02 — Capability · BC-1580.10
Rate Case & Price Control
Make the case for the revenue the utility needs to run and invest, win approval from the PUC, PSC or regulator, and turn the decision into tariffs and tracked commitments.
- Rate Case
- Price Control
- RIIO
- Revenue Reset
In scope
- Revenue requirement and cost of service studies
- Rate case and price control filings and hearings
- Rate design and tariff filings
- Regulatory deferrals, riders and performance incentives
Out of scope
- Pricing of competitive products and offers (see BC-470)
- Customer invoicing mechanics (see BC-250.10)
- General regulator relationships (see BC-140.50)
- Capturing major event costs for recovery (see BC-1580.50.50)
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-1580.10.10Revenue Requirement DevelopmentBuild the allowed return, operating cost, depreciation and rate base figures that set what customers must pay, with evidence for each.
- BC-1580.10.20Rate Case Filing & LitigationPrepare testimony and exhibits, answer data requests, negotiate settlements and see the case through to a final order.
- BC-1580.10.30Utility Rate DesignAllocate approved revenue across customer classes and design tariffs, including time-of-use and fixed charges, that recover it fairly.
- BC-1580.10.40Regulatory Cost RecoveryTrack costs recovered through riders, trackers and deferral accounts and true them up with the regulator each period.
- BC-1580.10.50Regulatory Performance IncentivesMeasure outcomes the regulator rewards or penalizes under performance-based regulation and report them for revenue adjustment.