751379 FC 766, The PSC's Fuel Adjustment Clause Audit; FC 982, An Investigation into Pepco re Interruption to Electric Energy Service; FC 991, An Investigation into Pepco's Underground Distribution Systems; and FC 1002, Joint Application of Pepco et ...
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
FORMAL CASE NO. 766, IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMISSION’S FUEL ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE AUDIT AND REVIEW PROGRAM;
FORMAL CASE NO. 982, IN THE MATTER OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY REGARDING INTERRUPTION TO ELECTRIC ENERGY SERVICE;
FORMAL CASE NO. 991, IN THE MATTER OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO EXPLOSIONS OCCURRING IN OR AROUND THE UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS OF THE POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY; AND
FORMAL CASE NO. 1002, IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT APPLICATION OF PEPCO AND THE NEW RC, INC. FOR AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL OF MERGER TRANSACTION
1. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) hereby gives notice, pursuant to section 34-902 of the District of Columbia Official Code and in accordance with section 2-505 of the District of Columbia Official Code[1] of its intent to amend chapter 36 of title 15 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) in not less than thirty (30) days after publication of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice or NOPR) in the D.C. Register. This chapter establishes electric utility reliability standards.
2. The proposed rule amends section 3603, “Reliability Standards,” deleting subsections 3603.10 through 3603.17 in their entirety and replacing it with the following:
3603.10 The utility shall not exceed the benchmark levels established for the following indices: System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI), and System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) (stated in hours).
3603.11 The benchmark levels for SAIDI and SAIFI are established as follows:
(a) For 2013, SAIDI shall be 2.68 and SAIFI shall be 1.13;
(b) For 2014, SAIDI shall be 2.43 and SAIFI shall be 1.09;
(c) For 2015, SAIDI shall be 2.21 and SAIFI shall be 1.05;
(d) For 2016, SAIDI shall be 2.00 and SAIFI shall be 1.02;
(e) For 2017, SAIDI shall be 1.81 and SAIFI shall be 0.98;
(f) For 2018, SAIDI shall be 1.65 and SAIFI shall be 0.95;
(g) For 2019, SAIDI shall be 1.49 and SAIFI shall be 0.92;
(h) For 2020, and thereafter, SAIDI shall by 1.35 and SAIFI shall be 0.89.
(i) The calculations of the indices shall exclude OMS data for Major Service Outages.
3603.12 If the utility fails to comply with subsection 3603.10, it may be subject to forfeiture in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 34-706. The utility shall also be required to develop a corrective action plan, which it shall file for the Commission’s information within thirty (30) days of filing the Consolidated Report.
3603.13 The corrective action plan shall clearly describe the cause(s) of the utility’s failure to comply with subsection 3603.10, describe the corrective measure(s) to be taken to ensure that the standard is met or exceeded in the future, and provide a target for completion of the corrective measure(s).
3603.14 The utility shall report on the progress of the corrective action plan in the following year’s Consolidated Report submitted to the Commission.
3603.15 The utility shall also, per the orders of the Commission, continue current requirements of reporting annual reliability indices of SAIFI, SAIDI and CAIDI (with and without Major Service Outages) in the annual Consolidated Report of the following year.
3. All persons interested in commenting on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking action may submit written comments and reply comments not later than thirty (30) and forty-five (45) days, respectively, after publication of this notice in the D.C. Register with Dorothy Wideman, Commission Secretary, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, 1333 H Street, N.W., West Tower, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20005. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained by visiting the Commission’s website at www.dcpsc.org or at cost, by contacting the Commission Secretary at the above address.
