Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 5300 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY CHARGE › Section 30 000 5300 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY CHARGE

Current through June, 2024
Section 5.301
			 Applicability
This rule shall govern the calculation of the
				Energy Efficiency Charge rates, pursuant to
				30 V.S.A. §
											209(d)(3). This
				rule does not address the annual budget for the Energy Efficiency
				Utility programs, which shall be determined in a separate Commission
				process.
Section
			 5.302 For the Purposes of This Rule, the Following
			 Definitions Shall Apply
Additional defined terms are found in
				Section 5.305(D).
(A)
			 Applicable Gross Receipts Taxes means the applicable taxes
			 established under
			 30 V.S.A. §
											22 to fund the Commission and the
			 Department and under
			 33 V.S.A. §
											2503 to fund low-income
			 weatherization.
(B) BED
			 means the City of Burlington Electric Department.
(C) Bill means that portion of a
			 customer's invoice from a distribution utility comprised of charges
			 for retail electric or natural gas service (whether pursuant to a
			 tariff or a special contract), and any applicable surcharges.
(D) Ccf means centum
			 cubic feet.
(E)
			 Commercial Customers means all non-residential electricity customers
			 using less than 1000 kW of electrical demand service per month for
			 all months during the preceding calendar year or for the most recent
			 preceding 12-month period.
(F) Commission means the Vermont
			 Public Utility Commission.
(G) Customer Credit Program means a
			 particular set of energy efficiency services offered by an EEU,
			 referred to as the Customer Credit Program or Customer Credit
			 Initiative that was originally approved by the Commission in its
			 September 30, 1999, Order in Docket 5980 and subsequently modified,
			 and as may be further modified in the future.
(H) Department means the Vermont
			 Department of Public Service.
(I) Distribution Utility means any
			 company, as defined in
			 30 V.S.A. §
											201(a), subject to
			 regulation by the Commission, that sells electricity or natural gas
			 to retail customers in Vermont.
(J) EEU means an energy efficiency
			 utility appointed by the Commission pursuant to
			 30 V.S.A. §
											209(d)(2).
(K) EEU Fund means the
			 Energy Efficiency Utility Fund, which includes funds collected via
			 the Energy Efficiency Charge, pursuant to
			 30 V.S.A. §
											209(d)(3).
(L) Electric EEC means the electric
			 Energy Efficiency Charge.
(M) Energy Efficiency Charge means
			 the charge on retail customers' electric and natural gas bills,
			 pursuant to
			 30 V.S.A. §
											209(d)(3), the
			 proceeds from which are used to fund energy efficiency services
			 delivered in multiple electric and natural gas distribution utility
			 service territories.
(N)
			 Fixed Monthly EEC means a flat monthly Electric EEC for net-metered
			 customers who do not have the equipment necessary to determine their
			 gross electric consumption.
(O) Generation Displacement means
			 the displacement of a customer's own generation of electricity by
			 electricity supplied by an electric distribution utility, where
			 otherwise the customer could meet its needs through its own existing
			 generation.
(P)
			 Industrial Customers means all non-residential electricity customers
			 using 1,000 kW or more of electrical demand service per month for any
			 month during the preceding calendar year or for the most recent
			 preceding 12-month period.
(Q) Natural Gas EEC means the
			 natural gas Energy Efficiency Charge.
(R) Natural Gas EEU Fund means the
			 funds collected via the Natural Gas EEC and administered pursuant to
			 30 V.S.A. §
											209(d)(3).
(S) Rate Revenues means the
			 revenues a distribution utility receives from its retail electric or
			 natural gas sales.
(T)
			 Residential Customers means all customers to whom electricity is
			 supplied for residential or domestic purposes, consistent with each
			 electric distribution utility's tariffs for residential service.
(U) Station Service
			 means electricity service provided to generating stations by an
			 electric distribution utility at times when the generating station is
			 not producing electricity for itself
(V) VELCO means Vermont Electric
			 Power Company.