Alternative Ratemaking Methodologies
Order
Tentative Order - Alternative Ratemaking Methodologies from the Public Meeting of March 2, 2017 at Docket No. M-2015-2518883.
- Secretarial Letter - Granting an extension of time to file Comments and Reply Comments to Tentative Order on Alternative Ratemaking Methodologies. Comments are now due by May 31, 2017 and Reply Comments are due by July 31, 2017. Dated March 23, 2017, Docket No. M-2015-2518883.
En Banc
The PUC held an en banc hearing in March 2016, on alternative ratemaking methodologies to facilitate the Commission’s efforts in determining the efficacy and appropriateness of alternative ratemaking methodologies, such as revenue decoupling, before determining whether decoupling should be adopted for Pennsylvania’s electric and natural gas distribution companies. Docket No. M-2015-2518883.
Revenue decoupling is unique to the circumstances of each utility. Questions exist as to whether decoupling is a prerequisite to encourage conservation. Administrative issues relating to the design and maintenance of a mechanism are likely to prove expensive and time consuming. Questions exist as to whether the costs of implementing decoupling would be outweighed by any benefits of decoupling
The hearing will solicit comments from parties on topics contained in the secretarial letter below. As part of the en banc hearing process explained in the secretarial letter below, the five PUC Commissioners will question the speakers after their testimony. Interested parties, who will not be participating at the hearing, have until March 16, 2016 to submit written comments for the Commission to consider.
Agenda - The final agenda for the March 3, 2016 En Banc Hearing on Alternative Ratemaking Methodologies at Docket No. M-2015-2518883.
Secretarial Letter - Letter announcing the En Banc Hearing on Alternative Ratemaking Methodologies at Docket No. M-2015-2518883. Dated December 31, 2015.
Press Release - PUC announces En Banc Hearing to be held to explore Alternative Utility Ratemaking Methods. Dated January 8, 2016.
Written Comments
Comments for M-2015-2518883
- COMMENTS-KEYSTONE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE (KEEA)
- COMMENTS-GREENLOTS
- COMMENTS - SIERRA CLUB
- COMMENTS-ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY
- COMMENTS-NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, SIERRA CLUB&CLEAN AIR COUNCIL
- JT COMMENTS - PENNSYLVANIA ENERGY CONSUMERS ALLIANCE ET AL
- COMMENTS - OSBA
- COMMENTS - SUNRUN INC
- COMMENTS - ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
- COMMENTS - MET-ED, PENELEC, PENN POWER, WEST PENN POWER
- COMMENTS - ACEEE
- COMMENTS - PENN STATE
- COMMENTS - COLUMBIA GAS OF PA INC
- COMMENTS - ALLIANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY
- COMMENTS - PPL
- COMMENTS - CAUSE-PA ET AL
- COMMENTS - PECO
- COMMENTS - OCA
- COMMENTS - DUQUESNE LIGHT CO
- COMMENTS - ENERGY ASSOC OF PA
- COMMENTS - PAWC
- COMMENTS - NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL ET AL
- COMMENTS - CONSUMER ADVISORY COUNCIL
- COMMENTS-INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF PENNSYLVANIA ("IECPA")
- COMMENTS-PEC
- COMMENTS - NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL ET AL
- COMMENTS - GRABOYES COMMERCIAL WINDOW COMPANY
- COMMENTS RE ORDER OF 3-2-2017 - AARP
- COMMENTS - DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY
- COMMENTS-AMERICAN EAGLE PAPER MILLS ET AL
- COMMENTS -NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, SIERRA CLUB, AND CLEAN AIR COUNCIL
- COMMENTS - PPL ELECTRIC
- COMMENTS - COLUMBIA GAS OF PA
- COMMENTS-MET ED ET AL
- COMMENTS-ALLIANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY
- COMMENTS - NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORP
- COMMENTS - KEEA
- COMMENTS - UGI DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
- COMMENTS - ACEEE
- COMMENTS - PEOPLES & PEOPLES TWP
- COMMENTS - AQUA PA
- COMMENTS - PECO
- COMMENTS - ENERGY ASSOIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
- LETTER RE:AEE INSTITUTE- AEE INSTITUTE
- COMMENTS - MEIUG, PICA, PAIEUG,PPLICA,WPPII
- COMMENTS - OSBA
- COMMENTS - PGW
- COMMENTS - OCA
- COMMENTS - VALLEY ENERGY, CITIZENS' ELEC OF LEWISBURG, WELLSBORO ELEC
- COVER LETTER TO COMMENTS - AEE INSTITUTE
- COMMENTS - PULP
- COMMENTS - I&E
- COMMENTS - AEE INSTITUTE
- COMMENTS - NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
- COMMENTS - DUQUESNE LIGHT CO
- COMMENTS - AARP PENNSYLVANIA
- COMMENTS-MET-ED, PENELEC, PENN POWER, WEST PENN POWER
- COMMENTS - KEEA, CAC, NRDC
- COMMENTS - CITIZENS' ELEC CO & WELLSBORO ELEC CO
- COMMENTS - DUQUESNE LIGHT
- COMMENTS - IECPA ET AL
- COMMENTS - OCA
- COMMENTS - PENNFUTURE
- COMMENTS - NEEP
- COMMENTS - PECO
- COMMENTS - PSU
- COMMENTS - EAP
- COMMENTS - CITIZEN POWER
- COMMENTS - OSBA
- COMMENTS - PENNSYLVANIA LAW PROJECT
- COMMENTS - PPL
- COMMENTS - THE ENERGY FREEDOM COALITION OF AMERICA
- COMMENTS-UGI DISTRIBUTION COMPANIE
- COMMENTS - ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
- COMMENTS - SIERRA CLUB
- COMMENTS - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES PA CHAPTER
En Banc Hearing on March 3, 2016
Panel 1
Video of Panel 1
Mark Newton Lowry, PhD - President of Pacific Economics Group - sponsored by Natural Resources Defense Council
Richard Sedano - Principal and US Programs Director of The Regulatory Assistance Project
Eric Ackerman - Director of Alternative Regulation at Edison Electric Institute
Hugh Gilbert Peach, PhD - President of H. Gil Peach & Associates
Panel 2
Video of Panel 2
Eric Miller - Policy Associate for Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance
Scott R. Koch - Senior Analyst of Regulatory Compliance for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Paula A. Strauss - Director of Rates and Regulatory Services for NiSource Corporate Services Company
Tanya J. McCloskey - Acting Consumer Advocate for the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
David F. Ciarlone, PE - Senior Manager for Energy and Carbon for Alcoa Inc. on behalf of the Industrial Energy Consumer of Pennsylvania
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