02 — Capability · BC-1560.20
Rates & Tariff Configuration
Turn approved tariffs into accurate billing rules, so every customer is charged exactly what the regulator approved from the effective date onward.
- Rate Configuration
- Tariff Setup
- Rate Schedule Maintenance
In scope
- Rate schedules, riders and surcharges in the billing system
- Effective-dated rate changes
- Rate eligibility and assignment to accounts
- Rate comparison for customers
Out of scope
- Preparing and arguing rate cases (see BC-1580)
- Commercial price lists and price books (see BC-470.20)
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-1560.20.10Rate Schedule BuildConfigure rate components, usage blocks, time-of-use periods, demand charges and riders exactly as the approved tariff states.
- BC-1560.20.20Rate Change ImplementationLoad approved rate changes with their effective dates and prorate bills whose periods span the change.
- BC-1560.20.30Rate Class AssignmentPut each account on the rate it qualifies for and move it when its usage, equipment or customer class changes.
- BC-1560.20.40Rate Billing VerificationTest configured rates against independently calculated bills before go-live so configuration errors never reach customers.
- BC-1560.20.50Rate Comparison AdviceShow customers which available rate would cost them least, based on their own usage history.