Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 120 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHEDULE OF RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS › Section 407-120-1 - PURPOSE AND EFFECT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Purpose
. The purpose of this Rule is to specify the Commission's
				requirements for the form, content, and advance notice filings of schedules of
				rates and terms and conditions.
B.
Minimum Requirements
. Nothing in this Rule prohibits the
				submission of additional data with any filing, nor does this Rule in any way
				limit the Commission's authority to require submission of additional
				information.
C.
Burden of
				Proof
. Compliance with this Rule shall not discharge the burden of proof
				placed upon a public utility pursuant to
				
				35-A M.R.S.A.
				§§310(1) and
				1314.
D.
Applicability of Rule
				Sections
.
1.
General
				Provisions.
Sections
				1,
				2,
				9,
				10, and
				11 apply to all public utilities
				except for those COCOT providers that are public utilities due only to their
				provision of COCOT services under Chapter 250 of the Commission's Rules (65-407
				C.M.R. 250).
2.
Form and
				Content of Filings.
Sections
				3 and
				4 apply to all schedules filed by any
				public utility. COCOT providers that are public utilities due only to their
				provision of COCOT services under Chapter 250 of the Commission's Rules (65-407
				C.M.R. 250) are not subject to these provisions but instead must comply with
				filing requirements contained in Chapter 250.
3.
Content of General Rate
				Cases.
Section
				5 applies to any general rate case, as
				defined in Section
				2(E), filed by a
				public utility pursuant to
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§307, except any rate filing by:
a. A consumer-owned water utility pursuant to
				35-A
				M.R.S.A. §6104, unless the filing is
				suspended pursuant to Section
				7(A)(3) of this
				Rule;
b. A consumer-owned electric
				utility pursuant to
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3502, unless the filing is suspended
				pursuant to Section
				8(A)(3) of this
				Rule;
c. The Casco Bay Island
				Transit District or any other ferry in Casco Bay subject to the Commission's
				jurisdiction pursuant to
				 35-A
				M.R.S.A. §5101 et seq., which must
				comply with Chapter 560 of the Commission's Rules (65-407 C.M.R.
				560);
d. A radio common carrier or
				cellular service provider as defined in Chapter 240 of the Commission's Rules
				(65-407 C.M.R. 240), which must comply with Section IV(A) thereof;
				or,
e. A coin-operated telephone
				service as defined in Chapter 250 of the Commission's Rules (65-407 C.M.R.
				250), which must comply with Section
				4(H) 
				thereof.
4.
Major
				Utility Rate Cases.
Section
				6 applies to any major utility as
				defined by Section
				2(F) of this
				Rule.
5.
Consumer-Owned Water
				Utilities.
Section
				7 applies to rate filings made by
				consumer-owned water utilities pursuant to
				
				35-A M.R.S.A. §6104.
6.
Consumer-Owned Electric
				Utilities.
Section
				8 applies to rate filings made by
				consumer-owned electric utilities pursuant to
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3502.