Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4901:1 - Utilities
Chapter 4901:1-19 - Alternative Rate Plan; Exemptions
Section 4901:1-19-06 - Filing requirements for alternative rate plan applications filed pursuant to section 4929.05 of the Revised Code
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4901:1-19-06
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) Notice of intent.
The applicant shall notify the commission staff by letter addressed to the directors of the rates and analysis department and the service monitoring and enforcement department of its intent to file an application at least thirty calendar days prior to the expected date of filing.
(B) Form of an application.
(1) An alternative rate plan application must
be supported by direct testimony.
(2) All direct testimony and exhibits
supporting the application shall be filed with the application, unless the
application is being filed in conjunction with an application for an increase
in rates under section
4909.18 of the Revised Code, in
which case the direct testimony and exhibits
may be filed
within fourteen days of the filing of the application.
(3) The applicant shall provide a copy of its
application and supporting testimony to the office of the consumers' counsel
and each party of record in its previous alternative rate plan or rate case
proceeding. Such copies may be provided either in hard copy or by electronic
service.
(4) The applicant shall provide or cause to
be provided a copy of the application to any person upon request. Such copies
may be provided either in hard copy or by electronic service, if electronic
service is feasible and the requestor consents to electronic service.
(5)
Alternative rate plan
applications
are designated by the commission's
docketing division using the acronym ALT.
(C) Exhibits to an alternative rate plan application.
(1) For alternative rate plan
applications that are for an increase in rates, applicants shall submit the
exhibits described in divisions (A) to (D) of section
4909.18 of the Revised Code and
the schedules and other information described in the standard filing
requirements pursuant to rule
4901-7-01 of the Administrative
Code unless otherwise waived by paragraph (D) of rule
4901:1-19-02 of the
Administrative Code. Except as otherwise provided in rule
4901:1-19-13 of the
Administrative Code or as otherwise determined by the commission, an
alternative rate plan application that does not use the same billing
determinants and revenue requirement authorized by the commission in the
applicant's most recent rate case proceeding is considered an application for an
increase in rates.
(a) The applicant may use
up to nine months of forecasted data for its unadjusted test year operating
income statement. The forecasted data shall use the corporate budget
which has been approved by the highest level of officers of the applicant and
is utilized to manage and operate the applicant on a day-to-day basis.
Adjustments the applicant believes are necessary to make the corporate budget
more appropriate for ratemaking purposes are to be presented on schedule C-3
. Failure to use
the corporate budget as the basis of the forecasted portion of the test year
may result in the commission finding that the application is
deficient.
(b) The applicant may
request, no later than the filing of the
application, to file a two-month update to provide actual financial data and
significant changes in budgeted data (to be fully documented).
(2) For any alternative rate plan
application, regardless of whether the plan is for an increase in rates, the
applicant will have the burden of proof to document,
justify, and support its plan and shall provide the following
information. This additional information is considered to be part of the
standard filing requirements for a natural gas company filing an alternative
rate plan that is for an increase in rates.
(a) The applicant shall provide
a detailed alternative rate plan, which states the facts and grounds upon which
the application is based, and which sets forth the plan's elements, transition
plans, and other matters as required by these rules. This exhibit shall also
state and support the rationale for the initial proposed tariff changes for all
impacted natural gas services.
(b)
If the applicant has been authorized to exempt any services, the applicant
shall provide a listing of the services which have been exempted, the case
number authorizing such exemption, a copy of the approved separation plan(s),
and a copy of the approved code(s) of conduct.
(c) The applicant shall provide a detailed
discussion of how potential issues concerning cross-subsidization of services
have been addressed in the plan.
(d) The applicant shall provide a detailed
discussion of how the applicant meets the conditions of
division (A) of section
4929.05 of the Revised
Code.
(e) The applicant shall submit a list of
witnesses sponsoring each of the exhibits in its application.
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