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Brazos Electric's Response to Staff's Twelfth Request for Information

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Brazos Electric, a public utility commission in Texas, has responded to the Twelfth Request for Information (RFI) from the Commission Staff on July 1, 2025. The response addresses various questions about the company's transmission operations, including vehicle usage charges, cost allocation, and internal per-mile rates. Brazos Electric's attorneys, Michael Boldt and Shenghao Wang, represented the company in this matter.

Key Takeaways:

  • Brazos Electric owns approximately 185 vehicles used for transmission operations, which are divided into five classes for rate creation purposes.
  • The company collects a transportation sheet for each vehicle every week, recording miles driven and accounting codes for the activity.
  • Vehicle usage charges, such as fuel, maintenance, and insurance, are recorded in FERC 184.1 Transportation Expense Clearing and allocated by class.
  • The company allocates costs based on internal per-mile rates, which are created monthly and include various cost components such as fuel, maintenance, and depreciation.
  • Brazos Electric treats the vehicle usage charges as a component of the transmission operation and maintenance (0&M) accounts.
  • The company reserves the right to object to the admissibility of information provided in this response at the time of the hearing.

Statistics:

  • Brazos Electric has approximately 185 vehicles used for transmission operations.
  • The company has five classes of vehicles for rate creation purposes.
  • Vehicle usage charges include fuel, maintenance, tags, depreciation, insurance, and other costs.
  • The company allocates costs based on internal per-mile rates, which are created monthly.
  • Brazos Electric has two attorneys representing the company in this matter: Michael Boldt and Shenghao Wang.

Sources:

  • Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)
  • Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
  • Texas Administrative Code (TAC)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Note: The given text does not provide any numerical data or statistics beyond what is mentioned in the response.

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