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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-1 - GENERAL RULES › Rule 515-3-1-.08 - Allocation of Gas or Electric Utility Service

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Commission shall allocate any Gas or Electric utility
				  service in such manner as it shall deem proper in order to protect the public
				  health, safety or welfare, including for such purposes, the power and authority
				  to alter, amend, suspend, or terminate any existing rate, schedule, contract,
				  rule or regulation affecting such utility service, and to prescribe new or
				  further rates, schedules, contracts, rules or regulations affecting such
				  utility service, provided, however, that in any event such rates, schedules,
				  contracts, rules or regulations as are altered, amended, or prescribed by the
				  Commission shall be just and reasonable, in the event that:
(a) The Commission funds, after notice to the
				persons affected and hearing respecting the manner, if any, in which the
				Commission should exercise such power and authority, as well as the necessity
				therefor, such hearing to be initiated by the Commission on its own motion or
				by any person, that a shortage exists or is imminent in the quantities of such
				utility service available in the State of Georgia, or in any portion thereof,
				and that it is necessary for the Commission to exercise such power and
				authority in order to protect the public health, safety or welfare;
				or
(b) The Commission finds that an
				emergency exists with respect to the quantities of such utility service
				available in the State of Georgia, or in any portion thereof, and that it is
				necessary for the Commission to exercise such power and authority in order to
				protect the public health, safety and welfare before notice and hearing can be
				afforded to the persons affected, provided, however, that the directives,
				rulings and orders of the Commission respecting such utility service based upon
				a finding that an emergency exists pursuant to the subparagraph shall be
				temporary and provisional and the Commission shall, as soon as practicable
				under the circumstances, afford notice and hearing to the persons affected as
				to whether such directives, rulings, or orders of the Commission shall be
				continued, modified, made permanent, or otherwise affected.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125; 1907, pp. 72, 75; 1922, pp. 143, 144; 1950, p. 311; 1956, pp. 104, 105;
				  1970, p. 104; 1972, pp. 138, 439, 615; 1973, pp.
				  200-220.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-1 - GENERAL RULES › Rule 515-3-1-.09 - Electric, Gas, Telephone, and Radio Utility Companies Shall Maintain Inventory Records

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Class "A" and Class "B" electric and gas
				utility companies shall maintain a continuous inventory record of all units of
				electric or gas utility plant in agreement with the Uniform System of Accounts
				prescribed by the Georgia Public Service Commission. For the purpose of this
				rule Class "A" and Class "B" electric and gas utility companies are defined as
				those whose gross revenues from the sale of electric or gas energy exceeds
				$1,000,000 per annum.
(2) Class "A"
				and "B" telephone companies shall maintain a continuous inventory record of all
				units of telephone utility plant in agreement with the Uniform System of
				Accounts prescribed by the Georgia Public Service Commission. For the purpose
				of this rule Class "A" telephone utility companies are define as those whose
				gross revenue is $100,000,000 or more and Class "B" companies as those whose
				gross revenue is less than $100,000,000.
(3) Radio utility companies shall maintain a
				continuous inventory record of all units of radio utility plant in agreement
				with the Uniform System of Accounts prescribe by the Georgia Public Service
				Commission.
Ga. L. 1878-79, as
				  amended; Ga. L. 1975, pp. 404-412.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-1 - GENERAL RULES › Rule 515-3-1-.11 - Trade Secrets

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In the event that any party or utility
				subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission is required to file with the
				Commission, or otherwise requested to provide to the Commission staff
				information which that party or utility considers to be a trade secret (as
				defined in O.C.G.A. Section
				10-1-761(4))
				(hereinafter referred to as "protected information"), then the following
				procedures shall apply:
(a) The affected
				party or utility shall submit, within the time specified or agreed to, the
				required or requested protected information under protective seal with the
				designation "TRADE SECRET" prominently attached to each page thereof;
				and
(b) The affected party or
				utility shall, at the same time, provide a version of the document containing
				protected information which can be used for public disclosure with the
				designation "PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT" prominently attached to each page
				thereof; and
(c) The affected party
				or utility shall, at the same time, provide by written affidavit the legal and
				factual basis for its assertion that the protected information is a trade
				secret and should not be disclosed, including, for each item claimed to be a
				trade secret:
1. Why the information derives
				economic value from not being generally known to others;
2. How others can obtain economic value from
				its disclosure; and
3. Procedures
				utilized by the affected party or utility to maintain its secrecy;
				and
(d) The affected
				party or utility shall maintain a master list of all documents submitted to the
				Commission pursuant to this rule, which list shall identify the document
				submitted, the number of copies submitted, and, if applicable, the docket in
				connection with which submission was made.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-2 - RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-2-.01 - Reasons for Disconnection

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No residential electric utility service may be disconnected
				  except for the following reasons:
(a)
				upon consumer request;
(b) when
				service to the customer constitutes an immediate hazard to persons or
				property;
(c) by order of the
				Georgia Public Service Commission, any Court, or any other authorized public
				agency;
(d) violation of applicable
				utility rules and regulations approved by and filed with the Georgia Public
				Service Commission;
(e) a bill for
				past service is not paid within at least 45 days after the date of the bill,
				provided that said bill is not for service to a previous occupant of the
				premises served, is not for the purchase of merchandise or applicances and is
				not for service rendered at a different metering point if such bill is unpaid
				for less than 45 days.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125; 1907, pp. 72, 75; 1922, pp. 143, 144; 1972, pp. 138,
				  439.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-2 - RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-2-.02 - Limitations on Disconnection

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the case of proposed electric utility disconnection for
				  residential service, no utility service may be disconnected unless:
(a) the utility has delivered, or caused to
				be delivered, to the service address, or to the address of any party who to the
				knowledge of the utility has undertaken responsibility to pay the bill, written
				notice of the proposed disconnection at least five (5) days prior to the date
				of disconnection. Such notice shall include:
1. the earliest date for the proposed
				disconnection;
2. the amount due
				and the reason for the proposed disconnection;
3. a telephone number which the afflected
				customer may call for information about the proposed disconnection;
4. the procedure for preventing disconnection
				of service, including one wherein there may exist a medical emergency as
				hereinafter described; and
5.
				information concerning any programs known to the utility which might assist the
				customer in paying a past-due bill;
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-2 - RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-2-.03 - Disconnection During Illness

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Service shall not be discontinued for nonpayment of a bill to
				  a residential customer who has a serious illness which would be aggravated by
				  said discontinuation, provided that the customer notifies the company of this
				  condition in writing, or orally with written notice within ten (10) days
				  thereafter, and within ten (10) days of giving such initial notice furnishes to
				  the Company a written statement from a physician, county board of health,
				  hospital, or clinic identifying the illness, its expected duration, and
				  certifying that the illness would be aggravated by such discontinuance. In such
				  event, the proposed disconnection shall be held in abeyance for the shorter of
				  either the length of the illness or one month from the date of such initial
				  notice, and the customer may renew the postponement period one additional time
				  by repeating the aforementioned procedure. If there is a dispute regarding the
				  existence of a serious illness, the case may be referred to the Commission for
				  final determination.
Ga. L. 1878-79 p. 125,
				  1907 pp. 72, 75, 1922 pp. 143, 144, 1972 pp. 138,
				  439.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-2 - RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-2-.04 - Seasonal Restrictions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Other rules notwithstanding, a utility
				shall not discontinue service to a residential customer for an unpaid bill
				between November 15 and March 15 if:
(a) The
				customer agrees in writing to pay the past-due balance including customer
				charges in equal installments for a maximum duration beginning with the first
				billing period after March 15 and concluding prior to the following October 15,
				unless the customer fails to comply with such agreement;
(b) In addition, the customer agrees in
				writing to pay all bills by their due date for current service received after
				said agreement unless the customer fails to comply with such
				agreement;
(c) The forecasted local
				low temperature for a 24-hour period beginning at 8:00 A.M. on the date of the
				proposed disconnection is below 32° F.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-2 - RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-2-.05 - Multi-family Dwellings

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The utility shall provide written notice at least five (5)
				  days prior to any proposed utility disconnection to tenants of multi-family
				  dwellings where the landlord or lessor is responsible for payment for utility
				  services. Such notice shall be personally served on at least one adult in each
				  dwelling unit or posted conspicuously on said premises when personal service
				  cannot be made. The utility shall accept payments from tenants as their portion
				  of any past-due amounts and shall issue receipts to those tenants indicating
				  that such payments shall be credited to the landlord's
				  account.
Ga. L. 1878-79 p. 125,
				  1907 pp. 72, 75, 1922 pp. 143, 144, 1972 pp. 138,
				  439.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-2 - RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-2-.06 - Right of the Customer

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the case of a disputed bill, the residential customer
				  shall have the right, after all remedial measures with the utility have failed,
				  to request in writing, or orally to be followed by a request in writing, the
				  Georgia Public Service Commission to investigate the dispute before service may
				  be terminated, provided that such a request must be made within 10 days after
				  the date of the disputed bill. Any late charges assessed in the case of a
				  disputed bill shall be refunded if it is determined that the customer does not
				  owe the bill.
Ga. L. 1878-79 p. 125,
				  1907 pp. 72, 75, 1922 pp. 143, 144, 1972 pp. 138,
				  439.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.01 - Reasons for Disconnection

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No residential gas utility service may be disconnected except
				  for the following reasons:
(a) Upon
				consumer request;
(b) When service
				to the consumer constitutes an immediate hazard to persons or
				property;
(c) By order of the
				Georgia Public Service Commission, any Court, or any other authorized public
				agency;
(d) A bill for past service
				is not paid within at least forty-five (45) days after the date of the bill,
				provided that said bill is rendered to the consumer in compliance with O.C.G.A.
				§§§
									46-4-158.1,
				46-4-158.2, and
				46-4-160 and Commission Rule
				515-7-6, and provided the bill is not:
(i)
				for service to a previous occupant of the premises served,
(ii) for the purchase of merchandise,
				appliances, or a non-gas utility
(iii) for service rendered at a different
				metering point, unless said bill is a final bill from the current marketer and
				has remained unpaid for at least 45 days from the date of the bill.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.02(A) - Limitations on Disconnections by a Local Distribution Company (LDC)

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the case of proposed disconnection for residential gas
				  service, service may not be disconnected unless:
(a) The LDC has delivered, or caused to be
				delivered, to the service address, or to the address of any party who to the
				knowledge of the LDC has undertaken the responsibility to pay the bill, written
				notice of the proposed disconnection at least five (5) days prior to the date
				of disconnection. Such notice shall include:
1. The earliest date for the proposed
				disconnection;
2. The amount due
				and the reason for the proposed disconnection;
3. A telephone number that the affected
				consumer may call for information about the proposed disconnection;
4. The procedure for preventing disconnection
				of service, including one wherein there may exist a medical emergency as herein
				described; and
5. Information
				concerning any programs known to the LDC that might assist the consumer in
				paying the past-due bill.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.02(B) - Limitations on Disconnections by a Marketer or an Electing Distribution Company (EDC)

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the case of proposed disconnection for residential gas
				  service, service may be disconnected provided that:
a. The EDC, or marketer, whichever has
				billing responsibility, has delivered, or-caused to be delivered to the
				customer by the consumer preferred method of communication, or to the service
				address, or to the address of any party who to the knowledge of the EDC or
				marketer has undertaken the responsibility to pay the bill, written notice of
				the proposed disconnection at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of
				disconnection. The consumer shall have at least 15 days after a notice that
				service will be disconnected to pay the portion of the balance necessary to
				avoid disconnection. Such notice shall be clear and conspicuous, shall be
				distinguishable from the bill for past service, and shall include the
				following:
1. The earliest date for the
				proposed disconnection;
2. The
				amount due and the reason for the proposed disconnection;
3. A local or toll-free telephone number that
				the affected consumer may call for information about the proposed
				disconnection;
4. A list of
				authorized pay stations in the state, or in the alternative a local or
				toll-free telephone number that the customer can call to obtain information
				about pay stations in the state, as provided for in O.C.G.A. §
										46-4-160, where a cash payment can
				be processed for posting to the consumer's account within one business
				day;
5. The procedure for
				preventing disconnection of service, including one wherein there may exist a
				medical emergency, and notification of the availability of a payment
				arrangement under the seasonal restrictions as herein described;
6. Information concerning any programs known
				to the EDC or marketer that might assist the consumer in paying the past-due
				bill, including the division name and telephone number for information
				regarding heating assistance administered by the Department of Human
				Resources;
7. A statement that the
				consumer is entitled to at least one reasonable payment arrangement in writing
				prior to each disconnection, unless such consumer failed to honor a previous
				payment arrangement. Such statement shall also state that the consumer must
				contact the marketer in order to receive such payment arrangement. The marketer
				must provide the customer a local or toll-free number for the purpose of
				establishing payment arrangements.
8. A statement that qualified low-income
				residential consumers may transfer to the Regulated Provider without
				termination of service.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.03 - Disconnection During Illness

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Service shall not be discontinued for nonpayment of a bill to
				  a residential consumer who has a serious illness which would be aggravated by
				  said discontinuance, provided that the consumer notifies either the marketer or
				  the utility providing retail distribution service of this condition in writing,
				  or orally with written notice using the consumer preferred method of
				  communication within ten (10) days thereafter, and within ten (10) days of
				  giving such initial notice furnishes to either the marketer or the utility
				  providing retail distribution service a written statement from a physician,
				  county board of health, hospital, or clinic identifying the illness, its
				  expected duration, and certifying that the illness would be aggravated by such
				  discontinuance. In such event, the proposed disconnection shall be held in
				  abeyance for the shorter of either the length of the illness or one month from
				  the date of such initial notice, and the consumer may renew the postponement
				  period one additional time by repeating the aforementioned procedure. If there
				  is a dispute regarding the existence of a serious illness, the case may be
				  referred to the Commission for a final determination.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150
et seq.
(See especially, 46-4-158.1, 46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160)
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.04 - Seasonal Restrictions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Other rules notwithstanding, a LDC, EDC, Regulated Provider,
				  or marketer shall not discontinue service to a residential consumer for an
				  unpaid bill between November 15 and March 15 if:
(a) The consumer agrees in writing, using the
				consumer preferred method of communication, to pay the past-due balance
				including consumer charges in equal installments for a maximum duration
				beginning with the first billing period after March 15 and concluding prior to
				the following October 15, unless the consumer fails to comply with such an
				agreement;
(b) In addition, the
				consumer agrees in writing, using the consumer preferred method of
				communication, to pay all bills by their due date for current service received
				after said agreement unless the consumer fails to comply with such
				agreement;
(c) The forecasted local
				low temperature for a 48-hour period beginning at 8:00 A.M. on the date of the
				proposed disconnection is below 32° Fahrenheit.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150
et seq.
(See especially, 46-4-158.1, 46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160)
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.05(A) - Disconnections for Multi-Family Dwellings by a Local Distribution Company

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The LDC shall provide written notice at least five (5) days
				  prior to any proposed utility disconnection to tenants of multi-family
				  dwellings where the landlord or lessor is responsible for payment for utility
				  services. Such notice shall be personally served on at least one adult in each
				  dwelling unit or posted conspicuously on said premises when personal service
				  cannot be made.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-150,
				  46-4-158.1,
				  46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.05(B) - Disconnections for Multi-Family Dwellings by a Marketer or Electing Distribution Company

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The EDC or marketer, whichever has billing responsibility,
				  shall provide written notice at least fifteen (15) days prior to any proposed
				  utility disconnection to tenants of multi-family dwellings where the landlord
				  or lessor is responsible for payment of utility services. Such notice shall be
				  personally served on at least one adult in each dwelling unit or posted
				  conspicuously on said premises when personal service cannot be
				  made.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-150,
				  46-4-158.1,
				  46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.06(A) - Right of the Consumer

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the case of a disputed bill, the residential consumer
				  shall have the right, after all remedial measures with the utility or marketer
				  have failed, to request in writing, or orally to be followed by a request in
				  writing, the Georgia Public Service Commission to investigate the dispute
				  either before or after service has been terminated. Any late charges assessed
				  in the case of a disputed bill shall be refunded if it is determined that the
				  consumer does not owe the bill.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-150,
				  46-4-158.1,
				  46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the case of a disconnection of service alleged to be in
				  violation of Commission Rule 515-3-3, the consumer shall notify the marketer in
				  an effort to rectify the situation without the need for Commission
				  intervention. A marketer shall use every reasonable means to resolve a customer
				  complaint regarding a disconnection in error in order to prevent it from being
				  brought to the Commission. Should a disconnection in error be the subject of a
				  Commission hearing at which it is found that the marketer was in violation of
				  the Commission rules and failed to use reasonable efforts to resolve the
				  dispute, the Commission shall issue an order directing the marketer to provide
				  the consumer with the appropriate refund, credit or remedy pursuant to this
				  Commission Rule and pay the consumer $100, plus either $5 for each day that the
				  consumer's complaint was not resolved, accruing from the date the Commission
				  notified the marketer it was investigating the dispute, or an amount determined
				  by Order of the Commission. At such a hearing, the marketer shall have the
				  burden of proof to show that it was in compliance with this Commission Rule. In
				  addition to the foregoing sanctions, the Commission also may order a marketer
				  to pay all expenses incurred by the Commission as a result of having a hearing,
				  including, but not be limited to, court reporter transcription charges; hearing
				  officer fees; and an amount of money equal to that which the Commission
				  expended in Staff time in investigating, hearing and adjudicating the
				  complaint; and pay as contemplated in O.C.G.A.
				  46-2-91 any and all penalties
				  determined by the Commission to be appropriate in light of the circumstances
				  presented.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150
et seq.
(See especially, 46-4-158.1, 46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160)
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.07 - Marketers Obligations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
a. The marketer shall be responsible to the
				EDC for service to the consumer until the EDC has made the physical
				disconnection.
b. In the event a
				marketer requests disconnection for a consumer and the consumer makes
				satisfactory payment of the money owed to the marketer before the consumer is
				disconnected, the marketer shall send in a paid transaction to the EDC within
				one (1) business day after receipt of the payment.
c. A marketer shall not refuse to offer a
				consumer a reasonable payment arrangement at any time prior to physical
				disconnection by the EDC unless such consumer failed to honor a previous
				payment arrangement.
d. The
				marketer shall investigate and respond to complaints of disconnection in error
				referred by the Commission within one (1) business day of said
				referral.
e. The marketer shall
				reasonably confirm that a consumer requesting voluntary disconnection of
				service is the responsible party of record.
f. The marketer shall submit a notice to
				disconnect service at a vacated premises to the EDC within five (5) business
				days following a request for disconnection, unless the consumer indicates
				otherwise.
g. If the marketer
				records communications with the consumer, the EDC, or the Commission, regarding
				disconnections in error, payment arrangements, or a voluntary request for
				disconnection, or if the marketer receives written or electronic communications
				from the consumer, the EDC, or the Commission regarding a disconnection in
				error, a payment arrangement, or a voluntary request for disconnection, then
				the marketer shall retain copies of such communications for at least six (6)
				months.
h. The marketer shall not
				charge a consumer any reconnection fee or any other related charges resulting
				from a disconnection in error.
i.
				No marketer shall be authorized to prevent a consumer from obtaining
				distribution and commodity sales service from another marketer or
				provider.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150
et seq.
(See especially, 46-4-158.1, 46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160)
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a. The EDC must disconnect a consumer within
				five (5) business days of the requested disconnection date following a request
				for disconnection from a marketer that is in compliance with all Commission
				orders and rules regarding service disconnection.
b. The EDC shall terminate the request for
				disconnection of a consumer's account within one (1) business day after a paid
				transaction is received from a marketer.
c. The EDC shall reconnect gas service within
				one (1) business day of the date it discovers that the disconnection was made
				in error, unless the number of disconnections in error for a given day pertains
				to more than one hundred (100) separate metering points. In this instance, the
				EDC shall make every effort, based on availability of resources, to reconnect
				gas service within two (2) business days of the date it discovers that the
				disconnection was made in error. This rule shall apply to disconnections in
				error made by either the EDC or the marketer. The EDC shall notify the
				Commission if the number of disconnections in error exceeds one hundred (100)
				separate metering points.
d. The
				EDC shall not charge a reconnection fee if it is determined that the EDC made
				the disconnection in error.
e. The
				EDC shall not disconnect a consumer on Fridays or national holidays.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150
et seq.
(See especially, 46-4-158.1, 46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Regulated Provider shall comply with the same
				  disconnection procedures applicable to marketers except as otherwise provided
				  by the Commission.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-150,
				  46-4-158.1,
				  46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-3 - RESIDENTIAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS › Rule 515-3-3-.10 - Willful Violations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If the Commission finds, after notice and opportunity for a
				  hearing, that any person, firm, or corporation subject to the jurisdiction of
				  the Commission has willfully violated the provisions of this Rule Chapter, said
				  person, firm, or corporation shall be subject to penalties under O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-91.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-150,
				  46-4-158.1,
				  46-4-158.2,
				  46-4-160.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-4 - INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING › Rule 515-3-4-.01 - Commission Authority and Scope of Provisions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Consistent with Official Code of Georgia
				Annotated (O.C.G.A.) Section
				46-3A(H.B. 280), each electricity
				supplier (hereinafter "utility") in the state of Georgia whose rates are fixed
				by the Public Service Commission (hereinafter "Commission") shall be required
				to develop and file for review and approval by the Commission integrated
				resource plans and applications for certificates and amendments for
				construction or sale of electric plants, long term power purchases (including
				purchase or sale of existing power plants), and expenditures for demand-side
				capacity options as described by these regulations. These regulations establish
				guidelines for the development and submission of plans and certificate
				applications and amendments, including the solicitation, evaluation and
				approval of purchased power as among the potential supply-side options, and
				provide for the periodic review of each utility's integrated resource plan and
				capacity resource construction projects and implementation programs. Interim
				plan monitoring is established through reporting requirements.
(2) The Commission will approve the utility's
				integrated resource plan, approve it subject to stated conditions, approve it
				with modifications, approve it in part and reject it in part, reject the
				utility's resource plan, as filed, or provide an alternate plan, upon
				determining, after a hearing is conducted, that this action is in the public
				interest.
(3) Notwithstanding the
				provisions of paragraph
				515-3-4-.01(2),
				above, failure to substantially comply with the provisions of this chapter may
				result in summary rejection of an applicant's plan. Such rejection may be
				without prejudice to the refiling of the application.
(4) These rules shall not be construed to
				apply to any matters prior to the effective date of O.C.G.A. Section
				46-3A.
Ga. L. 1878-79 p. 125;
				  1907 pp. 72-81; 1922 pp. 142-147; 1975 pp. 404-412; 1991 pp. 1696-1705; Public
				  Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Sec.
				  32.
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(1) Allowance:
				Authority to emit one ton of sulfur dioxide, as set forth in the Clean Air Act
				Amendments of 1990 (PL
				101-549), at Title IV.
(2) Avoided Cost: The cost over a future
				period to the electric utility of marginal energy and capacity from a utility
				supply-side resource for which an alternative resource may be substituted.
				Avoided costs shall be reported by season and time-of-day if variations are
				sufficient to warrant such time-differentiation. Avoided costs shall be as
				determined by current Commission policy.
(a)
				The direct avoided cost, for the purposes of developing the integrated resource
				plan shall consist of:
1. Avoided generating
				capacity cost, adjusted for transmission and distribution losses and reserve
				margin requirements.
2. Avoided
				transmission and distribution system capacity cost; and
3. Avoided energy cost, adjusted for
				transmission and distribution system losses.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-4 - INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING › Rule 515-3-4-.03 - Energy and Demand Forecasting Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Time Frame of Analysis.
(a) Historic Data. Energy and demand
				forecasts shall utilize and report historic data from the three years preceding
				the filing year when such historic data are available.
(b) Forecast period. All energy and demand
				forecasts shall be performed for each year of the twenty-year period beginning
				with the filing year.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) On or before
				January 31, 1992, and every three years thereafter, each utility shall file a
				twenty year integrated resource plan with the Commission (twenty-five copies)
				and an application for approval of that plan. The application for review and
				approval of the plan shall clearly identify:
(a) The name of the applicant(s) and
				address(es) of the principal place of business of the applicant;
(b) The name, title, address, voice phone,
				and facsimile phone number of the person authorized to receive notices and
				communications with respect to the application;
(c) The location(s) that the public may
				inspect a copy of the application; and
(d) Requests by the utility that any
				information utilized in the plan which the utility deems trade secret be filed
				in accordance with the Commission's Trade Secret Rule
				515-3-1-.11.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Utility shall submit an amended
				application for certification (as the certificate is described under Rule
				515-3-4-.07) in the event that:
(a) The construction schedule has
				significantly changed;
(b) The
				total cost estimate has been revised such that the costs are over the estimates
				in the approved certificate by more than five percent or some other variation
				tolerance as specified by the Commission in the approved certificate;
(c) The scope of the project has
				changed;
(d) The load forecast has
				changed sufficiently such that the need for a resource of the type/size
				previously approved may not be warranted or sufficient;
(e) The terms of the purchase contract have
				or are proposed to be significantly changed, including without limitation
				substantial changes in the ownership or operation of the plant;
(f) The utility proposes to change the
				contractual arrangements pertaining to the project such that it will make any
				payments to an exempt wholesale generator that is an affiliate or associate of
				the utility;
(g) Any sufficient
				change has occurred or is expected to occur in the conditions under which the
				original certificate was approved.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Utility
				shall file an application for certification of a demand- side resource as
				required by O.C.G.A. §
									46-3A with the Commission
				(twenty-five copies). The application for review and approval of the
				certificate shall clearly identify:
(a) The
				name of the applicant(s) and address(es) of the principal place of business of
				the applicant;
(b) The name, title,
				address, voice phone, and facsimile phone number of the person authorized to
				receive notices and communications with respect to the application;
(c) The location(s) that the public may
				inspect a copy of the application; and
(d) Requests by the utility that any
				information utilized in the plan which the utility deems trade secret be filed
				in accordance with the Commission's Trade Secret Rule
				515-3-1-.11.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Utility
				shall submit an amended application for certification (as the certificate is
				described under Rule
				515-3-4-.09) of a full-scale
				demand-side program in the event that:
(a)
				The implementation schedule has significantly changed;
(b) The total cost estimate has been revised,
				for reasons other than variances in projected participation levels, such that
				the costs are over the estimates in the approved certificate by more than five
				percent or some other variation tolerance as specified by the Commission in the
				approved certificate;
(c) Major
				program design features have changed;
(d) The results obtained through program
				monitoring, process or impact evaluation indicate a necessary change;
(e) The load forecast has changed
				sufficiently such that the need for a resource of the type/size previously
				approved may or may not be warranted or sufficient; and
(f) Any sufficient change in conditions under
				which the original certificate was approved.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Recovery of the costs of developing an
				integrated resource plan or an amendment thereto.
(a) Fees paid by the utility accompanying a
				plan filing are expressly excluded from cost recovery; and
(b) All costs incurred by a utility in
				developing its plan must be accounted for in its books and records separately
				from amounts attributable to any of its other activities. All accounts,
				including subaccounts, must be maintained in such a manner as will allow these
				costs to be identified readily.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) These Rules may be amended at any time by
				the Commission as provided for by the Administrative Procedures Act, O.C.G.A. §
									50-13-4; and
(2) If any provision of this Chapter of the
				Rules is held invalid, the Commission intends that such invalidity not effect
				the remaining provisions to the extent that they can be given effect.
Ga. L. 1878-79 p. 125;
				  1907, pp. 72-81; 1922 pp. 142-147; 1975 pp. 404-412; 1991 pp.
				  1696-1705.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-3 - GENERAL RULES › Subject 515-3-5 - PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND FACILITIES › Rule 515-3-5-.01 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-20(i),
				  46-2-21,
				  46-4-153,
				  46-4-153(a)(2),
				  46-4-160(a),
				  46-5-163,
				  46-5-163(b),
				  46-5-168,
				  50-13-4(b).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-4 - STOCKS AND BONDS › Subject 515-4-1 - STOCK AND BOND APPLICATION RULES › Rule 515-4-1-.01 - Applications Must be Sworn To

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All applications for the issuance of
				stocks, bonds or notes, or other evidence of debts, payable more than twelve
				months after date thereof, by companies subject to these rules shall be by
				written petition, verified by the president or other officer of such company,
				setting forth the information hereinafter required. Such petition may be duly
				assigned for hearing as provided herein except that those petitions submitted
				by Electric Membership Corporations, small businesses as defined in O.C.G.A.
				(50-13-4.a3), and other small businesses that may, from time to time, finance
				through government lending agencies or through government administered or
				guaranteed loans shall not require a hearing.
(2) For applications not requiring a hearing,
				all discovery, responses, analysis and recommendations must be completed such
				that the application can be acted upon by this Commission in Administrative
				Session within 60 days of the original filing.
Ga. L. 1978-79 as
				  amended: Ga. L. 1975, pp. 404-412.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All such applications filed by any utility company subject to
				  these rules, shall set out all the properties of applicant, transmission lines,
				  central equipment, buildings, generating stations and other structures or
				  property, giving a general description thereof.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125; 1907, pp. 72, 75; 1922, pp. 143, 144; 1950, p. 311; 1956, pp. 104, 105;
				  1970, p. 104; 1972, pp. 138, 439, 615; 1973, pp.
				  200-220.