Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 20 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Subtitle 50 - SERVICE SUPPLIED BY ELECTRIC COMPANIES › Chapter 20.50.12 - Service Quality and Reliability Standards › Section 20.50.12.11 - Annual Performance Reports

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. On or before April 1 of each year, each utility shall file an annual performance report which shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The reliability index information and results required in this chapter, including a table showing the actual values of the reliability indices required in this chapter for each of the preceding 3 calendar years;
(2) Annual year-end and 3-year average performance results as required under Public Utilities Article, §7-213(g)(2)(i) and (ii), Annotated Code of Maryland, including a table showing the actual values for each of the preceding 3 calendar years;
(3) The time periods during which major outage event interruption data and, if a cooperatively owned utility, the outage data resulting from an outage event occurring on another utility's electric system was excluded from the CAIDI, SAIDI, and SAIFI indices, including a brief description of the interruption causes during each time period;
(4) A description of the utility's reliability objectives, planned actions and projects, and programs for providing reliable electric service;
(5) An assessment of the results and effectiveness of the utility's reliability objectives, planned actions and projects, programs, and load studies in achieving an acceptable reliability level as required under Public Utilities Article, §7-213(g)(2)(iii), Annotated Code of Maryland. The assessment of the results and effectiveness shall include, to the extent estimated or determined by the utility, the program's, project's, or planned action's impact on reliability indices, including CAIDI, SAIDI, and SAIFI and any other reliability index considered. The method for estimating or determining the impact on any reliability index shall be explained;
(6) Current year expenditures, an estimate or budget amount for the following 2 calendar years, if available, current year labor resources hours, and progress measures for each capital and maintenance program designed to support the maintenance of reliable electric service as required under Public Utilities Article, §7-213(g)(2)(iv)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland;
(7) An explanation for any material differences between current year expenditures and cost estimates filed pursuant to §A(6) of this regulation;
(8) The number of outages by outage type as required under Public Utilities Article, §7-213(g)(2)(iv)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, including planned outage, nonplanned outage minus major outage event, and major outage event;
(9) The number of outages by outage cause required under Public Utilities Article §7-213(g)(2)(iv)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland, including, but not limited to, animals, overhead equipment failure, and underground equipment failure;
(10) The total number of customers that experienced an outage required under Public Utilities Article, §7-213(g)(2)(iv)(4), Annotated Code of Maryland;
(11) The total number of customer minutes of outage time required under Public Utilities Article, §7-213(g)(2)(iv)(5), Annotated Code of Maryland;
(12) To the extent practicable, a breakdown, by the number of days each customer was without electric service, of the number of customers that experienced an outage required under Public Utilities Article, §7-213(g)(2)(iv)(6), Annotated Code of Maryland;
(13) Poorest performing feeder information and results required in this chapter; and
(14) Multiple device activation information and results required in this chapter.