Costs of property not presently providing utility service excluded from rate base
- exception
Source:
Section 757.355 — Costs of property not presently providing utility service excluded from rate base; exception, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors757.html
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Notes of Decisions
“Presently used for providing utility service” refers to current use and therefore excludes both work in progress and retired property. Citizens’ Utility Board v. Public Utility Commission, 154 Or App 702, 962 P2d 744 (1998)
Violation of this section did not occur when utility company obtained recovery of administrative costs of issuing refund to ratepayers because recovery of administrative costs does not constitute profit or return on investment; rather, administrative costs are expenses actually incurred by company. Utility Reform Project v. PUC, 277 Or App 325, 372 P3d 517 (2016)