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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM RULES FOR CONTESTED CASE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 2-28 - Final Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A final
				decision entered by a hearing officer or adjudicative agency shall be in
				writing, filed with the referring agency and served upon all parties to the
				contested case. A final decision entered by the referring agency or
				adjudicative agency shall be served upon all parties and the hearing
				officer.
(b) A final decision shall
				include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. When the
				hearing officer allows the parties to submit a proposed final order, the
				parties shall forward the original to the agency and serve copies of the
				proposed order on all other parties and the hearing officer.
(c) A hearing officer or adjudicative agency
				may at any time prior to judicial review, correct clerical errors in final
				decisions or other parts of the record. A party may move that clerical errors
				or other parts of the record be corrected. During the pendency of judicial
				review, such errors may be corrected only with leave of the court having
				jurisdiction.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM RULES FOR CONTESTED CASE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 2-29 - Record of Proceeding

Current through July 13, 2024
The referring agency or adjudicative agency shall make
				  appropriate arrangements to assure that a record of the proceeding is kept
				  pursuant to Wyoming Statute §
									
										16-3-107(o) and (p). Copies
				  of the transcript taken at any hearing may be obtained by any party, interested
				  person, or entity from the court reporter taking the testimony at such fee as
				  the reporter my charge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM RULES FOR CONTESTED CASE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 2-30 - Confidentiality of Information

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon petition,
				and for good cause shown, the Commission shall deem confidential any
				information filed with the Commission or in the custody of the Commission or
				staff which is shown to be of the nature described in Wyoming Statute §
									
										16-4-203(a), (b), (d) or
				(g). All information for which confidential
				treatment is requested shall be treated as confidential until the Commission
				rules whether, and to what extent, the information shall be given confidential
				treatment.
(b) Any person
				requesting confidential treatment of information (except as directed by the
				Commission in investigative and discovery matters) shall file a petition that
				includes the following information:
(i) The
				assigned docket, if applicable.
(ii) Title the filing as: Petition for
				Confidential Treatment of ___________.
(iii) Numbered listings and explanations in
				adequate detail to support why confidentiality should be authorized for each
				item, category, page, document or testimony. Each item, category or page of
				proposed confidential information shall be attached to the Petition and
				numbered in the right hand margin so that numbering corresponds with the
				numbering and detailed explanation(s) in the Petition. If only part of a page,
				or intermittent parts of pages, are requested to be kept confidential, these
				should be set off by brackets identified with an item number or numbers. Each
				page containing information for which confidential treatment is requested shall
				be printed on yellow paper and marked or stamped at the top in capital letters:
				CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(iv) A
				request for return or other final disposition of the information.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM RULES FOR CONTESTED CASE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 2-31 - Deliberations and Order

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				deliberations of the Commission shall be held in public in accordance with
				Wyoming law.
(b) Upon reaching its
				decision, the Commission shall direct the drafting of an order, which upon
				signature of at least two Commissioners, shall become a final order. Dissenting
				or concurring opinions may be filed with the final order.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-1 - Utility Service and Facilities; Quality and Adequacy

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall furnish its customers with safe, adequate and reliable service in
				accordance with accepted good utility practice. It shall maintain its entire
				plant and system in a condition enabling it to furnish required service and
				inspect its system and facilities in a manner and at such frequency as
				necessary to obtain sufficient knowledge of its current condition and
				adequacy.
(b) Electric utilities
				shall:
(i) Design and operate the electric
				system to maintain its voltages within the limits of ANSI 84.1;
(ii) Use portable indicating voltmeters or
				electronic monitors capable of recording the continuous voltage in time for
				testing voltage regulation and portable graphic voltmeters or electronic
				monitors capable of recording the continuous voltage in time for testing power
				quality and reliable operation. These instruments shall be of a type and
				capacity suited to the voltage supplied and adequate to comply with section
				18 of this Chapter;
(iii) Conduct a sufficient number of voltage
				surveys to adequately indicate the character of service furnished to its
				customers and to demonstrate compliance with voltage requirements. Voltage
				surveys shall include measurements at the point of delivery or nearest
				downstream device; and
(iv)
				Establish per tariff standard nominal voltages as required by the unique
				distribution system for the service area or for each district of a divided
				system.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-2 - Change in Service

Current through July 13, 2024
A change in service is a substantial change made by a utility
				  in the type of service rendered in a distinguishable distribution area that
				  affects the efficiency of operation or requires adjustment of customer
				  appliances. Upon a change in service, a utility:
(a) Shall notify the Commission and affected
				customers, in advance, if possible; and
(b) May be ordered to inspect and adjust the
				appliances of the affected customers in the distinguishable distribution area
				to the new conditions without charge, unless provided for contractually between
				the utility and an individual non-residential customer.
(i) The Commission may defer the inspection
				and appliance adjustment requirement if the circumstances warrant, or, pending
				the utility's analysis of gas quality and associated safety parameters in the
				distinguishable distribution area.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-3 - Service Interruptions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall make all reasonable efforts to avoid interruptions of service and, when
				interruptions occur, shall re-establish service in a timely and safe
				manner.
(b) Utilities shall submit
				a written, confidential list of contact names and telephone numbers to be used
				when a service interruption occurs. The list shall:
(i) Be resubmitted each January and July,
				whether or not the contact person(s) have changed since the last
				submittal;
(ii) Be updated as soon
				as a contact changes;
(iii) Include
				contact information to communicate with individuals who are knowledgeable about
				service interruptions, the estimated duration and the possible causes of
				service interruptions; and
(iv)
				Include contact information to communicate with individual(s) who are available
				to confer with the Commission at all times.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-4 - Construction and Maintenance Standards; Safety; Responsibility for Customer Facilities; Coordination among Utilities, Facility Operators and Telecommunications Companies

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall construct, install, operate and maintain its entire plant and system
				("facilities"), including structures, equipment and lines, in accordance with
				accepted good utility practice and in a manner that prevents injury to persons
				or property, promotes the safety, health, comfort and convenience of its
				customers, employees and the general public and eliminates interference with
				the service furnished by other utilities, facility operators or
				telecommunication companies.
(i) Electric
				utilities shall construct, install, operate and maintain facilities in
				accordance with NEC, NESC, WECC and NERC standards along with RUS standards, if
				applicable.
(ii) Natural gas and
				pipeline utilities shall construct, install, operate and maintain facilities,
				including conducting leak surveys and cathodic protection of distribution and
				service lines, in accordance with PHMSA regulations (49 CFR §§
											40;
				191-193;
				199).
(iii) Water utilities shall construct,
				install, operate and maintain facilities in accordance with the requirements of
				DEQ and the State Engineer's Office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-5 - Information to Applicants and Customers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall, upon request, provide its customers such information and assistance as
				is reasonably possible and necessary in order that customers may secure safe,
				adequate and reliable service.
(b)
				The utility shall maintain a copy of its tariff at its local office for
				inspection by the public during normal business hours.
(c) When more than one rate is available, the
				utility shall advise an applicant, upon request, which rates are available to
				the applicant. If, at any time subsequent to the commencement of service, the
				customer requests assistance, the utility shall advise the customer which rates
				are available to the customer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-6 - Service Connections and Line Extensions

Current through July 13, 2024
Each utility shall establish per tariff terms and conditions
				  applicable to service connections and line extensions.
(a) Line extension tariff sections shall
				provide for new service within the utility's certificated service territory for
				each rate class at no cost to the customer to the extent that prospective net
				revenue from the new service justifies the installation and maintenance costs
				of the extension.
(b) In the case
				of temporary service for short term use (as distinguished from seasonal use), a
				utility may require a customer to pay all costs of service connection and
				disconnection, line extension and line removal after service has been
				discontinued. The customer shall be credited with the reasonable salvage
				value.
(c) Special contracts for
				extension of the utility's distribution system to supply commercial service,
				industrial service or service of indeterminate character shall be filed with
				the Commission.
(d) The utility may
				allow the customer to construct service and line extensions if authorized by
				the Commission per tariff. Utilities shall inspect these extension projects
				regularly to ensure work is progressing and completed according to applicable
				standards, codes and these regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-7 - Customer Deposits

Current through July 13, 2024
A utility may require a deposit to guarantee payment. This
				  deposit shall not be considered advance payment of bills, but shall be held as
				  security for payment of service rendered. The utility may refuse service to an
				  applicant or discontinue service to a customer for failure to comply with this
				  section. Utility policies governing customer deposits shall be applied
				  uniformly.
(a) The utility may require
				a deposit if:
(i) A prior service account with
				the utility remains unpaid and undisputed at the time of application for
				service;
(ii) Service from the
				utility has been terminated for:
(A)
				Nonpayment of any undisputed delinquent bill;
(B) Failure to reimburse the utility for
				damages due to the customer's negligent or intentional acts; or
(C) Acquisition, diversion or use of service
				without the authorization of or knowledge by the utility.
(iii) Information provided upon application
				for service is materially false or a misrepresentation;
(iv) The application is for initial service
				with the utility or the applicant did not have service with the utility for a
				period of at least 12 consecutive months during the past four years;
(v) The applicant or non-residential customer
				is unable to pass an objective credit screen per tariff;
(vi) The request is for service at an address
				where a former customer with an undisputed delinquent bill for service still
				resides or conducts business;
(vii)
				The applicant for service, or the customer, has been brought within the
				jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court or has had a receiver appointed in a state
				court proceeding, within the five-year period immediately preceding the request
				for service; or
(viii) A utility
				has determined that it has a significant financial risk in continuing to
				provide service to a specific load or non-residential customer. The utility
				shall file a confidential petition requesting expedited review and Commission
				approval prior to collecting the customer deposit. The petition shall contain
				the basis for the utility's determination, the amount of deposit sought and
				sufficient information for the Commission to contact the customer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-8 - Refusal to Serve New Customers or Expand Existing Service

Current through July 13, 2024
A utility may refuse to provide, expand or materially change
				  service to a requesting customer when:
(a) The utility does not have adequate
				facilities to render the service requested and the customer is not willing to
				comply with the utility's line extension tariff;
(b) The requested service appears to be
				unsafe or likely to adversely affect service to another customer; or
(c) The requesting customer is indebted to
				the utility for service previously rendered and satisfactory payment
				arrangements have not been made with the utility.
(i) If indebtedness for service rendered at a
				former location is in dispute, the requesting customer shall be provided
				service at the new location upon complying with the utility's deposit
				requirements and paying the amount in dispute. Upon settlement of the disputed
				amount, any balance due the customer shall be refunded with accrued interest at
				the Commission Authorized Interest Rate.
(ii) The utility shall not refuse service to
				a new customer because of debts of a previous customer at the same
				location.
(iii) The utility may
				refuse service due to unpaid line extension charges for facilities serving the
				location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-9 - Discontinuation of Service to Customers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Unless
				otherwise ordered by the Commission, no utility shall terminate service to any
				customer for violating the utility's rules and regulations or for nonpayment of
				bills for service until the utility has given at least seven calendar days'
				notice to residential customers or three calendar days' to commercial or
				industrial customers.
(b) Notice
				shall be effective when a copy is provided to the customer in person, by
				telephone after customer verification, or received by U.S. mail at the
				customer's last known mailing address. Additional notice may be provided
				electronically. The notice shall contain:
(i)
				The name of the person whose account is delinquent and the service address to
				be discontinued;
(ii) The rule or
				regulation that was violated or the amount of the delinquent bill;
(iii) The effective date of the notice and
				the date on or after which service is to be discontinued;
(iv) The utility's specific address and
				telephone number for information regarding how to avoid service
				discontinuation;
(v) The names of
				agencies or organizations that have notified the utility that they render
				assistance to eligible persons who are unable to pay their utility bills;
				and
(vi) A statement advising the
				customer how to contact the Commission if discontinuation is
				disputed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-10 - Reconnection of Discontinued Service

Current through July 13, 2024
When service has been discontinued for violation of the
				  utility's rules and regulations, nonpayment of bills or fraudulent use of
				  service; and the customer desires the service to be reconnected, the utility
				  may require the customer to pay in full all bills due for service rendered up
				  to the date service was discontinued, plus any reconnection charge per tariff.
				  Upon satisfaction of reconnection requirements, the utility shall restore
				  service as soon as practicable. If a customer requests reconnection of service
				  after hours, the utility shall inform the customer of any additional charge per
				  tariff for after-hours expenses prior to the reconnection. No utility shall
				  charge to reconnect service when discontinuation was improper.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-11 - Complaints

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Informal
				complaints may be resolved at the discretion of the Commission.
(b) Formal complaints to the Commission:
(i) A formal complaint shall contain:
(A) A clear and concise statement of the
				relevant facts;
(B) Reference to
				the statutes, rules or orders that the complainant alleges have been
				violated;
(C) The name and contact
				information of the complainant;
(D)
				The name and address of attorneys involved, if any; and
(E) The name of the respondent against which
				the complaint is made and whether a hearing is requested. A formal complaint
				requesting a hearing must be in writing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-12 - System of Accounts

Current through July 13, 2024
Each utility shall maintain all accounting and statistical
				  data necessary to provide complete and accurate information regarding the
				  utility's properties and operations.
(a) Pipeline utilities and privately owned
				gas and electric utilities shall maintain accounting records in accordance with
				FERC's Uniform System of Accounts.
(b) Water utilities shall maintain their
				accounting records in accordance with applicable NARUC Uniform System of
				Accounts for Class A, B, C and D water utilities.
(c) Any utility operating as a utility in any
				other state or engaged in non-utility operations shall separately maintain the
				accounting and statistical data that pertain to utility operation in the State
				of Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-13 - Advertising

Current through July 13, 2024
No utility may recover from any person other than the
				  shareholders (or other owners) of such utility any direct or indirect
				  expenditure by such utility for promotional or political advertising.
(a) For purposes of this regulation,
				promotional and political advertising do not include advertising:
(i) That informs customers how to conserve or
				more efficiently use energy or water;
(ii) Required by law, regulation or
				Commission order, including advertising required pursuant to Part 1 of Title II
				of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act;
(iii) Regarding service interruptions, safety
				measures or emergency conditions;
(iv) Concerning employment opportunities with
				the utility;
(v) That explains or
				justifies existing or proposed rate schedules, including notice of any related
				hearings; or
(vi) The Commission
				determines to be in the public interest.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-14 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A meter record
				for all utility meters shall be retained for the life of the meter and shall
				indicate for each meter owned or used by a utility the identifying number, name
				of manufacturer, type, capacity, date of purchase or other acquisition,
				installation date, its current location and all results of meter tests.
(i) All required meter tests shall be
				properly referenced to the meter record. The record of each test made shall
				show:
(A) The identifying number and constants
				of the meter (the standard meter and other measuring devices used);
(B) The date and kind of test made;
(C) The reason for the test;
(D) The reading of the meter before the
				test;
(E) The error or percent
				accuracy at each tested load; and
(F) The test results and sufficient data to
				permit calculation verification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-15 - Use of Meter

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall adequately meter and measure the commodity delivered into its
				distribution systems to determine demand capacity, losses, capacity constraints
				and, if applicable, voltage levels.
(b) Each utility shall measure customer
				commodity use by industry-recognized and approved certified meters.
(c) Each utility shall install and maintain
				at its own expense all equipment necessary to regulate and measure the
				commodity delivered per tariff.
(d)
				Upon a customer's request, a utility may install and maintain an additional
				meter at the customer's expense.
(e) No pre-payment meter shall be used by the
				utility except when a utility's tariff permits, it is voluntarily chosen by the
				customer and the utility's tariff describes discontinuation of service
				procedures. The customer retains the option to request regular metered service
				at any time, which may be subject to deposit. Customer accounts where service
				is provided to persons whose physical health or safety would be endangered if
				the utility service were discontinued are not eligible for pre-payment meter
				service. If a pre-payment meter is in use, the utility shall:
(i) Provide continuous customer access to
				account information and payment options to enable continued service;
				and
(ii) Inform the customer of all
				payment options and provide a telephone number or other electronic
				communication options in case of emergencies and/or service problems.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-16 - Meter Location

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Meters and
				associated devices shall be installed in a reasonable location accessible for
				reading, testing, inspection, removal and where such activities will minimize
				interference and inconvenience to the customer and utility per
				tariff.
(b) No meter shall be
				installed in any location where the meter or associated service lines may be
				unnecessarily exposed to damage.
(c) The customer shall provide, without cost
				to the utility, a suitable location accessible for metering and installation of
				equipment required to receive service.
(d) Meters located inside buildings are
				discouraged. If so located, meters shall be as near as practicable to where the
				service conductor or pipe enters the building.
(e) All electric meters shall be located and
				installed in accordance with NEC and NESC, as applicable.
(f) Gas utilities shall:
(i) Locate all meters and service regulators
				in accordance with 49 CFR
				§
											192;
(ii) Provide for the shortest safe distance
				to the customer's building entrance or point of utilization
				equipment;
(iii) Submit a plan to
				the Commission, upon request, to address existing residential service meters
				not in compliance with this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-17 - Meter Accuracy, Measurement and Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Inaccurate,
				improper or non-certified meters, including those for which accuracy has not
				been established, shall not be placed in service or allowed to remain in
				service. Meters that register upon zero load are considered inaccurate. New
				meters and serviced meters shall be in good repair and adjusted as closely as
				practicable to zero error. All meters shall conform to ANSI, IEC, AWWA and ISO,
				as applicable.
(b) All service
				meters shall clearly indicate the units of measurement for which the customer
				is charged. If the utility invoices customers in a different unit of
				measurement than the service meter indicates, the conversion factor shall be
				stated on the customer bill. Metering in the following units is required:
(i) Electric: kWh, kW or kVar depending upon
				service requirements;
(ii) Gas:
				cubic feet, dekatherms or therms;
(iii) Water: cubic feet or U.S.
				gallons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-18 - Meter Testing Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall develop a meter testing program for the calibration, recertification,
				care and maintenance of meters, recording devices, field testing equipment and
				meter calibration equipment (hereinafter referred to in this section as
				"equipment") in order to keep the equipment in proper working condition. The
				utility shall have access to a meter laboratory, standard meters, instruments,
				meter calibration equipment and facilities necessary to carry out its meter
				testing program. The facilities and equipment shall be available at reasonable
				times for inspection by any authorized representative of the
				Commission.
(b) Each utility shall
				submit its meter testing program to the Commission for approval.
(c) At a minimum, the meter testing program
				shall include:
(i) Identification of all
				equipment requiring calibration or recertification;
(ii) Identification of the nationally
				recognized standards for the proposed testing and calibration, testing
				intervals and degree of accuracy for all equipment;
(iii) A plan for proper care and maintenance
				of equipment;
(iv) A requirement
				that equipment used as a reference or transfer standard shall have a higher
				degree of accuracy than the item being calibrated and the calibration is
				traceable to NIST;
(v) A
				requirement that equipment used as a reference or transfer standard to certify
				other equipment shall be kept in temperature-stable environments and calibrated
				annually;
(vi) A requirement that
				equipment used as a reference or transfer standard shall only be used for
				calibration purposes and shall not be used for trouble shooting, corrective
				maintenance or any other activity that might jeopardize the instrument's
				calibration accuracy;
(vii) For
				natural gas utilities, a requirement that bell provers, transfer provers or
				sonic nozzles shall be recertified at not more than five-year intervals and
				after being moved or dimensionally altered. Recertification shall be
				accomplished by use of standard-cubic foot bottles, by strapping or by optical
				measurement techniques, the latter being the preferable method;
(viii) For natural gas utilities, a
				requirement that calibrating meters equate a cubic foot of gas with the amount
				of gas that occupies one cubic foot, dry, at 60° F at 14.73 pounds per
				square inch absolute; and
(ix) For
				electric utilities, a requirement that instrument transformers shall have its
				installation verified and be tested for ratio and burden performance at the
				same intervals as the associated meter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-19 - Meter Reading and Billing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each service
				meter shall clearly indicate the units of measurement. If the utility invoices
				customers in a different unit of measurement than the service meter indicates,
				the conversion factor shall be stated on the customer bill. In cases where
				special types of meters are used or where the readings of a meter must be
				multiplied by a constant to obtain the units consumed, that information shall
				be placed on the customer bill.
(b)
				Bills shall be rendered periodically and shall show the meter readings at the
				beginning and end of the billing period, the date of the meter readings, the
				units consumed, the class of service and other information necessary to enable
				the customer to readily re-compute the amount of the bill. Each bill shall bear
				upon its face the date of the bill and the latest date it may be paid without
				penalty. Estimated meter readings or budget billing shall be clearly identified
				on the bill.
(i) Electric and gas service
				meters shall be read monthly as nearly as possible on the same day within a
				billing cycle;
(ii) Water service
				meters shall be read at intervals authorized per tariff.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-20 - Customer Requests for Tests of Meter Accuracy

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a customer
				requests a test of the accuracy of the utility's meter on the customer's
				premises, the following provisions shall apply:
(i) If the meter has not been tested within
				12 months, the utility shall perform the test within a reasonable time without
				charge to the customer. The utility shall notify the customer of the time when
				the utility will conduct the test so the customer or the customer's
				representative may be present;
(ii)
				If the meter has been tested within 12 months, the utility shall notify the
				customer of the cost to perform the test. Upon receipt of payment, the utility
				shall notify the customer of the time when the utility will conduct the
				test;
(iii) The utility shall
				promptly advise the customer of the test results.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-21 - Notices and Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No utility may
				commence new construction or an expansion of facilities or projects for which
				notification is required pursuant to section
				21(b) until the
				Commission:
(i) Grants the utility a situs or
				non-situs certificate of public convenience and necessity; or a non-situs
				waiver;
(ii) Informs the utility in
				writing that the proposed facilities or projects in Wyoming do not require a
				certificate of public convenience and necessity or a non-situs waiver,
				following the utility's notification that explains in detail why a proposed
				facility or project is in the ordinary course of business or otherwise exempt.
				Notwithstanding the foregoing, no notification shall be required for a
				non-situs facility or project if the capital investment in such facility or
				project that is assigned or allocated to Wyoming Customers is less than one
				percent (1%) of the utility's total Wyoming rate base from the most recent
				general rate case. The Commission shall inform the utility whether or not the
				proposed facility or project is exempt within 20 business days following
				receipt of the utility's notice; or
(iii) Determines that waiving the requirement
				to obtain a non-situs certificate of public convenience and necessity is in the
				public interest because:
(A) The capital
				investment in such facility or project that is assigned or allocated to Wyoming
				customers is less than one percent of the utility's total Wyoming rate base
				from the most recent general rate case; or
(B) There exists:
(I) A clear emergency;
(II) A time-limited commercial or technical
				opportunity that provides value to or serves a public purpose or need of
				customers of the affected public utility; or
(III) Any other factor that makes waiving the
				requirement in the public interest.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-22 - Construction Reports

Current through July 13, 2024
Each utility issued a certificate of public convenience and
				  necessity for a specific project or extension shall:
(a) Report the date construction will
				commence as soon as it is known, but no later than five business days prior to
				commencement;
(b) Submit monthly
				construction progress reports;
(c)
				Report the date construction was completed within 20 business days of
				completion; and
(d) Submit a report
				no later than 180 days following completion of construction that includes:
(i) Name of project;
(ii) Date in service;
(iii) Labor costs;
(iv) Material costs by general
				category;
(v) Administrative and
				general expenses;
(vi) Engineering
				costs;
(vii) Right-of-way
				costs;
(viii) Costs and rates used
				to calculate Allowance for Funds Used During Construction;
(ix) Other costs for which the utility will
				seek recovery for in rates and how items (iii) through (vii) were accounted for
				in its books and records;
(x)
				Proposed depreciation rates;
(xi)
				Journal entries transferring the completed project from Construction Work in
				Progress to Utility Plant in Service by account number;
(xii) For facility modifications, journal
				entries recording any plant retired and appropriate account numbers for utility
				plant and reserve for depreciation;
(xiii) For facility modifications, journal
				entries recording any plant salvage values and decommissioning costs or sale of
				any plant retired;
(xiv) Contact
				information for contractors that performed work;
(xv) Conditions (terrain, location, weather,
				etc.) under which construction was performed;
(xvi) Any non-standard facility feature;
				and
(xvii) Completed project maps
				and engineering drawings, if changed from those previously submitted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-23 - Tariffs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All tariffs
				shall:
(i) Be accompanied by a cover page
				stating the utility's name and the location of the utility's principal
				office;
(ii) Include a table of
				contents;
(iii) Describe the
				territory the utility serves;
(iv)
				Include the applicable rate schedules, showing all rates and charges for the
				various separate classes of service and the utility's rules and regulations.
				All rates shall be clearly and explicitly stated in cents or dollars and cents
				per defined unit;
(v) Separately
				identify each rate schedule where more than one rate schedule is available for
				various classes of service;
(vi)
				State the area, city or other district in which the rate schedules and charges
				apply;
(vii) Be available for
				public inspection during regular office hours;
(viii) Identify the P.S.C. Wyo. Number of the
				tariff for electric, gas and water utilities. Subsequent tariffs filed shall
				continue such designation in consecutive numerical order. Utilities shall file
				an entire set of tariff sheets that includes rates, rules and regulations,
				designating a subsequent P.S.C. Wyo. Number with each general rate case.
				Further designation, such as "Original Sheet No. 1," "Original Sheet No. 2,"
				"First Revision of Original Sheet No. 1, canceling Original Sheet No. 1" etc.,
				shall also be included when applicable. At the bottom of the page shall be
				shown the date of issue, the effective date of each page, the name and title of
				the issuing officer, agent or employee; and
(ix) Include a summary sheet of all
				authorized rates for each class of service for electric, gas and water
				utilities. The summary sheet shall provide references to each rate's detail
				sheet.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-24 - Transfer of Utility Control; Adoption of Tariffs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any entity,
				including receivers or trustees, proposing to acquire all or partial ownership
				or control of a utility, must adopt the tariff of the predecessor utility on
				file with the Commission and effective at the time of transfer. The transferee
				shall issue and file an adoption notice within 10 days of the transfer,
				ratifying the former utility's tariff.
(b) Within 10 days after filing an adoption
				notice, the transferee utility, including receivers or trustees, shall issue
				and file in its own name the tariff of its predecessor or its proposed revised
				tariff.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-25 - Application to Sell an Otherwise Retiring Coal Fired Electric Generation Facility; Filing Requirements; Retention of an Independent Evaluator; Process and Procedure; Determination of Avoided Cost; Evaluation of Bids from Prospective Purchasers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a utility
				intends to retire a Coal Fired Electric Generation Facility and seeks approval
				of the process required to demonstrate a good faith effort to sell the Coal
				Fired Electric Generation Facility, the utility shall file an application, not
				less than twenty-four months prior to retirement, that includes:
(i) A proposed solicitation process for
				retaining an Independent Evaluator, including;
(A) A description of the Coal Fired Electric
				Generation Facility that has been identified for retirement, its operating
				specifications and any associated property or property interests included in
				the offer of sale;
(B) The
				utility's most recent integrated resource plan, including any updates or
				supplemental filings, demonstrating that:
(I)
				Retiring the Coal Fired Electric Generation Facility is consistent with the
				utility's obligation to obtain the least cost, least risk resources on behalf
				of customers;
(II) The Present
				Value Revenue Requirement impact to customers assuming that the Coal Fired
				Electric Generation Facility is retired and, conversely, the same analysis if
				the Coal Fired Electric Generation Facility is sold to a third party and the
				utility continues to purchase the output of the Coal Fired Electric Generation
				Facility under a power purchase agreement; and
(III) A demonstration that retirement of the
				Coal Fired Electric Generation Facility will not adversely impact the
				reliability of service or availability of resources used to serve Wyoming
				customers. Such a demonstration shall account for regional as well as local
				reliability impacts that result from the proposed retirement of the Coal Fired
				Electric Generation Facility.
(C) A draft request for proposal to retain
				Independent Evaluator services;
(D)
				The required minimum qualifications and deliverables for an Independent
				Evaluator;
(E) The estimated cost
				of obtaining Independent Evaluator services; and
(F) A draft contract including the proposed
				terms and conditions under which the Independent Evaluator will
				operate.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-26 - Pass-On Applications and Commodity Balancing Accounts (CBA) for Rate-Regulated Utilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Utilities may
				file an application to pass on known or projected commodity or
				commodity-related cost increases or decreases per tariff.
(i) Pass-on applications may be approved,
				subject to public notice, opportunity for hearing and refund, if the evidence
				shows recovery of the costs is in the public interest and the pass-on includes
				only prudent commodity or commodity-related cost increases or decreases not
				under the Commission's jurisdiction.
(ii) Pass-on applications shall:
(A) Be filed at least annually and shall at
				least annually include documentation comparing the utility's actual and
				normalized annual earnings to those last authorized by the Commission. The
				appropriate form and level of detail of the required supporting documentation
				shall be determined by the Commission on a case-by-case basis in consideration
				of the utility's size, complexity, nature of operations, corporate structure
				and other relevant factors;
(B)
				Provide documentation demonstrating that costs included in the application are
				the most reasonable option available to the utility for safe, adequate and
				reliable service. Utilities may file integrated resource plans or commodity
				acquisition plans for Commission review. After Commission acknowledgement,
				these plans may satisfy this requirement for pass-on applications;
				and
(C) Include all information
				necessary to support the requested rates.
(iii) Pass-on increases or decreases shall be
				allocated to all retail rate classes and contract customers on an equal or
				proportionate basis. The Commission may consider special proportionate class
				allocation if requested.
(iv)
				Pass-on rates may be consolidated with base rates in general rate case
				proceedings or as otherwise ordered by the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-27 - SIRT; Reportable Incidents

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Reportable
				incidents that will or are likely to produce significant detrimental effects to
				customers, facilities or public safety shall be reported to the Commission
				within two hours of the incident by contacting the Commission's Service
				Interruption Reporting Telephone (SIRT) number.
(b) A reportable incident is:
(i) An event that causes loss to the operator
				or others and results in:
(A) Estimated
				property damage of at least $20,000 for water utilities; or
(B) Estimated property damage of at least
				$50,000 for all other utilities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-28 - Service Interruption Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each utility
				shall report within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter the
				following service interruptions, planned or otherwise:
(i) Electric utilities: all service
				interruptions greater than five minutes, other than meter testing or change
				outs;
(ii) Natural gas utilities:
				all service interruptions, other than meter testing or change outs;
(iii) Water utilities: all service
				interruptions that result in the loss of service to five or more customers or
				water meters, whichever is greater.
These records shall be retained by the utility for a minimum
				  of six years.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-29 - Filing of Standard Forms

Current through July 13, 2024
Each utility shall provide the Commission with copies of its
				  billing and collection forms, including statements, past due notices,
				  disconnect notices, door hangers, payment agreements, guarantor agreements and
				  non-assignable certificates of deposit or receipts. When the utility prepares
				  new forms or makes significant changes to existing forms, the utility shall
				  provide the Commission with a copy of the new or updated forms upon
				  completion.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-30 - Gas Utility Quarterly Reports

Current through July 13, 2024
Gas utilities shall quarterly report, using forms provided by
				  the Commission:
(a) The weighted mean
				monthly heating value of gas supplied to each distinguishable distribution area
				during the quarter, including the Wobbe Index.
(b) Gas leaks.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-31 - Filing Special Contracts

Current through July 13, 2024
Each utility shall file all special contracts governing the
				  utility's sale of utility service or purchase of the commodity for resale. If a
				  utility has numerous similar sale or purchase contracts, it may request to file
				  one or a few representative special contracts in lieu of filing all such
				  contracts.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-32 - Annual Reports

Current through July 13, 2024
Each utility shall file on or before May
				  1st of each year an annual report for the preceding
				  calendar year in the form prescribed by the Commission. All annual reports
				  shall be signed by the officer, manager or agent of the utility under whose
				  direction the annual report is prepared.