4251721 ET00-2, In the Matter of Potomac Electric Power Company's Public Space Occupancy Surcharge Electricity Tariff, P.S.C. - D.C. No. 1
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
ET00-2 IN THE MATTER OF POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY’S PUBLIC SPACE OCCUPANCY SURCHARGE ELECTRICITY TARIFF, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 1
1. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”) hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 34-802 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 act upon the Potomac Electric Power Company’s (“Pepco” or “Company”) - Public Space Occupancy Surcharge Rider “PSOS” (“Application”)[2] in not less than 30 days from the date of publication of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) in the D.C. Register.
2. D.C. Official Code Section 10-1141.06 states that “[e]ach public utility company regulated by the Public Service Commission shall recover from its utility customers all lease payments which it pays to the District of Columbia pursuant to this title through a surcharge mechanism applied to each unit of sale and the surcharge amount shall be separately stated on each customer's monthly billing statement.” On February 27, 2013, Pepco filed an updated Rider PSOS that proposes to amend the following tariff page:
ELECTRICITY TARIFF, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 1
13th Revised Page No. R-33
3. According to Pepco, the updated Rider PSOS consists of two parts: 1) one part reflects the estimated payments made by Pepco to the District of Columbia for the current year, and 2) another part reflects the over or under recovery from the prior year.[3] Pepco proposes a new PSOS rate of $0.00199 per kilowatt hour delivered to the customer, which is an increase of $0.00005 per kilowatt hour from the current PSOS rate of $0.00194 per kilowatt hour.[4] The rate is based on a rate of $0.00192 per kilowatt hour for estimated 2013 payments and a rate of $0.00007 per kilowatt hour for the under collection of payments made by Pepco in 2012.[5] Pepco proposes that its “updated Rights-of-Way surcharge is to become effective with meter readings on and after March 1, 2013.”[6] The Company has a statutory right to implement the PSOS; however, if the Commission discovers any inaccuracies in the calculation of the proposed surcharge rated, Pepco could be subject to reconciliation of the surcharges.
4. This Application may be reviewed at the Office of the Commission Secretary, 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday as well as on the Commission’s web site at www.dcpsc.org. Copies of the tariff are available upon request, at a per-page reproduction cost.
5. Comments on the Application must be made in writing to Brinda Westbrook-Sedgwick, Commission Secretary, at the above address. All comments must be received within 30 days of the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register. Persons wishing to file reply comments may do so no later than 45 days of the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register. Once the comment period has expired, the Commission will take final rulemaking action on Pepco’s Application.
[1] D.C. Official Code § 2-505 (2011 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code § 34-802 (2010 Repl.).
[2] ET00-2, In The Matter Of Potomac Electric Power Company’s Public Occupancy Surcharge Electricity Tariff, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 1, Letter to Brinda Westbrook-Sedgwick, Commission Secretary, from Peter E. Meier, Vice President, Legal Services, re: ET00-2 - Rider “PSOS”, filed February 27, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “Application”).
[3] ET00-2, Application at 1.
[4] Id. at 2 and Attachment B.
[5] Id. at Attachment B.
[6] Id. at 1.
