Section R14-2-2508. Parity and Equity

A.      An affected utility shall develop and propose DSM programs for residential, non-residential, and low-income customers.

B.       An affected utility shall allocate DSM funds collected from residential customers and from non-residential customers pro- portionately to those customer classes to the extent practica- ble.

C.      The affected utility costs of DSM and RET programs for low- income customers shall be borne by all customer classes, except where a customer or customer class is specifically exempted by Commission order.

D.      DSM funds collected by an affected utility shall be used, to the extent practicable, to benefit that affected utility’s customers.

E.       All customer classes of an affected utility shall bear the costs of DSM and RET programs by payment through a non-bypass- able mechanism, unless a customer or customer class is specif- ically exempted by Commission order.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 72, effective March 4, 2011 (Supp. 11-1).