Implementing Annual Surcharge Rates
After the filing of appropriate ALs, utility surcharge rates for 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 were adopted by Commission resolutions. In order to increase the efficiency of approving surcharge rate changes, we will allow future surcharge rate changes to be approved by the Energy Division.58 This change in policy assumes that ALs requesting surcharge rate changes are unopposed. ALs that are protested and not subsequently corrected will continue to be approved only through Commission resolution.
We also direct the Energy Division to furnish BOE with a listing of authorized surcharge rates by public utility service territory, customer class, and effective surcharge dates.
No party opposed the filing of separate tariff rate schedules to reflect the adopted surcharge, although this issue was not resolved in the Workshop Report. Therefore, we will direct utilities to file separate tariff rate schedules reflecting the surcharge rates in their October 31 AL filings, and when changes are requested at other times.
58 As discussed in R&D Funding Level, the R&D budget will be authorized by Commission resolution.
