In June 2005, following a public consultation, the Commission for Energy Regulation published its decision (CER/05/081) requiring ESB Networks to establish a ring fenced team to carry out the role of Design Administrator for the retail electricity market. This team is known as the Retail Market Design Service (RMDS). It is a ring fenced function within ESB Networks and is responsible for all aspects of the retail market design.
CER Decision - Governance Procedures for the Liberalised Retail Electricity Market
This quality manual covers all activities carried out by the Retail Market Design Service.
The role of the Design Administrator involves the cost effective support for and delivery of quality systems that will help achieve the Commission's objectives of encouraging competition in supply markets and quality of service to all customers.
The activities of this team include:
This manual identifies the processes and procedures used on a day to day basis to support provision of these services to a standard agreed with the customers of the services.