to perform the appropriate calculations. Settlement calculation groups associated with settlement subscription types are those groups considered valid for settlement subscriptions of that type.

Settlement calculation groups can also be referenced by the Execute Usage Calculation Group calculation rule.