Alaska Administrative Code › Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development › Part 7 - Regulatory Commission of Alaska › Chapter 52 - Operation of Public Utilities › Article 5 - Electric Utilities › 3 AAC 52.455 - Line extensions and service connections

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A utility's
				  tariff for line extensions and service connections, or, if appropriate, special
				  contracts under
				  3 AAC 48.390, must include the following:
(1) the amount of the costs, maximum footage,
				  or equipment allowance for a line extension and a service connection, to be
				  provided by the utility at no charge; the utility may specify different
				  allowances for different customer classes;
(2) a requirement, subject to the provisions
				  of (3) and (4) of this subsection and to (c) and (d) of this section, that a
				  customer requesting a line extension or service connection must pay all costs
				  which exceed the amount for which the utility is responsible under (a)(1) of
				  this section;
(3) a statement that
				  the customer is not responsible for the cost of system upgrade that is
				  incidentally the result of the customer's addition to the system, if the
				  customer has a load requirement comparable to those in the area being served by
				  the facilities requiring upgrade;
(4) if required by the utility, an
				  explanation that, in a service area where overhead installation is the
				  standard, a customer requesting an underground line extension or service
				  connection shall pay the difference between the cost for an overhead line
				  extension or service connection and the actual cost of the underground
				  installation in addition to the amount computed under (2) of this
				  subsection;
(5) a statement that
				  within a specified period, but in any event at least annually, any previously
				  paid advances for construction of a completed line extension will be recomputed
				  to reflect new customer additions; the utility shall require each new customer
				  to pay, as an advance for construction, a prorated share of the original line
				  extension cost; the utility shall refund or credit, as appropriate, any
				  subsequent advances for construction to those customers who previously advanced
				  money for connection to the completed line extension;
(6) a description of the period during which
				  refunds of, or credits for, advances for construction will be paid;
(7) a description of the methodology the
				  utility used to calculate the refund of, or credit for, an advance for
				  construction required by (5) of this subsection; a customer who has advanced
				  money for construction may request an annual report of customers added to the
				  line extension;
(8) a statement
				  that in no case may the amount of a refund or credit under (5) of this
				  subsection exceed the amount originally advanced;
(9) a statement as to whether advances for
				  construction will be interest bearing; and
(10) a statement that
(A) if a customer's authorized representative
				  performs work adjacent to or within an easement or right-of-way, and it poses a
				  hazard, is in violation of law, or significantly interferes with the utility's
				  access to equipment, the utility shall notify the customer or the customer's
				  authorized representative; and
(B)
				  the customer does not promptly correct the situation, the utility may take the
				  necessary actions to eliminate the hazard, obstruction, or violation at the
				  customer's expense.