Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 4240 - Public Service Commission
Chapter 3 - Filing and Reporting Requirements
Section 20 CSR 4240-3.190 - Reporting Requirements for Electric Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prescribes requirements and procedures for the reporting of certain events by electric utilities to the commission to inform the commission of developments that may affect the rendering of safe and adequate service and to enable the commission to thoroughly and fairly investigate certain accidents and events that may have an impact in future electric rate proceedings at the time and in the context in which those events occur. This rule also includes electrical facilities accident and event reporting requirements for rural electric cooperatives.
(1) Commencing on September 1, 1991, every electric utility shall accumulate the following information and submit it to the manager of the Energy Department of the commission, or his/her designee, no later than the last business day of the month following the month to be reported and after that on a monthly basis:
(2) The information required in subsections (1)(A) through (I) of this rule shall be provided to the manager of the Energy Department of the commission or his/her designee in an electronic format from which the data can be easily extracted for analyses in spreadsheet or database software. All the information required in section (1) may be submitted through the commission's Electronic Filing and Information System (EFIS).
(3) Every electric utility shall report to the manager of the Energy Department of the commission or his/her designee by telephone or through EFIS by the end of the first business day following discovery, the information described in subsections (3)(A)-(E) below. The electric utility shall submit, either by mail or through EFIS within five (5) business days following the discovery, an update of the incident and any details not available at the time of the initial report:
(4) Every electric utility and rural electric cooperative shall notify designated commission personnel by telephone of an accident or event by the end of the first business day following the discovery of any accident or event, provided the utility or rural electric cooperative first has received proper notice or has actual knowledge of the accident or event. Accidents or events that shall be reported shall be those resulting from-
(5) The electric utility or rural electric cooperative shall submit to designated commission personnel within ten (10) business days following the discovery a written report consisting of an update of the accident or event and any details not available at the time of the initial telephone notification. Neither the notification required by section (4), the submission of the written report required by this section, nor the public availability of either shall be deemed to be an admission or waiver of any privilege of the notifying or reporting electric utility or rural electric cooperative.
(6) All reports and information submitted by electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives pursuant to this rule shall be subscribed by the president, treasurer, general manager, receiver, or other authorized representative of the electric utility or rural electric cooperative having knowledge of the subject matter and shall be stated to be accurate and complete, and contain no material misrepresentations or omissions, based upon facts of which the person subscribing the report or information has knowledge, information, or belief.
(7) The reporting requirements prescribed by this rule shall be in addition to all other reporting requirements prescribed by law.
(8) The information contained in the reports filed pursuant to this rule shall be subject to the provisions of section 386.480, RSMo, and the use of that information in any proceeding before the commission shall be governed by the terms of 4 CSR 240-2.135 and any protective order issued by the commission in the proceeding, if a protective order has been issued.
(9) The receipt by the commission or commission staff of reports prescribed by this rule shall not bind the commission or commission staff to the approval or acceptance of, or agreement with, any matter contained in the reports for the purpose of fixing rates or in determining any other issue that may come before the commission.
(10) Upon proper application and after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the commission, in its discretion, may waive any provision of this rule for good cause shown.
*Original authority: 386.250, RSMo 1939, amended 1963, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996 and 394.160, RSMo 1939, amended 1979.