Press Release

PUC Seeks Comment on Proposed Procedures and Filing Requirements for Utilities Using Fully Projected Future Test Years

Published on 6/17/2021

Filed under: Electric Gas Telecommunications Water and Wastewater

Establishes a 90-Day Public Comment Period Following a Series of Meetings between the PUC and Stakeholders in 2018 and 2019

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Order requesting comments on proposed procedures and filing requirements for utilities that use a Fully Projected Future Test Year (FPFTY) in base rate cases.

The Commission voted 4-0 to solicit comments on potential new FPFTY procedures and filing requirements for utility use in base rate proceedings.  The PUC first entered an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Order on Dec. 22, 2017, that led to several meetings between PUC staff and stakeholders during 2018 and 2019.  The last meeting was held on Oct. 30, 2019.

Under Act 11 of 2012 (Act 11), as part of base rate cases, utilities may now employ a FPFTY to project items such as revenues, operating expenses, and capital expenditures throughout a 12-month period beginning with the first month that new rates would be in effect.

The Commission has established a 90-day comment period.  Interested parties may submit written comments, via the Commission’s electronic filing system, referencing Docket No. L-2012-2317273 within 45 days of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and may file written reply comments within 45 days of the deadline for comments.  An eFiling account may be opened and used through the Commission’s website.

NOTE:  Comments containing confidential or proprietary information should not be eFiled – but instead be clearly marked as such and mailed to Commission Secretary Rosemary Chiavetta at rchiavetta@pa.gov.

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Docket No.:  L-2012-2317273

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• David Hixson
  Deputy Press Secretary
  717-772-2766
  dhixson@pa.gov