OAR 860-022-0017
Announcement of Utility Tariff Changes

(1)

Within 15 days of filing with the Commission new or revised tariff schedules which constitute a general rate revision, an energy or large telecommunications utility shall inform its customers of the filing. A “general rate revision” is a filing by an energy or large telecommunications utility which affects all or most of a utility’s rate schedules. “General rate revision” excludes changes in an automatic adjustment clause under ORS 757.210 (Hearing to establish new schedules)(1), changes in the credit reflected on certain electric company rate schedules relating to Section 5(c) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980, or similar changes in one rate schedule, such as for an amortization, that affects other rate schedules.

(2)

The energy or large telecommunications utility shall inform its customers by:

(a)

Inserting a display announcement, not less than a three column standard advertising unit (SAU) by ten-inch advertisement, at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the communities served by the energy or large telecommunications utility;

(b)

Inserting an announcement in the energy or large telecommunications utility’s regular billing to its customers; or

(c)

Mailing an announcement to each customer.

(3)

The energy or large telecommunications utility’s announcement shall include:

(a)

The approximate annualized amount of the proposed total change, expressed both in dollar and in percentage terms; and the approximate amount of the proposed change for an average residential customer’s monthly bill, expressed in dollar terms;

(b)

A brief statement of the reasons why the energy or large telecommunications utility seeks the change;

(c)

A statement that copies of the energy or large telecommunications utility’s testimony and exhibits are available for inspection at its main and district offices;

(d)

The mailing address and telephone number of the energy or large telecommunications utility’s office that customers may contact for additional information about the filing;

(e)

The mailing address and toll-free telephone number of the Commission to which requests to receive notice of the time and place of any hearing on the matter may be directed; and

(f)

A statement that the purpose of the announcement is to provide the energy or large telecommunications utility’s customers with general information about the utility’s proposals and their effects on its customers, but that the calculations and statements contained in the announcement are not binding on the Commission.

(4)

Within 20 days of issuing the announcement, the energy or large telecommunications utility shall file an affidavit that notice has been given and a copy of the notice.

(5)

An energy or large telecommunications utility may submit to the Commission, and request approval of, a list of the newspapers of general circulation in the communities served by the utility. The utility may revise the list by written request to the Commission.

(6)

The Commission may waive the requirements of this rule upon a showing by the energy or large telecommunications utility that the notice required by this rule has been given with respect to a particular general rate revision, and upon a further showing that additional notice with respect to that rate revision would be duplicative, confusing to customers, and burdensome to the utility.

Source: Rule 860-022-0017 — Announcement of Utility Tariff Changes, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-022-0017.

860‑022‑0000
Applicability of Division 22 860‑022‑0001
Definitions for Utility Rates 860‑022‑0003
Through Service 860‑022‑0005
Tariff Specifications for Energy Utilities and Large Telecommunications Utilities 860‑022‑0010
Tariff Contents for Energy Utilities and Large Telecommunications Utilities 860‑022‑0015
Tariff Changes by Energy Utilities and Large Telecommunications Utilities Require 30 Days’ Notice to the Commission 860‑022‑0017
Announcement of Utility Tariff Changes 860‑022‑0019
General Rate Revisions 860‑022‑0020
Applications to Make Tariffs or Rate Schedules Effective on Less Than Statutory Notice 860‑022‑0025
Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Changing Rates 860‑022‑0026
Requests to Abandon, Exempt from Regulation, or Price-List Regulated Telecommunications Services 860‑022‑0030
Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Naming Increased Rates 860‑022‑0032
Tariff Changes Effective With Service Rendered by an Energy or Large Telecommunications Utility 860‑022‑0035
Special Contracts 860‑022‑0038
Notice to Interested Persons of Tariffs Filed Under ORS 757.205 or 759.175 860‑022‑0040
Relating to City Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon Electric Companies, Gas Utilities, and Steam Heat Utilities 860‑022‑0042
Relating to City Privilege Taxes, Fees, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon a Large Telecommunications Utility 860‑022‑0045
Relating to Local Government Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon an Energy or Large Telecommunications Utility 860‑022‑0046
Forced Conversion of Electric and Communication Facilities 860‑022‑0047
Recovery of Certain Facility Relocation Costs 860‑022‑0065
Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities 860‑022‑0070
Procedures and Standards for Reviewing Gas Utility Rates in the Context of the Purchased Gas Adjustment Mechanism 860‑022‑0075
Ownership of Non-Energy Attributes of Generation from Renewable Energy Facilities
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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