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Understanding the Green Deal Arrangements Agreement (GDAA)Green Deal Provider Guidance Webinar Series

1What is the GDAA?Multi-party contract setting out governance for payment collection and remittance of Green Deal charges.

GDAA Parties:Electricity SuppliersGreen Deal ProvidersFinance Parties

Also provides governance of processes in the Green Deal Central Charge database (GDCC).

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2Governance: The GDAA PanelGemserv3

3GDAA Technical Sub-CommitteeGemserv4Acts under instruction of the GDAA PanelConsiders operational and technical issuesProvides comments on Change Proposals

Membership is open to all PartiesObservers from DECC, Authority, MRA, DTSA

Meets on a monthly basis

Improvements to ensure compliance and smooth running of the operation

4Issue 1: GDAA-GDCCGemserv5

5GDAA-GDCCSupplier Obligations

Validation and Revalidation of Green Deal related information

Rejected Data Supplier must ensure Providers have the option to notify GDCC of: revised data, orA GD Plan is ending (D0322); orA GD Plan will not be set up, and to end validation process (D0321)

Site disconnection notifications

Green Deal Charge recovery Supplier acts as your agent and trustee

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6Enhanced ValidationThe DTN gateways have a enhanced validation function

Providers should manually switch this function on to improve data quality: Mandatory data items;Group range; Group hierarchy; Valid set content; andGroup conditionality.

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7Events of Default and ConsequencesEvents of Default under the GDAA are outlined under Clause 19.1.1Consequences to an Event of Default are outlined under Clause 20.2 and include:Suspension of nomination and voting rightsSuspension of the ability to submit Change ProposalsSuspension of the ability to rise Operational IssuesThe GDAA Event of Default Operational Procedure can be found here

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8GDAA Contacts GDAA parties can nominate various contact types. These Include:Contract ManagerPTSC memberOperational ContactIndustry HelpdeskCustomer ComplaintsRemittance QueriesErroneous RegistrationsThe full list is accessible to all GDAA parties in the GDAA members area here

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9How do I get involved?GDAA Working Groups and Technical Sub-Committee

Change Proposals and Impact Assessments

Issue Resolution and Requests For Information

GDAA Panel Secretary communications

GDAA Panel Elections Gemserv10

10Further InformationGD ORB website: http://gdorb.decc.gov.uk/gdaa

GDAA Login Area Contracts, Change Proposals, Operational Issues

GDAA Panel Secretary communications

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