Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 310 - RULES FOR FILING AN APPLICATION TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC AND GAS SERVICE UNDER A SPECIAL RATE, CONTRACT OR INCENTIVE › Section 20VAC5-310-10 - Guidelines for special rates, contracts, or incentives

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any application for approval of a special rate, contract or
				  incentive filed pursuant to §
									56-235.2
				  of the Code of Virginia shall:
1.
				Explain in detail the intended purpose of the special rate, contract, or
				incentive and why current tariffs of the utility are insufficient. Explain how
				the proposed special rate, contract, or incentive (i) will protect the public
				interest, (ii) will not unreasonably prejudice or disadvantage any customer or
				class of customers, and (iii) will not jeopardize the continuation of reliable
				utility service.
2. Provide a copy
				of the proposed special rate, contract, or incentive. The applicant shall
				clearly mark any part of the application or supporting information which it
				deems should not be subject to public disclosure as "confidential information."
				Unredacted copies of documents containing information so marked shall be
				withheld from public disclosure by the clerk of the commission for commission
				and staff review unless disclosure is ordered by the commission. Copies of
				documents redacted to exclude confidential information shall be filed and
				placed in the public file. By commission order or agreement with the applicant,
				other participants may be provided unredacted copies of documents containing
				confidential information but shall not disclose confidential information to any
				person unless permitted to do so by the commission order. The burden for
				proving the need to maintain confidential treatment will remain with the party
				seeking it. No commission order shall be issued under this subdivision without
				notice to the applicant and the owner of such confidential information and an
				opportunity for them to address the commission with respect to its
				confidentiality.
3. Describe the
				characteristics of the customers to whom the proposed special rate, contract,
				or incentive would apply and, if applicable, identify the tariff under which
				each such customer would otherwise have taken service. Such characteristics
				should include load factor, load diversity, energy use, and peak demand, and
				may include energy conservation alternatives.
4. Provide in detail the estimated direct
				costs incurred to implement the special rate, contract, or incentive.
5. Describe in detail the estimated effect
				that service provided under the proposed special rate, contract, or incentive
				will have on total company revenues, total company expenses, and, if
				appropriate, on the return on rate base for the customer class in which the
				participating customer resides.
6.
				Describe in detail the rate impact of the proposal on the company's other
				customers and explain how the company will ensure that other customers will be
				protected from bearing any increased rates as a result of the proposed special
				rate, contract, or incentive. Explain how the utility will allocate or use any
				resulting benefits.
Utilities may seek an exemption from the analysis required in
				  subdivisions 5 and 6 of this section for customers with total loads aggregating
				  no more than five megawatts. Any such request shall provide an alternative
				  analysis to support the findings required by §
										56-235.2B
				  and C of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-235.2
					 of the Code of Virginia.