Contents of Gas DSM Cost Adjustment Filing

(a)General provisions.#

(I)A filing for a gas DSM cost adjustment (G-DSMCA) shall contain justifying information sufficient in detail to permit the Commission to determine the accuracy of the supporting calculation.#

(II)The G-DSMCA filing shall include a complete set of work papers and all other documents relied on in preparing the adjustment.#

(III)The provisions of this rule do not supersede other Commission rules that contain additional applicable filing requirements.#

(b)Specific provisions. The filing shall contain detailed schedules and supporting documents that establish, at a minimum, the following:#

(I)the detailed calculation of the G-DSMCA for each customer class based on the following general formula:#

(A)current G-DSMCA factor = (current G-DSMCA cost + deferred G- DSMCA cost) / (forecasted sales customer x monthly service charge + forecasted sales gas quantity x base rate); and#

(B)the G-DSMCA factor will also include the current G-DSM bonus plus any adjustment necessary to previously approved G-DSM bonuses;#

(II)a detailed schedule showing the computation of interest, as applicable, to deferred amounts;#

(III)the absolute and percentage impact of the proposed rate on the base rates and on the total monthly bills of typical customers in each customer class;#

(IV)a schedule detailing the allocation of costs to each customer class;#

(V)proposed customer notice detailing rate impact and effective date;#

(VI)proposed tariff implementing the proposed G-DSMCA; and#

(VII)if any gas DSM costs are proposed to be recovered by rate base treatment, with a return on the unamortized balance, a statement of current net operating earnings, a detailed calculation of the related revenue requirement and an attachment detailing any differences in the proposed rate base treatment compared to the regulatory practices employed by the Commission in its last general rate case for the applicant.#