Southwestern Public Service Company's Response to Commission Staff's Fifth Request for Information

Strategic Insights -

The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a document on June 16, 2025, requesting information from Southwestern Public Service Company regarding the deployment plan, surcharge, and non-standard metering service fees of its Advanced Metering System (AMS). In response, the company submitted a detailed written response, including certificates of service and attached exhibits.

Key Takeaways:

  • Southwestern Public Service Company's written responses to Commission Staff's Fifth Request for Information are attached and incorporated by reference, with each response listed on a separate page restating the request.
  • The company's responses are made in the spirit of cooperation without waiving its right to contest the admissibility of any matters at hearing, and it does so without prejudice to its objection in the interests of narrowing discovery disputes.
  • Pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.144(c)(2)(A), each response lists the preparer or person under whose direct supervision the response was prepared and any sponsoring witness.
  • Southwestern Public Service Company stipulates that its responses may be treated by all parties as if they were made under oath, pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.144(c)(2)(F).
  • The company's responses are available for download from the Commission's Interchange website.
  • The document includes a certificate of service and an exhibit attached as SPS-Staff 5-1.

Statistics:

  • 11 total responses to Commission Staff's Fifth Request for Information (Question No. 5-1).
  • 1 attached exhibit (SPS-Staff 5-1).

Sources:

  • Public Utility Commission of Texas, Filed Date - 2025-06-16 03:39:46 PM Control Number - 53647 Item Number - 80 PUCT DOCKET NO. 53647 COMPLIANCE FILINGS FOR SS PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (application of Southwestern Public Service Company for approval of advanced metering system deployment plan, AMS surcharge, and non-standard metering service fees)
  • 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.144 (Texas Administrative Code)