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ADMINISTRATIVE LOSS

ADMINISTRATIVE LOSS
What is an administrative loss?

Widely accepted fact is that losses is just those technical and non-technical ones. However, some electric utilities shall we say electric cooperatives that includes Administrative loss.


The Administrative Loss is the component of Distribution System Losses that accounts for the electric Energy used by the Distribution Utility in the proper operation of the Distribution System. This shall include the electric Energy consumption of connected essential electrical loads in the following facilities, subject to the approval by the country's regulatory commission.

Distribution Substations;
  • Offices of the Distribution Utility;
  • Warehouses and Workshops of the Distribution Utility;
  • Other essential electrical loads of the Distribution Utility.
  • Administrative losses is simply the energy consumption of any infrastructure, substations, or anything that is deemed necessary for the operation of the utility.

Administrative Loss
Administrative Loss shall be the sum of the actual (i.e., metered) electric Energy consumption of the essential loads used by the facilities of the Distribution Utility during the billing period.
In equation form, the Administrative Loss shall be calculated as follows:
Administrative Loss =
= sum[Energy Consumed by Distribution Substations]
+ sum[Energy Consumed by Offices of the Distribution Utility]
+ sum[Energy Consumed by Warehouses and Workshops of the DU]

Calculation of Distribution System Losses
Calculation Period

Distribution System Losses shall be calculated monthly and shall coincide with the billing cycle adopted by the Distribution Utility. The Distribution Utility shall report the total number of days, number of hours and the inclusive dates covered by the billing cycle used as the Period for calculating the Distribution System Losses.


Total Distribution System Losses

Total Distribution System Losses

= Î£[Energy delivered by the Transmission System] 
+ Î£[Energy delivered by Embedded Generating Plants] 
+ Î£[Energy delivered by Other Distribution Systems] 
+ Î£[Energy delivered by User Systems with Generating Units] 
- Î£[Energy delivered to the Users of the Distribution System] 


The Total Distribution System Losses shall be computed as the net of all electric Energy input (i.e., electric Energy delivered to the Distribution System by the Transmission System, Embedded Generating Plants, other Distribution Systems, and User Systems with generating facilities) and of all electric Energy output (i.e., electric Energy delivered to the Users of the Distribution System) for the billing period. In equation form, the Total distribution System Losses shall be computed as follows: 
 
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