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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 1 - OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS › Section 165:35-25-2 - Extension of distribution systems

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Free extension.
The utility
				  shall extend its overhead distribution lines a distance of three hundred feet
				  (300') to provide service to each bona fide application for residential
				  service, without cost to the consumer. The utility may prescribe terms and
				  conditions of extending service to applicants for other types of service, and
				  for extensions for low load service such as wells, security lights, and fence
				  charges, and for extension policy required by law or by the terms of a
				  financing agreement; which provisions, when filed with and approved by the
				  Commission, shall be deemed to constitute compliance with this
				  Section.
(b)
Tariff
				  requirements of extension.
A utility shall include in its filed tariffs,
				  terms and conditions of furnishing underground service which shall provide for
				  determining and recovery by the utility for the additional cost of providing
				  underground service, and the responsibility for trenching and backfilling, and
				  the method of calculating costs of construction.
(c)
Extension above free limit.
If the extension of the distribution system necessary to furnish service to an
				  applicant or group of applicants is greater than specified in (b) of this
				  Section, the utility shall require payment of the cost of the extension over
				  the free limit before extending the distribution system.
(d)
Extension may be made above free
				  limit when economically justified.
In lieu of making an extension
				  pursuant to (a) and (b) of this Section, the utility may make an extension
				  above the free limit upon receipt of a lesser payment or no payment, when the
				  gross anticipated annual revenue from the extension will provide the utility
				  with adequate return upon its investment, pursuant to a formula approved by the
				  Commission or contained in its approved terms and conditions of service.
(e)
Determination of the
				  length and cost of an extension.
For purposes of measuring extensions
				  under this Section, the distance shall be measured along lines of proper
				  construction from the nearest point of connection to the point of delivery on
				  the property to be served. A required advance for construction shall be
				  calculated from the total construction cost of the extension from which there
				  shall be deducted:
(1) Any cost incident to
				  excess capacity above that required to serve the applicant or group of
				  applicants.
(2) Any cost incident
				  to future expansions or to continue a construction plan of the utility.
(3) The cost of the free extension
				  to which the applicant would be entitled.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 1 - OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS › Section 165:35-25-3 - Maintenance of plant, equipment, and facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Safety of plant and system.
Each utility shall install, operate, and maintain its entire plant and system
				  in such condition as will enable it to furnish safe and adequate service,
				  subject only to emergency conditions beyond its control. Utilities shall also
				  perform routine inspections of overhead electric supply lines and accessible
				  facilities for hazards to the public.
(b)
Accepted good practice.
The
				  generating, transmission, and distribution system, including but not limited to
				  generating plants and equipment, transmission lines, substations, overhead
				  systems, underground systems, street lighting systems, service wires and
				  support equipment attachments, transformers, meters and measuring equipment,
				  and remote meter reading equipment shall be constructed, installed, maintained,
				  and operated in accordance with accepted good practice up to and including the
				  point of delivery to the consumer. "Accepted good practice" shall be defined by
				  the applicable rules governing installation, operations, maintenance, and
				  safety contained in the NEC.
(c)
Compliance with the NEC.
The installation and maintenance of
				  electric utility systems shall comply with the NEC minimum standard
				  requirements.
(1) Only the specific minimum
				  clearances required by the NEC shall be required by this Chapter. Construction
				  and facilities which meet the specific minimum clearances shall be deemed to
				  meet the purpose of the NEC of the "practical safeguarding of persons." Any
				  additional clearances provided will be at the discretion of the electric
				  utility, or as directed by the Commission, and shall not be required or
				  necessary to provide additional public safety.
(2) On all underground construction completed
				  after the effective date of this Chapter, the utility shall place warning
				  labels (of a Commission-approved design) at all locations where aboveground
				  equipment and facilities are readily accessible to the public.
(3) The utility shall perform detailed
				  inspections of its overhead facilities to identify any potential safety issues
				  that could impact service or public safety. Utilities shall submit their
				  inspection programs to PUD.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 1 - OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS › Section 165:35-25-4 - Daily record of generating plants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each utility shall keep a daily record of the operation of
					 each of its generating plants showing the energy generated, station use, net
					 output of plant, length of time each unit is in operation, and cause and reason
					 for any unexpected plant shutdown. A utility having only generating plants of 5
					 ,000 KW or less is exempt from this Section.
Amended at 21 Ok Reg
					 2091, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 1 - OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS › Section 165:35-25-5 - Load reduction

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No utility shall execute plans or procedures, without
					 proper authorization of the Commission, which will reduce the utility's load in
					 Oklahoma, for the purpose of diverting power for use outside of Oklahoma,
					 except to provide power and energy to its own system outside
					 Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 1 - OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS › Section 165:35-25-6 - Record of accidents

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each utility shall maintain adequate records of accidents
					 occurring in connection with its operations resulting in injury to persons or
					 damage to property. Accident reports shall be available for inspection by the
					 Commission or its representative.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-12 - Adoption of Standards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
For the purposes of this Subchapter, the Commission adopts
					 the most current edition of the IEEE's Std. 1366,
IEEE Guide for
					 Electric Power Distribution Reliability Indices.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2091, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-13 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in IEEE's Std.
					 1366,
IEEE Guide for Electric Power Distribution Reliability
					 Indices
, the following words and terms, when used in this Part, shall
					 have the following meaning:
"Major event"
means a catastrophic event that
					 exceeds the design limits of the electric power system, such as an extreme
					 storm, tornado or earthquake. These events shall include situations where there
					 is a loss of service to 10% or more of the customers in a region, and where
					 full restoration of all affected customers requires more than 24 hours from the
					 beginning of the event.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2091, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-14 - Reliability program

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				  utility, to the maximum extent practicable, shall design and maintain a program
				  to limit the frequency and duration of electric service interruptions and to
				  maintain acceptable electric service reliability levels and to sustain that
				  reliability over time. This program must address all the factors that impact
				  the reliability of the distribution system, including, but not limited to:
(1) The age, distribution, and location of
				  equipment on each circuit;
(2) The
				  number, density, and location of customers on each circuit;
(3) The location and density of trees on the
				  system;
(4) Annual vegetation
				  management plan; and
(5) The
				  impacts on distribution system reliability of animals, wind, storms, ice, and
				  automobile accidents.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-15 - Vegetation management plan

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Vegetation management means all activities associated with the trimming,
				  removal, or control of plant material in the proximity of energized electric
				  utility conductors and equipment.
(b) As part of its Reliability program, each
				  utility shall prepare an annual vegetation management plan and submit this plan
				  to the Commission for review prior to implementation. This plan shall be an
				  integrated part of the utility's Reliability program and shall include, but not
				  be limited to:
(1) Definitions of
				  activities;
(2) Calendar of
				  activities;
(3) Implementation
				  plan;
(4) Criteria to assess
				  results of the vegetation management plan; and
(5) The name and contact information of a
				  company representative who is knowledgeable about the plan, its implementation
				  and potential results.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-16 - Notification for vegetation management activities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When trimming trees and trimming or removing other
					 vegetation in electric line right-of-way maintenance in urban areas, the
					 utility shall make a reasonable attempt to contact the landowner, customer, or
					 tenant at a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours prior to beginning work on the
					 property. In rural areas the utility shall make a reasonable attempt to contact
					 the landowner, customer or tenant, if known, a reasonable time prior to
					 beginning work on the property. This contact may take the form of a written
					 notice delivered to the landowner's, customer's, or tenant's residence; a
					 telephone call to the landowner, customer, or tenant; or an in-person contact.
					 Reasonable effort shall be made by the utility to accommodate a landowner's,
					 customer's, or tenant's desire to be present when work is done on his or her
					 property. Vegetation management related to emergency repairs is exempt from
					 this notification requirement.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2091, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-17 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2091, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-19 - Individual circuit reliability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each utility shall maintain a program for identifying and
					 analyzing its worst performing circuits during the course of each reporting
					 year. The program shall include, but should not be limited to, an analysis of
					 the top 5% worst performing circuits for the entire utility and for each of the
					 utility's operating regions, if the utility is divided into regions, and the
					 actions taken to improve their performance. The worst performing circuits shall
					 be identified and ranked using the SAIDI and SAIFI (and to the maximum extent
					 practicable, MAIFI) values computed for each circuit, and in any other manner
					 chosen by the utility. The details and results of the ranking and program to
					 improve the performance of these circuits shall be submitted as part of the
					 annual reliability report described in
					 165:35-25-20.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2091, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 3 - RELIABILITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 165:35-25-20 - Annual reliability report

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each utility shall submit an annual
				  reliability report to PUD by March 1 of each year, beginning March 1,
				  2005.
(b) The annual reliability
				  report shall include the following:
(1) A
				  description of all vegetation management it performed for the previous calendar
				  year and the vegetation management it plans to perform for the current
				  year.
(2) SAIDI and SAIFI (and to
				  the maximum extent practicable, MAIFI) values computed for the entire service
				  territory and displayed in tabular form. SAIDI and SAIFI events should be
				  calculated using a sustained time of five (5) minutes or more for Root Mean
				  Square (RMS) zero voltages; MAIFI events should be calculated using any time
				  less than five (5) minutes for RMS zero voltages. Multiple interruptions within
				  five (5) minutes are considered one momentary interruption event.
(3) SAIDI and SAIFI (and to the maximum
				  extent practicable, MAIFI) values computed for each of the utility's regions
				  and displayed in tabular form. SAIDI and SAIFI events should be calculated
				  using a sustained time of five (5) minutes or more for RMS zero voltages; MAIFI
				  events should be calculated using any time less than five (5) minutes for RMS
				  zero voltages. Multiple interruptions within five (5) minutes are considered
				  one momentary interruption event.
(4) A detailed report for each major event
				  that is not included in the calculation of the reliability indices. The major
				  event report shall include the interruption cause or causes, date, regional
				  location, percentages of consumers without service in that region as a result
				  of the event, the time or time frame in which service was lost to 10% or more
				  of that region, the time the last consumer's service was restored in that
				  region, and any other details that the utility or PUD believes will further
				  justify the exclusion of the event from the calculations.
(5) A description of the program the utility
				  has in place for analyzing and improving worst performing circuits and a
				  summary of the results of the program for the reporting year.
(6) A description and map identifying the
				  utility's service regions or operations divisions. Documentation and
				  illustration of any changes in region boundaries as defined by the utility, and
				  justification for such changes.
(7)
				  For each utility with less than 100,000 consumers, show the data used to
				  calculate as well as the calculation of the rural adjusted minimum performance
				  level.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 25 - Operations Requirements for Utilities › Part 5 - UTILITY SCORECARD › Section 165:35-25-24 - Utility performance scorecard

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Using the data submitted pursuant to OAC
				  165:35-25-20, PUD shall annually
				  prepare a scorecard for each utility covering the following areas:
(1) SAIFI;
(2) SAIDI;
(3) MAIFI (to the extent that this measure is
				  utilized);
(4) Vegetation
				  management; and
(5) Worst
				  performing circuits.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 27 - Cost Reporting and Accounting › Section 165:35-27-1 - Cost of services, materials, or facilities for other types of business or subsidiaries

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) When
				a utility is engaged in any type of nonutility business or operations, through
				subsidiaries or otherwise, or in any business not considered in ratemaking
				process by the Commission, and personnel, material, equipment, or any facility
				of the utility is supplied for the operation of such other type of business or
				subsidiary, the utility shall keep an accurate account of allocation of all of
				the cost of personnel, services, material, equipment, or any facility between
				utility and nonutility operations. There shall be a written accounting thereof
				for utility and nonutility operations on a monthly basis. This accounting will
				clearly delineate company's utility and non-utility expenses and revenues for
				the purposes of accurate ratemaking.
(b) The cost of keeping the records and any
				other expense caused by furnishing such services, materials, or facilities
				shall be charged to the recipient thereof. The term "all of the cost" in this
				Section shall mean actual cost plus any direct or indirect charges related to
				the cost of services, materials, or facilities calculated on the same basis
				used in allocating direct or indirect charges to the utility operations.
(c) Records of and reports on
				services, materials, or facilities of other types of business or subsidiaries
				referred to in this Section shall be available to PUD or its representative.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 27 - Cost Reporting and Accounting › Section 165:35-27-2 - Municipal fees, taxes, and other exactions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The aggregate amount of all franchise payments, or
				  contributions or payments in lieu thereof, or other exactions imposed upon
				  utilities or electric cooperatives by any municipality of this state for
				  engaging in business within the municipality or for the use and occupancy of
				  its streets and public ways is a matter between the municipality and the
				  utility or electric cooperative. The amount of the exactions charged to and
				  collected from the consumers by the utility shall be in accordance with the
				  respective municipal ordinance or statute. The amount of such exactions shall
				  be charged to consumers within said municipality pro rata in accordance with
				  actual revenue associated with the provided service. The amount of such charges
				  shall be separately stated as a line item on the regular billings to consumers
				  as a dollar amount.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2435, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 27 - Cost Reporting and Accounting › Section 165:35-27-3 - Method for compensating fuel or power cost changes; reporting for rate adjustment and billing purposes [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 12 Ok Reg
				  2125, eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 27 - Cost Reporting and Accounting › Section 165:35-27-3.1 - Reporting of purchased fuel and power for adjustment purposes

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A utility having a purchased power adjustment clause or a
				  fuel adjustment clause in its approved tariffs shall file periodic and detailed
				  reports of its fuel and power purchases in such form as the Commission may
				  require and as set forth in OAC165:50.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2125,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 27 - Cost Reporting and Accounting › Section 165:35-27-4 - Accounting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Uniform
				System of Accounts of FERC prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees (Class
				A, B, C, and D) or prescribed by the RUS or other uniform system acceptable to
				the Commission may be adopted by a utility.
(b) Electric utilities operating within
				Oklahoma shall be classed by revenue as follows:
CLASS
ANNUAL GROSS OPERATING REVENUE
A
$2,500,000 or more
B
$1,000,000 to $2,500,000
C
$150,000 to $1,000,000
D
$25,000 to $150,000
(c)
				No change in or departure from the system used by the utility will be permitted
				except upon order of the Commission, made after notice and hearing.
(d) The Annual Report FERC Form 1 - Class A
				and B Electric Companies and FERC Form 1A - Class C and D Electric Utility
				Companies promulgated by the FERC and RUS Report Form 7A promulgated by the RUS
				are hereby adopted for purposes of the annual report to this Commission by all
				Class A, B, C, and D Electric Utilities filing such reports with the FERC and
				the RUS. Each utility having multistate utility operations, in addition to
				submitting with the Commission a copy of its annual report to the FERC if any,
				shall submit an annual report on a form furnished or approved by the
				Commission, of its utility service and operations in the State of Oklahoma. Any
				allocation of costs or revenues necessary in developing results of utility
				operations for the State of Oklahoma shall be accomplished on a basis
				acceptable to the Commission.
(e)
				The results of operations reported by each electric utility in its annual
				report to the Commission shall be reconciled with the results of operations
				shown on its books, records and in its other reports to the Commission.
(f) Each utility shall report to
				the Commission at the end for the utility's fiscal year on forms furnished or
				approved by the Commission, the book value of its utility plant. These reports
				and annual reports required by (d) of this Section shall be delivered to the
				Commission within five (5) business days of the date such reports are filed
				with either the FERC or RUS; provided that the Commission may grant an
				extension for time for good cause shown. In the event that the utility has
				requested an extension of time from FERC or RUS, it will advise the PUD
				Director, in writing, of such filing delay.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2237, eff 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 29 - Electricity Purchases for Producers and Parallel Operation › Section 165:35-29-1 - Purchase of electricity from cogenerators or small power producers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Purchases under
				this Section shall be from cogenerators and small power producers (producers)
				as defined and qualified under Section 201 of the Public Utility Regulatory
				Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978. Producers shall not be utilities as defined
				elsewhere in the Chapter.
(b)
				Unless otherwise provided for by this Section and in an approved experimental
				purchase tariff, the utility's Terms and Conditions of Service shall apply to
				joint consumer producers.
(c) Each
				utility will maintain a list available to the Commission for all potential
				cogenerators and small power producers who have been in written contact with
				the utility and record the disposition of each such line of inquiry.
(d) Each utility will maintain an
				experimental purchase tariff on file applicable to purchases from certain
				facilities of 300 KW or less. This tariff will consist of a Purchase Agreement
				form prepared by the utility and approved by the Commission; Purchase Rate
				Schedules for wind, photo-voltaic and stored water hydro power, which reflect
				the utility's avoided costs, as approved by the Commission; and the
				experimental standard Terms and Conditions of Purchase of the Commission.
(e) Each utility will maintain on
				file for all other potential cogenerators and small power producers information
				sufficient to guide such parties in regard to avoided costs and procedures.
				Such information shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) The utility's response to avoided cost
				interrogatories as requested by the Commission.
(2) A copy of this Chapter.
(3) A copy of the experimental tariff.
(4) Such reports and analyses as
				shall be prescribed by the Commission.
(5) For investor owned utilities, the
				information required by Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
				Act (PURPA) of 1978.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 29 - Electricity Purchases for Producers and Parallel Operation › Section 165:35-29-2 - Parallel operation of generation facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) This Section applies to any party
				(interconnected party) who wishes to operate or who is operating generation
				facilities in parallel with a utility except the following:
(1) Other utilities subject to the rules of
				this Commission or FERC or its successor organization, if any.
(2) Parties qualifying under OAC
				165:35-29-1, and who have not
				agreed with the utility to operate under this Section.
(3) Parties operating in parallel according
				to an agreement signed prior to March 20, 1981, who have not agreed with the
				utility to operate under OAC
				165:35-29-1.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-1 - Purpose, scope and application of Subchapter

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The affiliate transactions and financial
				transactions (such as stock, bond, derivatives, and any financing instrument
				issuance) rules are promulgated to establish enforcement, reporting and
				monitoring provisions of utilities as to these transactions.
(b) The intention of this Subchapter includes
				[but is not limited to]:
(1) The establishment
				of standards for transactions between utilities and their affiliates for
				purposes of determining fair, just and reasonable rates and charges;
(2) The prevention of subsidization of an
				affiliate by a utility;
(3) The
				support of fair and clear cost allocations; and
(4) The protection of the customers of a
				utility from being subjected to any unreasonable financial obligation or costs
				of an affiliate.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-2 - Determination of confidential information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If a utility that seeks to provide
				electric utility services is required by this Subchapter to submit information
				to the Commission that is alleged to be confidential, a motion for a protective
				order concerning said confidential information may be filed requesting a
				determination be made by the Commission to protect said information pursuant to
				51 O.S. § 24A.22.
(b) After a
				determination regarding approval of any protective order by the Commission,
				PUD, and the Attorney General's Office may, at its option, review the
				information claimed to be confidential at a mutually agreed upon
				location.
(c) In the absence of a
				protective order, all information considered by the Commission in establishing
				utility tariffs and in determining compliance with the rules of this Subchapter
				shall not be maintained in confidence by the Commission.
Added at 21 Ok Reg 2085,
				  eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-3 - Exemption for corporate and shared services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Corporate and support services are exempt from asymmetrical
				  pricing, to the extent that the affiliate information requirements in Chapter
				  70 and OAC
				  165:35-31-4
				  are satisfied.
Added at 21 Ok Reg 2085,
				  eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-4 - Request for Information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Required Information.
Upon request by the
				  Commission, affiliate information shall be provided pursuant to this Subchapter
				  and shall contain records and work papers which provide, at a minimum, the
				  following information and such other information that the Commission shall
				  request:
(1) Consolidated Companies
				and Subsidiaries Balance Sheet.
(2)
				Income Statements.
(3) Cost
				Allocation Basis, if applicable.
(4) Affiliate/Subsidiary General Data:
				Narrative(s) providing:
(A) The date of
				establishment of each affiliate and/or subsidiary;
(B) A statement of each affiliate and/or
				subsidiary's core businesses;
(C)
				The utility company resources used in establishment of each affiliate and/or
				subsidiary; and
(D) The utility
				company resources currently being used by each affiliate and/or subsidiary,
				either directly or indirectly.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-5 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
				  2085, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-6 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-7 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-8 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-9 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-10 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-11 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-12 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-13 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-14 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-15 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-16 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-17 - RESERVED

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				  2085, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-18 - RESERVED

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				  2085, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-21 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-22 - Financial transactions by utilities or their affiliate(s)

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(a)
Financial
				transactions.
Financial transactions include, but are not limited to,
				stock, bond, derivatives, and any financing instrument issuance as well any
				debt, equity, derivative or related transaction.
(b)
Separate books and records.
A utility shall keep separate books of accounts and records from its
				affiliates. The Commission may review records relating to any transaction
				between a utility and an affiliate to ensure compliance with this Subchapter
				including the records of both the utility and the affiliate relating to any
				transaction.
(1) In accordance with generally
				accepted accounting principles, a utility shall record all transactions with
				its affiliates, whether they involve direct or indirect expenses.
(2) A utility shall prepare non-GAAP
				financial statements that are not consolidated with those of its
				affiliates.
(3) A utility shall
				have a cost allocation manual or upon Commission request, be able to provide
				its cost allocation methodology in written form with supporting documentation.
				Such records shall reflect the transaction and the allocated costs, with
				supporting documentation, to justify the valuation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-23 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-24 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-25 - Remedies and enforcement for violation of the standards of conduct

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(a) A complaint may
				be brought to the Commission at any time. The Commission encourages informal
				resolutions. Whenever a controversy does exist in connection with the
				interpretation of this Subchapter, the applicability of the requirements set
				forth herein, or any right or duty imposed thereby; the Commission, upon
				application of any interested party and after notice and hearing, will enter
				such order thereon as it may deem appropriate.
(b) Each violation of this Subchapter shall
				be considered to be a separate occurrence.
(c) If the Commission determines, after
				investigation and an evidentiary hearing, that the electric utility has
				violated these affiliate rules, the Commission may assess a fine against the
				utility for contempt as set forth in 17 O.S. §
									1
et seq.
and may order such further action as may be fair, just
				and reasonable under the circumstances of the proceeding.
(d) The Commission may act upon any violation
				of these standards including but not limited to the following:
(1) Prospective limitation or restriction of
				the amount, percentage or value of cost recovery for transactions entered into
				between a utility and an affiliate;
(2) Denial of recovery of costs, all or in
				part, for business transactions between the utility and the affiliate;
				or
(3) Application of any other
				remedy available to the Commission, including financial penalties.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-26 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 31 - Affiliate Transactions and Financial Transactions of Utilities and Affiliates › Section 165:35-31-27 - RESERVED

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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 33 - Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure › Section 165:35-33-1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The
				purpose of this Subchapter is to require utilities to take all reasonable
				measures necessary to protect their critical infrastructures from extended
				interruption of service from all extraordinary events, natural and
				man-made.
(b) The Commission
				requires electric utilities to develop, implement, and maintain Homeland
				Security and Critical Infrastructure Plans according to the industry standards
				enumerated in sub-section (d) below.
(c) To the extent that a utility seeks to
				recover costs for security measures outside of a general rate review for the
				implementation of Homeland Security and/or Critical Infrastructure protections,
				the utility shall comply with all provisions of this Subchapter.
(d) Each electric utility serving Oklahoma
				jurisdictional ratepayers is required to follow the most current applicable
				North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC's) Security Guidelines
				and Standards or equivalent cyber security framework , as may be amended from
				time to time, for use as guidelines for protecting the utility's Critical
				Infrastructure from extended service interruption.
(e) Each electric utility seeking to recover
				costs for security measures from Oklahoma jurisdictional ratepayers outside of
				a general rate review shall develop, implement, and maintain a Critical
				Infrastructure and Security Plan as further set forth within this
				Subchapter.
(f) If the utility has
				implemented a Security Plan or process in accordance with the applicable
				industry guidelines but is not seeking or receiving cost recovery for
				security-related costs, the utility shall submit the Certification Letter
				required by OAC
				165:35-33-7(f)
				and the Plan shall be subject to review pursuant to the Authorized
				Participation and Confidentiality provisions of OAC
				165:35-33-10 and OAC
				165:35-33-11. The utility is not
				otherwise required to comply with the provisions of this Subchapter.
(g) The Commission retains its jurisdictional
				and supervisory authority to address the reasonableness and/or prudence of any
				proposed security cost recovery.
(h) Nothing in this subchapter shall relieve
				any utility from any duty otherwise prescribed by the laws of the State of
				Oklahoma or this Commission's rules.
(i) Nothing in this Subchapter is intended to
				divest the utility of its right to object to any discovery requests from
				intervenors seeking access to "Highly Sensitive Confidential" materials.
(j) If any provision of this
				Subchapter is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
				or applications of this Subchapter which can be given effect without the
				invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this
				Subchapter are declared to be severable.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 704,
				  eff 7-1-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 33 - Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure › Section 165:35-33-5 - Utility Security Plan

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(a)
				Each electric utility is required to prepare and make available for inspection,
				a "Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Plan" ("Plan") that has been
				prepared with reference to the applicable NERC Security Guidelines and
				Standards or equivalent cyber security framework and standard as guidance with
				a defined cyber security strategy.
(b) The Plan shall be marked as "Highly
				Sensitive Confidential" and designate those facilities that the utility
				considers to be Critical Infrastructure (physical assets and computer software
				as defined in OAC
				165:35-33-3 above), and shall set
				forth the utility's measures to secure such facilities from extended service
				interruption. The Plan shall also include an estimate of the costs necessary to
				achieve such measures.
(c) The Plan
				shall remain on site at the utility's business office in accordance with OAC
				165:35-33-7(g)
				below and shall have the most current version of the redlined Plan Update
				Report attached to the clean version of the utility's latest Plan. At the
				utility's option, changes will either be redlined or a history of changes may
				be maintained.
(d) The Plan shall
				list all locations deemed by the utility to be critical, as well as
				identification of any subsequently increased security measures. All locations
				and security measures shall be identified by code known only to the utility and
				designated state government officials and their designees.
(e) Any subsequent security measures
				identified in the Plan shall contain an estimate of the cost necessary to
				implement such measures, a description of the measures necessary to adequately
				secure each specific location and an estimated schedule for completion of each
				measure.
(f) All locations
				identified by the Plan that require additional security measures shall be
				prioritized by the utility.
(g)
				Beginning December 30, 2005 and on July 1 of each year thereafter, Commission
				Staff shall submit an Annual Report marked as "Highly Sensitive Confidential"
				to the Commission, summarizing the results of Staff's review of a utility's
				Plan (and any Plan Update Reports), along with any recommendations that Staff
				may have regarding such Plan(s).
(h) Beginning December 30, 2005, where the
				Attorney General elects to submit recommendations to the Commission regarding a
				utility's Plan, such recommendations shall be marked as "Highly Sensitive
				Confidential" and shall also be due by July 1 of each subsequent year
				thereafter.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 704,
				  eff 7-1-05