Task 7. Phase one final report. [Electric Utility Rate Structuring - technical assistance]

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5309037

Two main types of technical assistance activities were envisioned under the first phase of the contract: on-site technical assistance and general technical assistance applicable to the needs of several states. States selected to receive on-site technical assistance were identified on the basis of a nation-wide needs assessment, extensive background data and applications submitted by state regulatory commissions, state energy offices and nonregulated utilities. In all, 21 agencies received on-site technical assistance in areas such as rate case processing, time-of-use pricing, cost of service, data base development, computer modeling, alternate rate structures and demand forecasting. General technical assistance was provided through case studies and a computer inventory. Five states agreed to serve as case studies. Topics covered by the case studies included controlling gas pipeline losses, utility/commission cooperation, home energy conservation, and time-of-use pricing. The computer inventory provided a listing of over 300 computer programs available in the areas of rate design, consumer programs, forecasting and planning and state agency operations. In phase two, additional assistance will be provided by the Institute in 20 separate activities. These activities include fuel adjustment clauses, the New Mexico Cost of Service Index Experiment, solar energy regulatory issues, expense and investment treatment of residential energy conservation measures, a natural gas regulatory simulation model, utility financial analysis, power plant productivity, forecasting and planning, contingency planning, trends in state commission regulation, commission-ordered management audits, National Energy Act Conferences, independent reviews and seven on-site technical assistance projects.

• Research Organization: National Regulatory Research Inst., Columbus, OH (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-77RG08683
• OSTI ID: 5309037
• Report Number(s): DOE/RG/08683-T3; ON: DE84005901
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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