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Public Utilities Commission Approves Alternative Notice for Electric Rate Modifications

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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has granted Public Service Company of Colorado's request for alternative notice for electric rate modifications in a decision effective on March 24, 2023. The decision allows the company to post a legal notice on its public website and provide notice to parties in a related proceeding, rather than distributing a newspaper notice and emailing commercial and industrial customers. The commission finds good cause to approve the alternative notice, citing the minor nature of the tariff changes and the lack of impacted customers at this time.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Public Utilities Commission granted Public Service Company of Colorado's request for alternative notice for electric rate modifications, allowing the company to post a legal notice on its public website and provide notice to parties in a related proceeding.
  • The decision is effective on March 24, 2023, and the commission found good cause to approve the alternative notice due to the minor nature of the tariff changes and the lack of impacted customers at this time.
  • The company's request for alternative notice was made pursuant to Section 40-3-104(1)(c)(I)(E), C.R.S., and Rule 1207(b), 4 Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR) 723-1-1207(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
  • The commission noted that providing additional notice would serve only to inflate noticing costs without any discernable need or benefit to customers.
  • Public Service Company of Colorado maintains that the proposed tariff changes will have no impact on the rates or services of any existing customers, including non-EDR participants today or in the future.
  • The commission's decision was made in response to Public Service Company of Colorado's Advice Letter No. 1918 - Electric, which seeks to modify its Electric Commodity Adjustment (ECA) tariff and corresponding language in its Economic Development Rate (EDR) tariff.

Statistics:

  • March 24, 2023: Effective date of the commission's decision granting Public Service Company of Colorado's request for alternative notice.
  • March 14, 2023: Date of Public Service Company of Colorado's Motion for Commission Approval of an Alternative Form of Notice.
  • April 14, 2023: Date on which the proposed tariff changes are set to become effective.
  • 20A-0345E: Proceeding number of the related EDR proceeding.
  • 8%: Estimated impact on average Residential and Commercial customers, as estimated by Public Service Company of Colorado.

Sources:

  • Decision No. C23-0203-I (Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado)
  • 40-3-104(1)(c)(I)(E), C.R.S. (Colorado Revised Statutes)
  • 4 CCR 723-1-1207(b) (Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure)
  • Public Service Company of Colorado's Advice Letter No. 1918 - Electric (filed March 14, 2023)

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