Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-6 - ELECTRIC SERVICE BY ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part V - RULES FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC UNDERGROUND EXTENSIONS › Section 25-6.078 - Schedule of Charges

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each utility
				  shall file with the Commission a written policy that shall become a part of the
				  utility's tariff rules and regulations on the installation of underground
				  facilities in new subdivisions. Such policy shall be subject to review and
				  approval of the Commission and shall include an Estimated Average Cost
				  Differential, if any, and shall state the basis upon which the utility will
				  provide underground service and its method for recovering the difference in
				  cost of an underground system and an equivalent overhead system from the
				  applicant at the time service is extended. The charges to the applicant shall
				  not be more than the estimated difference in cost of an underground system and
				  an equivalent overhead system.
(2)
				  For the purpose of calculating the Estimated Average Cost Differential, cost
				  estimates shall reflect the requirements of Rule
				   25-6.030, F.A.C., Storm
				  Protection Plan, Rule
				   25-6.034, F.A.C., Standard of
				  Construction, Rule  25-6.0341, F.A.C., Location of
				  the Utility's Electric Distribution Facilities, and Rule
				   25-6.0345, F.A.C., Safety
				  Standards for Construction of New Transmission and Distribution
				  Facilities.
(3) On or before
				  October 15 of each year, each utility shall file with the Commission Clerk,
				  using current material and labor costs, Form PSC 1031 (08/20), entitled
				  "Overhead/Underground Residential Differential Cost Data, " which is
				  incorporated by reference into this rule and is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12425
.
				  If the cost differential as calculated in Form PSC 1031 (08/20) varies from the
				  Commission-approved differential by plus or minus 10 percent or more, the
				  utility shall file a written policy and supporting data and analyses as
				  prescribed in subsections (1), (4) and (5) of this rule on or before April 1 of
				  the following year; however, each utility shall file a written policy and
				  supporting data and analyses at least once every 3 years.
(4) Differences in Net Present Value of
				  operational costs, including average historical storm restoration costs over
				  the life of the facilities, between underground and overhead systems, if any,
				  shall be taken into consideration in determining the overall Estimated Average
				  Cost Differential. Each utility shall establish sufficient record keeping and
				  accounting measures to separately identify operational costs for underground
				  and overhead facilities, including storm related costs.
(5) Detailed supporting data and analyses
				  used to determine the Estimated Average Cost Differential for underground and
				  overhead distribution systems shall be concurrently filed by the utility with
				  the Commission and shall be updated using cost data developed from the most
				  recent 12-month period. The utility shall record these data and analyses on
				  Form PSC 1031 (08/20), which is incorporated by reference into subsection (3)
				  of this rule.
(6) Service for a new
				  multiple-occupancy building shall be constructed underground within the
				  property to be served to the point of delivery at or near the building by the
				  utility at no charge to the applicant, provided the utility is free to
				  construct its service extension or extensions in the most economical
				  manner.
(7) The recovery of the
				  cost differential as filed by the utility and approved by the Commission may
				  not be waived or refunded unless it is mutually agreed by the applicant and the
				  utility that the applicant will perform certain work as defined in the
				  utility's tariff, in which case the applicant shall receive a credit. Provision
				  for the credit shall be set forth in the utility's tariff rules and
				  regulations, and shall be no more in amount than the total charges
				  applicable.
(8) The difference in
				  cost as determined by the utility in accordance with its tariff shall be based
				  on full use of the subdivision for building lots or multiple-occupancy
				  buildings. If any given subdivision is designed to include large open areas,
				  the utility or the applicant may refer the matter to the Commission for a
				  special ruling as provided under Rule  25-6.083, F.A.C.
(9) The utility shall not be obligated to
				  install any facilities within a subdivision until satisfactory arrangements for
				  the construction of facilities and payment of applicable charges, if any, have
				  been completed between the applicant and the utility by written agreement. A
				  standard agreement form shall be filed with the company's tariff.
(10) Nothing in this rule shall be construed
				  to prevent any utility from waiving all or any portion of a cost differential
				  for providing underground facilities. If, however, the utility waives the
				  differential, the utility shall reduce net plant in service as though the
				  differential had been collected unless the Commission determines that there is
				  a quantifiable benefit to the general body of ratepayers commensurate with the
				  waived differential.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2),
						366.05(1) FS.
						Law Implemented 366.03,
						366.04(1), (4),
						366.04(2)(f),
						366.06(1)
						FS.
New 4-10-71, Amended 4-13-80, 2-12-84, Formerly 25-6.78,
						Amended 10-29-97, 2-1-07, 12-10-20.