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Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.030 - Storm Protection Plan

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Application
				  and Scope. Each utility as defined in Section
				   366.96(2)(a),
				  F.S., must file a petition with the Commission for approval of a Transmission
				  and Distribution Storm Protection Plan (Storm Protection Plan) that covers the
				  utility's immediate 10-year planning period. Each utility must file, for
				  Commission approval, an updated Storm Protection Plan at least every 3
				  years.
(2) For the purpose of this
				  rule, the following definitions apply:
(a)
				  "Storm protection program" - a category, type, or group of related storm
				  protection projects that are undertaken to enhance the utility's existing
				  infrastructure for the purpose of reducing restoration costs and reducing
				  outage times associated with extreme weather conditions therefore improving
				  overall service reliability.
(b)
				  "Storm protection project" - a specific activity within a storm protection
				  program designed for the enhancement of an identified portion or area of
				  existing electric transmission or distribution facilities for the purpose of
				  reducing restoration costs and reducing outage times associated with extreme
				  weather conditions therefore improving overall service reliability.
(c) "Transmission and distribution
				  facilities" - all utility owned poles and fixtures, towers and fixtures,
				  overhead conductors and devices, substations and related facilities, land and
				  land rights, roads and trails, underground conduits, and underground
				  conductors.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.031 - Storm Protection Plan Cost Recovery Clause

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Application and Scope. This rule applies
				  to each utility as defined in Section
				   366.96(2)(a),
				  F.S.
(2) After a utility has filed
				  its Transmission and Distribution Storm Protection Plan (Storm Protection
				  Plan), the utility may file a petition for recovery of associated costs through
				  the Storm Protection Plan cost recovery clause. The utility's petition shall be
				  supported by testimony that provides details on the annual Storm Protection
				  Plan implementation activities and associated costs, and how those activities
				  and costs are consistent with its Storm Protection Plan. If the Commission
				  approves the utility's Storm Protection Plan with modifications, the utility
				  shall, within 15 business days, file an amended cost recovery petition and
				  supporting testimony reflecting the modifications.
(3) An annual hearing to address petitions
				  for recovery of Storm Protection Plan costs will be limited to determining the
				  reasonableness of projected Storm Protection Plan costs, the prudence of actual
				  Storm Protection Plan costs incurred by the utility, and to establish Storm
				  Protection Plan cost recovery factors consistent with the requirements of this
				  rule.
(4) Storm Protection Plan
				  cost recovery clause true-up amounts shall be afforded deferred accounting
				  treatment at the 30-day commercial paper rate.
(5) Subaccounts. To ensure separation of
				  costs subject to recovery through the clause, the utility filing for cost
				  recovery shall maintain subaccounts for all items consistent with the Uniform
				  System of Accounts prescribed by this Commission, pursuant to Rule
				   25-6.014, F.A.C.
(6) Recoverable costs.
(a) The utility's petition for recovery of
				  costs associated with its Storm Protection Plan may include costs incurred
				  after the filing of the utility's Storm Protection Plan.
(b) Storm Protection Plan costs recoverable
				  through the clause shall not include costs recovered through the utility's base
				  rates or any other cost recovery mechanism.
(c) The utility may recover the annual
				  depreciation expense on capitalized Storm Protection Plan expenditures using
				  the utility's most recent Commission-approved depreciation rates. The utility
				  may recover a return on the undepreciated balance of the costs calculated at
				  the utility's weighted average cost of capital using the return on equity most
				  recently approved by the Commission.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.033 - Tariffs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A utility may adopt rules and regulations
				  governing its relations with customers in addition to those required by
				  Commission rules. But any such rule or regulation must be consistent with
				  Commission rules and must be filed with the utility's tariffs.
(2) All tariff filings must conform to
				  Chapter 25-9, Florida Administrative Code, and must include the following
				  provisions:
(a) Definitions of customer
				  classes.
(b) Rules prospective
				  customers must comply with as a condition of receiving service, and the terms
				  of any required contracts.
(c)
				  Rules for establishing credit by customers for payment of service
				  bills.
(d) Rules governing deposits
				  and interest on deposits.
(e) Rules
				  governing the procedure for disconnecting and reconnecting service.
(f) Rules governing a customer's request to
				  discontinue service.
(g) Rules
				  governing temporary, emergency, auxiliary or stand-by service.
(h) Rules covering billing periods.
(i) Rules covering a customer's construction
				  requirements.
(j) Rules covering a
				  special type of construction commonly requested by customers that the utility
				  allows to be connected. This applies, for example, to a case where a customer
				  desires underground service in overhead territory.
(k) Rules covering any portion of service the
				  utility furnished, owns, and maintains.
(l) Rules covering inspection of
				  customer-owned facilities by proper authorities before service is
				  rendered.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.034 - Standard of Construction

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				  facilities of each utility shall be constructed, installed, maintained and
				  operated in accordance with generally accepted engineering practices to assure,
				  as far as is reasonably possible, continuity of service and uniformity in the
				  quality of service furnished.
(2)
				  Each utility shall, at a minimum, comply with the National Electrical Safety
				  Code [ANSI C-2] [NESC], incorporated by reference in Rule
				   25-6.0345, F.A.C.
(a) For facilities constructed on or after
				  February 1, 2007, the 2007 NESC shall apply. A copy of the 2007 NESC, ISBN
				  number 0-7381-4893-8, may be obtained from the Institute of Electric and
				  Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY,
				  10016-5997.
(b) Facilities
				  constructed prior to February 1, 2007, shall be governed by the edition of the
				  NESC specified by subsections 013.B.1, 013.B.2, and 013.B.3 of the 2007 NESC,
				  incorporated by reference in Rule
				   25-6.0345,
				  F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0341 - Location of the Utility's Electric Distribution Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In order to facilitate safe and efficient
				  access for installation and maintenance, to the extent feasible and
				  cost-effective, electric distribution facilities shall be placed adjacent to a
				  public road, normally in front of the customer's premises.
(2) For initial installation, expansion,
				  rebuild, or relocation of overhead facilities, utilities shall use easements,
				  public streets, roads and highways along which the utility has the legal right
				  to occupy, and public lands and private property across which rights-of-way and
				  easements have been provided by the applicant for service.
(3) For initial installation, expansion,
				  rebuild, or relocation of underground facilities, the utility shall require the
				  applicant for service to provide easements along the front edge of the
				  property, unless the utility determines there is an operational, economic, or
				  reliability benefit to use another location.
(4) For conversions of existing overhead
				  facilities to underground facilities, the utility shall, if the applicant for
				  service is a local government that provides all necessary permits and meets the
				  utility's legal, financial, and operational requirements, place facilities in
				  road rights-of-way in lieu of requiring easements.
(5) Where the expansion, rebuild, or
				  relocation of electric distribution facilities affects existing third-party
				  attachments or the facilities of existing joint users, and will result in the
				  relocation of such facilities to a new location adjacent to a public road, the
				  utility shall notify and attempt in good faith to accommodate concerns raised
				  by third-party attachers and joint users, including input and concerns related
				  to the cost impacts of the proposed relocation on attaching entities. The
				  electric utility shall also, to the extent practical, coordinate the
				  construction of its facilities with the affected third-party attachers and
				  joint users.
(6) Any dispute or
				  challenge related to the implementation of this rule by a customer, applicant
				  for service, or attaching entity shall be resolved by the
				  Commission.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2)(c), (5),
						(6),
						366.05(1)
						FS.
New 2-1-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0342 - Electric Infrastructure Storm Hardening (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2)(c), (5),
						(6),
						366.05(1)
						FS.
New 2-1-07, Repealed
						6-2-20.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0343 - Municipal Electric Utility and Rural Electric Cooperative Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Application
				  and Scope. The purpose of this rule is to define certain reporting requirements
				  by municipal electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives providing
				  distribution service to end-use customers in Florida.
(2) The reports required by subsections (3)
				  of this rule shall be filed with the Commission Clerk by March 1, 2021, and
				  every three years thereafter for the three preceding calendar years. The
				  reports required by subsections (4) and (5) of this rule shall be filed with
				  the Commission Clerk by March 1 of each year for the preceding calendar
				  year.
(3) Standards of
				  Construction. Each municipal electric utility and rural electric cooperative
				  shall report the extent to which its construction standards, policies,
				  practices, and procedures are designed to address the ability of transmission
				  and distribution facilities to mitigate damage caused by extreme weather. Each
				  utility report shall, at a minimum, address the extent to which its
				  construction standards, policies, guidelines, practices, and procedures:
(a) Comply, at a minimum, with the procedures
				  set forth in Rule  25-6.0345, F.A.C.
(b) Are guided by the extreme wind loading
				  standards specified by the procedures set forth in Rule
				   25-6.0345, F.A.C., for:
1. New construction;
2. Major planned work, including expansion,
				  rebuild, or relocation of existing facilities, assigned on or after the
				  effective date of this rule; and
3.
				  Targeted critical infrastructure facilities and major thoroughfares taking into
				  account political and geographical boundaries and other applicable operational
				  considerations.
(c)
				  Address the effects of flooding and storm surges on underground distribution
				  facilities and supporting overhead facilities.
(d) Provide for placement of new and
				  replacement distribution facilities so as to facilitate safe and efficient
				  access for installation and maintenance.
(e) Include written safety, pole reliability,
				  pole loading capacity, and engineering standards and procedures for attachments
				  by others to the utility's electric transmission and distribution
				  poles.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0345 - Safety Standards for Construction of New Transmission and Distribution Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Commission adopts and incorporates by reference the
					 2017 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) C2-2017, as the applicable safety
					 standards for transmission and distribution facilities subject to the
					 Commission's safety jurisdiction. Each investor-owned electric utility, rural
					 electric cooperative, and municipal electric system shall, at a minimum, comply
					 with the standards in these provisions. The 2017 National Electrical Safety
					 Code (NESC) C2-2017 is copyrighted and may be inspected and examined at no cost
					 at the Florida Public Service Commission, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard,
					 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850. A copy of the NESC C2-2017 may be obtained
					 from the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), 3 Park
					 Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5997.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2), (6)
						FS.
New 8-13-87, Amended 2-18-90, 11-10-93, 8-17-97, 7-16-02,
						2-1-07, 12-16-12, 7-27-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0346 - Quarterly Reports of Work Orders and Safety Compliance

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each investor-owned electric utility,
				  rural electric cooperative and municipal electric utility shall provide a work
				  order list, relating to the construction and/or maintenance of transmission and
				  distribution facilities that is completed by the utility or one of its
				  contractors. The work order list shall contain the utility name, contact name,
				  quarter and year, work order number, location of construction, county of
				  construction, estimated costs, and brief description of the work (overhead and
				  underground), and shall be sent via email to
				  Electric-QTR-Reports@psc.state.fl.us no later than the 30th working day after
				  the last day of the reporting quarter. Form PSC/ENG 157 (12/12), "PSC Quarterly
				  Report of Completed Work Orders," which is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02040
,
				  is an example work order list that may be completed and filed to meet the
				  reporting requirement for this rule. This form is incorporated into this rule
				  by reference and may also be obtained from the Commission's Division of
				  Administrative and Information Technology Services.
(2) In its quarterly report, each utility
				  shall certify to the Commission that all work described in the completed work
				  orders listed in the quarterly report meets or exceeds the applicable
				  standards. Compliance inspections by the Commission shall be made on a random
				  basis or as appropriate.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2)(f),
						(6),
						366.05(1)
						FS.
New 12-16-12, Amended
						3-2-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.036 - Inspection of Plant (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2)(c),
						(5),
						366.05(1),
						366.055,
						366.08
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Formerly 25-6.36, Repealed
						12-30-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.037 - Extent of Facilities and Equipment That a Utility Must Inspect, Operate, and Maintain

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each utility
				  must operate and maintain in safe, efficient, and proper condition, pursuant to
				  Rules  25-6.034,
				   25-6.0341,
				   25-6.0345, and
				   25-6.040, F.A.C., all of the
				  facilities and equipment used in connection with the production, transmission,
				  distribution, regulation, and delivery of electricity to any customer up to the
				  point of delivery. The utility is also responsible for the measurement of
				  electrical consumption consistent with test procedures and accuracies
				  prescribed by the Commission.
(2)
				  Each utility must adopt a program governing the inspection of its electric
				  facilities and equipment in order to determine the necessity for replacement
				  and repair. Each utility must keep records to establish compliance with its
				  inspection program.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.04(6),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented  366.03,
						 366.04(1), (2)(c), (f), (5),
						(6),
						 366.05(1), (3) 
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Amended 4-13-80, Formerly 25-6.37, Amended
						12-30-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.038 - Change in Character of Service

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
If any changes are made by the utility in its existing
					 service characteristics which would impair the safe, efficient utilization of
					 energy by the customer's equipment, the utility shall bear the cost of all
					 changes necessary to adapt the customer's equipment to the new service
					 conditions so that such equipment will perform to the same degree of
					 effectiveness as theretofore unless such change is necessitated by a change in
					 the customer's requirements.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.04(6),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented  366.03,
						 366.04(1), (6) 
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Formerly
						25-6.38.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.039 - Safety

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Each utility shall establish safe work practices. These
					 safe work practices will effect the safety of the employees, the utility, and
					 the general public. These safe work practices shall be designed to cover
					 general information relative to the safety for all employees and the
					 fundamental safe requirements for the various classifications of work
					 encountered in the operations of the utility. They shall also include
					 instruction in accepted methods of artificial respiration for all employees
					 subject to the hazards of electrical shock or drowning.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.04(6),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented  366.03,
						 366.04(1), (6),
						 366.05(1) 
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Formerly
						25-6.39.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.040 - Grounding of Primary and Secondary Distribution System Circuits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise specified by the
				  Commission, each utility shall effectively ground the neutrals of all its
				  multigrounded distribution circuits so as to render them reasonably safe to
				  person and property. Conformance with the applicable provisions in the
				  publications listed in subsection
				   25-6.034(2),
				  F.A.C., shall be deemed by the Commission that the system is grounded so as to
				  be reasonably safe to person and property.
(2) Each utility shall establish a program of
				  inspection to insure that its artificial grounds are in good mechanical
				  condition.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.04(6),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented  366.03,
						 366.04(1), (6),
						 366.05(1) 
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Amended 4-13-80, Formerly
						25-6.40.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.041 - Ground Resistance (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.05(1)
						FS.
New 4-13-80, Formerly 25-6.41, Repealed
						10-31-88.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.042 - Response to Commission Staff Inquiries (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2)(f),
						366.05(1)
						FS.
New 4-13-80, Formerly 25-6.42, Repealed
						11-28-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0424 - Petition for Mid-Course Correction

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				  To request a mid-course correction to the fuel cost recovery or capacity cost
				  recovery factors, a utility shall file a petition for mid-course correction
				  which shall contain the following information:
(a) The estimated percentage of year-end
				  over-recovery or under-recovery calculated using the estimated End-of-Period
				  Total Net True-up divided by the current period's total actual and estimated
				  Jurisdictional Fuel Revenue Applicable to Period. The estimated End-of-Period
				  Total Net True-up consists of the difference between estimated and actual
				  prior-period net true-ups, plus the estimated current-period monthly
				  over/under-recoveries, plus the estimated current-period interest. The total
				  actual and estimated Jurisdictional Fuel Revenue Applicable to Period consists
				  of the best estimate of reprojected revenues for the period using the current
				  cost recovery factor. The appropriate method to determine the over-recovery or
				  under-recovery percentage for capacity costs is to make a similar percent
				  calculation using up-to-date capacity cost recovery revenue and true-up
				  amounts.
(b) The appropriate
				  schedules from Form PSC/AFD 009-E (07/10) reflecting the estimated
				  End-of-Period Total Net True-up based upon current cost recovery factors and
				  revised fuel expenses. For a fuel mid-course correction, schedules E1 through
				  E10 shall be filed. For a capacity mid-course correction, schedules E12-A
				  through E12-E shall be filed. Form PSC/ECR 009-E (07/10), incorporated by
				  reference in this rule and entitled "Mid-Course Correction Schedules, " may be
				  obtained from the Commission's Division of Accounting and
				  Finance.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0425 - Rate Adjustment Applications and Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Commission may in a full revenue requirements
					 proceeding approve incremental adjustments in rates for periods subsequent to
					 the initial period in which new rates will be in effect.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						 366.05(1),
						366.076(2) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.05(1),
						 366.076 FS.
New 1-8-87.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0426 - Recovery of Economic Development Expenses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Pursuant to section
				   288.035, F.S., the Commission
				  shall allow a public utility to recover reasonable economic development
				  expenses subject to the limitations contained in subsections (3) and (4),
				  provided that such expenses are prudently incurred and are consistent with the
				  criteria established in subsection (7).
(2) Definitions.
(a) "Economic Development" means those
				  activities designed to improve the quality of life for all Floridians by
				  building an economy characterized by higher personal income, better employment
				  opportunities, and improved business access to domestic and international
				  markets.
(b) "Economic development
				  organization" means a state, local, or regional public or private entity within
				  Florida that engages in economic development activities, such as city and
				  county economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, Enterprise
				  Florida, the Florida Economic Development Council, and World Trade
				  Councils.
(c) "Trade show" means an
				  exhibition at which companies, organizations, communities, or states advertise
				  or display their products or services, in which economic development
				  organizations attend or participate to identify potential industrial prospects,
				  to provide information about the locational advantages of Florida and its
				  communities, or to promote the goods and services of Florida
				  companies.
(d) "Prospecting
				  mission" means a series of meetings with potential industrial prospects at
				  their business locations with the objectives of convincing the prospect that
				  Florida is a good place to do business and offers unique opportunities for that
				  particular business, and encouraging the prospect to commit to a visit to
				  Florida if a locational search is pending or in progress.
(e) "Strategic plan" means a long-range guide
				  for the economic development of a community or state that focuses on broad
				  priority issues, is growth-oriented, is concerned with fundamental change, and
				  is designed to develop and capitalize on new opportunities.
(f) "Recruitment" means active efforts to
				  encourage specific companies to expand or begin operations within
				  Florida.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.043 - Investor-Owned Electric Utility Petition for Rate Increase; Commission Designee

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General Filing
				  Instructions.
(a) The petition under Sections
				   366.06 and
				   366.071, F.S., for adjustment of
				  rates must include or be accompanied by:
1.
				  The information required by Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20), entitled "Minimum
				  Filing Requirements for Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, " which is
				  incorporated into this rule by reference, and is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12642
.
				  This form is also available on the Commission's website,
www.floridapsc.com
.
2. The exact name of the applicant and the
				  address of the applicant's principal place of business.
3. Prepared direct testimony and exhibits for
				  each witness testifying on behalf of the utility. Each witness's prefiled
				  testimony and exhibits shall be on numbered pages and all exhibits shall be
				  attached to the witness's testimony.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0431 - Petition for a Limited Proceeding

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
A petition for a limited proceeding shall include:
(1) A list of all issues the petitioner
				  believes should be decided;
(2) A
				  detailed statement of the reason(s) why the limited proceeding has been
				  requested and why a limited proceeding is the appropriate type of proceeding
				  for consideration of the requested relief;
(3) A schedule showing the specific rate base
				  components for which the utility seeks recovery, on both a system and
				  jurisdictional basis, if the utility is requesting recovery of rate base
				  components;
(4) A detailed
				  description of the expense(s) requested on both a system and jurisdictional
				  basis, if the utility is requesting recovery of operating expenses;
(5) A schedule showing how the utility
				  proposes to allocate any change in revenues to rate classes, and the proposed
				  rates, if the petition requests a change in retail rates; and
(6) Any other information that the utility
				  deems relevant.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.05,
						366.06(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.05(1),
						366.06(1),
						366.076(1)
						FS.
New 10-8-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0435 - Interim Rate Relief

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each electric
				  utility petitioning for interim rate relief pursuant to Section
				   366.071, F.S., shall file the
				  data required by paragraph
				   25-6.043(1)(a),
				  F.A.C.
(2) The requested interim
				  increase in base rate revenues shall be divided by interim test year base rate
				  revenues to derive a percentage increase factor. The percentage increase factor
				  shall be applied uniformly to all existing base rates and charges to derive the
				  interim base rates and charges.
(3)
				  Interim rate relief collected is subject to refund pending final order in the
				  permanent rate relief request. Such increase shall be subject to a corporate
				  undertaking or under bond as authorized by the Commission and any refund shall
				  be made with an interest factor determined by using the 30-day commercial paper
				  rate for high-grade, unsecured notes, sold through dealers by major
				  corporations in multiples of $1, 000, as regularly published in the Wall Street
				  Journal. The annual rate as published on the first day of the current business
				  month would be added to the rate as published on the first day of the
				  subsequent business month and halved to obtain the simple average rate to be
				  applied in that month. This rate of interest would be applied to the refund
				  amount for that month. The amount of interest calculated would be added to the
				  beginning balance of the following month so as to accomplish the compounding of
				  the interest feature of the refund provision.
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2)(f),
						366.06,
						366.071
						FS.
New 5-27-81, Formerly 25-6.435, Amended
						2-12-04.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.04361 - Subcategorization of Electric Plant for Depreciation Studies and Rate Design

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Depreciation rate design accounts shall
				  be in accordance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Uniform System
				  of Accounts for Public Utilities and Licensees (USOA), Code of Federal
				  Regulations, Title 18, Subchapter C, Part 101, as adopted by Rule
				   25-6.014, F.A.C. New
				  depreciation subaccounts, as listed in subsection (5) below, shall be
				  established under these accounts. This subcategorization shall group together
				  items which are relatively homogeneous in expected life and salvage
				  characteristics.
(2) New
				  depreciation subaccounts must be established to subcategorize a plant which
				  meets the following criteria:
(a) Introduction
				  of a new technology: for example, flue gas desulphurization, heat pipes, or
				  fluidized bed combustors.
(b) The
				  present inclusion of an obsolescent/dying technology: for example, pneumatic
				  monitoring systems.
(c) A major
				  installation that is facing near-term retirement: for example, a generating
				  unit, line, or station.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.04364 - Electric Utilities Dismantlement Studies

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each utility that owns a generating unit
				  is required to establish a dismantlement accrual as approved by the Commission
				  to accumulate a reserve to meet all expenses at the time of dismantlement. The
				  purpose of the study required by subsection (3) is to obtain information to
				  update cost estimates based on new developments, additional information,
				  technological improvements, and forecasts; to evaluate alternative
				  methodologies; and to revise the annual accrual needed to recover the costs.
				  This rule does not apply to nuclear generating plants, which are addressed in
				  Rule  25-6.04365, F.A.C.
(2) For the purpose of this rule, the
				  following definitions shall apply:
(a)
				  "Contingency Costs." A specific provision for unforeseeable elements of cost
				  within the defined project scope.
(b) "Dismantlement." The process of safely
				  managing, removing, demolishing, disposing, or converting for reuse the
				  materials and equipment that remain at the generating unit following its
				  retirement from service and restoring the site to a marketable or useable
				  condition.
(c) "Dismantlement
				  Costs." The costs for the ultimate physical removal and disposal of plant and
				  site restoration, minus any attendant gross salvage amount, upon final
				  retirement of the site or unit from service.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.04365 - Nuclear Decommissioning

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purpose.
				  The purpose of this rule is to codify the Commission's policy of requiring each
				  utility that owns a nuclear generating plant to ensure there are sufficient
				  funds on hand at the time of decommissioning to meet all required expenses by
				  establishing appropriate decommissioning accruals. This rule requires each
				  utility to file a Nuclear Decommissioning Study on a regular basis, the purpose
				  of which is to obtain sufficient information to update cost estimates based on
				  new developments, additional information, technological improvements, and
				  forecasts; to reevaluate alternative methodologies; and to revise the annual
				  accrual needed to recover the costs.
(2) Definitions. For the purpose of this
				  rule, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Contingency Costs." A specific provision
				  for unforeseeable elements of cost within the defined project scope, which is
				  particularly important where previous experience relating estimates and actual
				  costs has shown that unforeseeable events that will increase costs are likely
				  to occur.
(b) "Decommissioning."
				  The process of safely managing, dismantling, removing, or converting for reuse
				  the materials and equipment that remain at the nuclear generating unit
				  following its retirement that results in an amendment to the licensing status
				  of a nuclear power plant from operational to possession-only and possibly
				  unrestricted use.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0438 - Non-Firm Electric Service - Terms and Conditions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Applicability. This rule shall apply to
				  all investor-owned electric utilities.
(2) Purpose. The purposes of this rule are:
				  to define the character of non-firm electric service and various types thereof;
				  to require a procedure for determining a utility's maximum level of non-firm
				  load; and to establish other minimum terms and conditions for the provision of
				  non-firm electric service.
(3)
				  Definitions.
(a) "Non-firm electric service"
				  means electric service that, in accordance with terms and conditions specified
				  in the applicable tariff, can be limited or interrupted. Non-firm service
				  includes interruptible, curtailable, load management, and other types of
				  non-firm electric service offered by the utilities pursuant to tariffs approved
				  by the Florida Public Service Commission.
(b) "Interruptible electric service" means
				  electric service that can be limited or interrupted, either automatically or
				  manually, solely at the option of the utility.
(c) "Cost effective" in the context of
				  non-firm service shall be based on avoided costs. It shall be defined as the
				  net economic deferral or avoidance of additional production plant construction
				  by the utility or in other measurable economic benefits in excess of all
				  relevant costs accruing to the utility's general body of ratepayers.
(d) "Curtailable electric service" means
				  electric service that can be reduced or interrupted upon request of a utility
				  but solely at the discretion of the customer.
(e) "Load management service" means electric
				  service provided under an applicable firm rate schedule whereby electric
				  service to specified components of the customer's electric load may be
				  interrupted at the discretion of the utility in accordance with conditions
				  specified in the utility's tariffs.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0439 - Territorial Agreements and Disputes for Electric Utilities - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of Rules
					  25-6.0440,
					  25-6.0441 and
					  25-6.0442, F.A.C., the following
					 terms shall have the following meaning:
(1) "Territorial agreement" means a written
				  agreement between two or more electric utilities which identifies the
				  geographical areas to be served by each electric utility party to the
				  agreement, the terms and conditions pertaining to implementation of the
				  agreement, and any other terms and conditions pertinent to the
				  agreement;
(2) "Territorial
				  dispute" means a disagreement as to which utility has the right and the
				  obligation to serve a particular geographical area.
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2), (4),
						(5)
						FS.
New 3-4-90.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0440 - Territorial Agreements for Electric Utilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All territorial agreements between
				  electric utilities must be submitted to the Commission for approval. Each
				  territorial agreement must clearly identify the geographical area to be served
				  by each utility. The submission must include:
(a) A map and a written description of the
				  area,
(b) The terms and conditions
				  pertaining to implementation of the agreement, and any other terms and
				  conditions pertaining to the agreement,
(c) The number and class of customers to be
				  transferred,
(d) Assurance that the
				  affected customers have been contacted and the difference in rates
				  explained,
(e) Information with
				  respect to the degree of acceptance by affected customers, i.e., the number in
				  favor of and those opposed to the transfer, and
(f) An official Florida Department of
				  Transportation (DOT) General Highway County map for each affected county
				  depicting boundary lines established by the territorial agreement. Upon
				  approval of the agreement, any modification, changes, or corrections to this
				  agreement must be approved by this Commission.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0441 - Territorial Disputes for Electric Utilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A territorial dispute proceeding may be
				  initiated by a petition from an electric utility requesting the Commission to
				  resolve the dispute. Additionally the Commission may, on its own motion,
				  identify the existence of a dispute and order the affected parties to
				  participate in a proceeding to resolve it. Each utility that is a party to a
				  territorial dispute must provide a map and a written description of the
				  disputed area along with the conditions that caused the dispute. Each utility
				  party must also provide a description of the existing and planned load to be
				  served in the area of dispute and a description of the type, additional cost,
				  and reliability of electrical facilities and other utility services to be
				  provided within the disputed area.
(2) In resolving territorial disputes, the
				  Commission may consider, in addition to the factors listed in Section
				   366.04(2)(e),
				  F.S.:
(a) The capability of each utility to
				  provide reliable electric service within the disputed area with its existing
				  facilities and the extent to which additional facilities are needed;
(b) The nature of the disputed area,
				  including population and the type of utilities seeking to serve it, the degree
				  of urbanization of the area and its proximity to other urban areas, and the
				  present and reasonably foreseeable future requirements of the area for other
				  utility services;
(c) The cost of
				  each utility to provide distribution and subtransmission facilities to the
				  disputed area presently and in the future;
(d) Any other factor the Commission finds
				  relevant in reaching a determination that the resolution of the territorial
				  dispute is in the public interest; and
(e) If all other factors are substantially
				  equal, customer preference.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-6.0442 - Customer Participation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any
				  customer located within the geographic area in question shall have an
				  opportunity to present oral or written communications in commission proceedings
				  to approve territorial agreements or resolve territorial disputes. If the
				  commission proposes to consider such material, then all parties shall be given
				  a reasonable opportunity to cross-examine or challenge or rebut it.
(2) Any substantially affected customer shall
				  have the right to intervene in such proceedings.
(3) In any Commission proceeding to approve a
				  territorial agreement or resolve a territorial dispute, the Commission shall
				  give notice of the proceeding in the manner provided by Rule
				   25-22.0405,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.04(2), (4),
						366.05(7)
						FS.
New 3-4-90.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part IV - GENERAL SERVICE PROVISIONS › Section 25-6.045 - Frequency Standards (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.05(1)
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Formerly 25-6.45, Repealed
						2-25-93.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part IV - GENERAL SERVICE PROVISIONS › Section 25-6.046 - Voltage Standards

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each utility
				  shall adopt standard nominal voltages conforming to modern usage, as may be
				  required by the design of its distributing and transmission system for its
				  entire service area or for each of the districts into which its system may be
				  divided.
(a) For service rendered to customers
				  whose principal consumption shall be for lighting and/or residential purposes,
				  the voltage at the point of delivery shall not exceed 5% above or below the
				  standard voltage adopted.
(b) For
				  service rendered principally for industrial or power purposes, excluding
				  residential purposes, the voltage at the point of delivery shall not exceed 7
				  1/2% above or below the standard voltage adopted.
(c) Sudden changes in voltage that exceed 5%
				  of the standard voltage and occur more frequently than two times per hour, or
				  changes of 2 1/2% that occur more frequently than once per minute shall be
				  limited to magnitudes and frequency of occurrence compatible with the
				  customer's requirements.
(d) The
				  limitations in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) may be modified for cases in which
				  the customer specifically agrees to accept service not meeting the specified
				  limits.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part IV - GENERAL SERVICE PROVISIONS › Section 25-6.047 - Constant Current Standards (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.03,
						366.04(2)(c),
						(5)
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Formerly 25-6.47, Repealed
						10-26-20.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part IV - GENERAL SERVICE PROVISIONS › Section 25-6.048 - Limiting Connected Load

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
If the utility maintains a rate based on connected load,
					 provisions shall be made in its rules whereby the customer may arrange his
					 wiring in such a manner that only a portion of the load may be served at one
					 time. In such cases the connected load to be used for the computation of
					 charges shall be the largest load which can be served.
Rulemaking Authority
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.03,
						366.05(1)
						FS.
New 7-29-69, Formerly
						25-6.48.