Section R14-2-2406. DSM Tariffs

A.      An affected utility’s DSM tariff filing shall include the follow- ing:

1.        A detailed description of each method proposed by the affected utility to recover the  reasonable  and prudent costs associated with implementing the affected utility’s intended DSM programs;

2.        Financial information and supporting data sufficient to allow the Commission to determine the affected utility’s fair value, including, at a minimum, the information required to be submitted in a utility annual report filed under R14-2-212(G)(4);

3.        Data supporting the level of costs that the affected utility believes will be incurred in order to comply with this Article; and

4.        Any other information that the Commission believes is relevant to the Commission’s consideration of the tariff filing.

B.       The Commission shall approve, modify, or deny a tariff filed pursuant to subsection (A) within 180 days after the tariff has been filed. The Commission may suspend this deadline or adopt an alternative procedural schedule for good cause.

C.      If an affected utility has an existing adjustment mechanism to recover the reasonable and prudent costs associated with implementing DSM programs, the affected utility may, in lieu of making a tariff filing under subsection (A), file a request to modify and reset its adjustment mechanism by submitting the information required under subsections (A)(1) and (3).

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R.

2254, effective January 1, 2011 (Supp. 10-4).