Alaska Administrative Code

(a) A utility shall separately bill for each meter at a customer's premises. The readings of two or more meters may not be combined unless otherwise provided for in a utility's effective tariff. (b) If, for a reason described in 3 AAC 52.435(b) (2) or (b)(3), a utility is unable …

(a) A utility shall bill monthly for services rendered. Charges for service may commence when the service is installed and energized. (b) Each bill for service must contain the following minimum information: (1) customer's name; (2) customer's service account number; (3) rate sch…

(a) On each bill based on estimated usage, a utility shall indicate that it is an estimated bill. (b) A utility may issue an estimated bill only if (1) a customer who reads his or her own meter has failed to transmit the meter reading to the utility in accordance with the require…

(a) A utility shall offer a levelized billing option to its residential electric heating customers and may offer the option to all customers. The utility's levelized billing option as described in its tariff must be periodically noticed to its customers. Upon customer request, a …

(a) For a residential customer who demonstrates that economic hardship prevents payment in full of a delinquent bill, a utility may not refuse to restore or continue service unless the customer refuses to agree to or comply with a deferred payment plan meeting the requirements of…

(a) A utility may disconnect service to a customer without advance written notice under the following conditions: (1) an immediate hazard exists which threatens the safety or health of the customer or the general population or the utility's personnel or facilities; (2) the utilit…

(a) A utility's tariff for line extensions and service connections, or, if appropriate, special contracts under 3 AAC 48.390, must include the following: (1) the amount of the costs, maximum footage, or equipment allowance for a line extension and a service connection, to be prov…

(a) A utility shall, except in the case of conditions caused by the utility's customers, maintain a steady-state standard frequency of 60 Hertz within the following tolerances: (1) wherever 2,000 or more customers of one or more utilities are served by an isolated or interconnect…

A utility may not calculate demand charge billings for any self-generating customer based upon that customer's demand as measured during forced outages of customer generation facilities required to resynchronize and return the customer's self-generation output to parallel operati…

(a) A utility shall sell all of its electricity on the basis of meter measurements, unless otherwise provided for in the utility's tariff or by special contract. (b) Only meters that are known to be mechanically or electrically sound, calibrated correctly, and tested and adjusted…

(a) A utility shall construct, maintain, and operate its plant in accordance with accepted engineering practices to reasonably assure service reliability, service quality, and the safety of persons and property. (b) A utility shall design, construct, and maintain generation, tran…

(a) A utility shall adopt and pursue a maintenance program of periodic tests, inspections, and field maintenance to achieve efficient operation of its system so as to permit safe, adequate, and reliable service at all times. Each utility shall maintain reasonable records indicati…

(a) A utility shall exercise reasonable care to promote safe working conditions and reduce hazards to its employees, its customers, and the general public. (b) A utility shall use the applicable provisions of the state minimum electrical safety standards adopted in AS 18.60.580 a…

(a) No utility may interconnect with a qualifying facility that fails to conform to the edition of the National Electrical Code adopted in AS 18.60.580. (b) No utility may interconnect with a qualifying facility that does not provide a means of disconnecting with provision for pa…

(a) A utility shall publish in its tariff and on its website as available the location and telephone number of each of its business offices, each telephone number to report service outages, and the normal hours of operation of each office. (b) A utility shall submit information t…

(a) To the extent necessary to calculate and report reliability indices as required under 3 AAC 52.490 - 3 AAC 52.495, an electric utility shall comply with IEEE Standard 1366, IEEE Guide for Electric Power Distribution Reliability Indices, revised as of May 14, 2012 (IEEE 1366-2…

Unless the context indicates otherwise, in 3 AAC 52.400 - 3 AAC 52.500 (1) "advance for construction" means money provided to a utility by a customer for a line extension or service connection, the value of which may be refundable by the utility; (2) "applicant" means a person re…

(a) Each electric utility subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission must comply with the provisions of 3 AAC 52.501 - 3 AAC 52.504 and 3 AAC 52.507 - 3 AAC 52.519. (b) Each gas utility subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission must comply with the pr…

(a) Cost elements included in an adjustment clause must be (1) subject to change at a rate that would cause financial harm to the utility if the costs were recovered exclusively in base rates; (2) beyond the control of the utility; and (3) easily verifiable. (b) The commission wi…

(a) A cost-of-power adjustment (COPA) for an electric utility must provide for an adjustment, per kilowatt-hour of sales, equal to the difference between the utility's cost of power included in its base rates and the utility's projected cost of power according to the following fo…

(a) An electric utility shall submit each COPA as a tariff filing in compliance with the applicable provisions of 3 AAC 448.200 - 3 AAC 48.380. With its first COPA tariff filing after January 11, 2004, an electric utility must submit a copy of each contract required under 3 AAC 5…

(a) A gas cost adjustment (GCA) for a gas utility must provide for an adjustment, per Mcf of sales, equal to the difference between the utility's gas costs included in its base rates and the utility's projected gas costs according to the following formula: CLICK TO VIEW FORMULA w…

(a) A gas utility shall submit each GCA as a tariff filing in compliance with the applicable provisions of 3 AAC 48.200 - 3 AAC 48.380. With its first GCA tariff filing after January 11, 2004, a gas utility must submit a copy of each gas supply contract required under 3 AAC 52.47…

(a) If an electric or gas utility includes in its COPA or GCA costs from transactions with affiliated interests, the utility must file the following information with each adjustment clause tariff filing: (1) the identity of each affiliated interest; (2) a description of the relat…

(a) In 3 AAC 52.501 - 3 AAC 52.519, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "adjustment clause" means a mechanism designed to recover changes in gas, fuel, and purchased power expenses; "adjustment clause" includes COPAs and GCAs; (2) "affiliated interest" has the meaning give…

(a) The provisions of 3 AAC 52.600 - 3 AAC 52.690 apply to all electric utilities participating in the power cost equalization program established in AS 42.45.100-42.45.190. (b) The purposes of 3 AAC 52.600 - 3 AAC 52.690 are to establish criteria for the determination of power c…

(a) Power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour is determined separately for each rate schedule. (b) The power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour for each rate schedule is the least of (1) the average rate per kilowatt-hour for that rate schedule; (2) the amount equal to .95 x ($1…

(a) Generation efficiency and line loss standards are established to encourage efficient and economical generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The standards represent the minimum acceptable level of performance by a participating electric utility. (b) A line l…

Nonfuel costs used in the calculation of power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour are subject to the following standards: (1) depreciation rates must be in accordance with the guidelines established by the Rural Electrification Administration that were in effect as of January 1,…

(a) A regulated participating electric utility shall request a change in its power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour in conjunction with a request for (1) approval of tariff filing under 3 AAC 52.501 - 3 AAC 52.519; or (2) a permanent or interim rate change that establishes hig…

(a) Within 45 days after a participating electric utility makes a complete request under 3 AAC 52.640 for an adjustment of its power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour, the commission by order will approve the filing, modify and approve it, or suspend it in whole or in part for …

(a) In order for the commission to determine whether the power cost equalization per kilowatt-hour of a participating electric utility is just and reasonable, a utility shall annually file, in accordance with 3 AAC 48.095, a report for review. (b) For a regulated participating el…

A participating electric utility shall (1) install and maintain adequate meters to measure kilowatt-hours of generation, fuel consumption, and energy consumption by all ratepayers as prescribed by 3 AAC 107.200; (2) make reasonable efforts to minimize administrative, operating, a…

(a) If a participating electric utility fails to comply with any of the requirements of AS 42.45.100-42.45.190 or 3 AAC 52.600 - 3 AAC 52.670, the power cost equalization (PCE) of that utility becomes interim and refundable effective as of the initial date of the noncompliance. (…

Unless the context indicates otherwise, in 3 AAC 52.600 - 3 AAC 52.690 (1) "commission" means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; (2) "community facility" means a facility determined by the Alaska Energy Authority to be a community facility as defined in AS 42.45.150(1) and 3 AA…

(a) A water or wastewater utility, is exempt from provisions of AS 42.05 requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity or relating to economic regulation within the meaning of 3 AAC 48.820, if the water or wastewater utility (1) collects or transports wastewater onl…

(a) A water or wastewater utility must obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity before it provides service to 15 or more service connections unless it is exempt from regulation under 3 AAC 52.700 or is qualified for provisional certification under 3 AAC 52.720. A …

(a) An entity that proposes to provide water or wastewater utility service through a system that is not yet built may not begin construction of the system until the commission determines that the public convenience and necessity requires the service. (b) An entity described in (a…

(a) A provisional certificate is granted to a class of utility that is currently providing or will provide water or wastewater utility service required for the public convenience and necessity but that might not meet standards of financial fitness the commission otherwise applies…

(a) A utility that is eligible under 3 AAC 52.720 to apply for provisional certification must provide the following information, in accordance with 3 AAC 48.095, on a form prescribed by the commission: (1) the utility's legal name and the name under which it proposes to do busine…

(a) A provisionally certificated utility shall file, in accordance with 3 AAC 48.095, the following information each year, no later than 180 days after the close of the utility's annual accounting period: (1) a fee of $100; (2) an affidavit stating that the utility continues to m…

(a) A provisionally certificated utility shall include the following statement on each bill sent to a customer: "You should contact us first if you have a complaint about your water or wastewater service. If you are not satisfied after contacting us, you may then file a complaint…

(a) A water or wastewater utility that has a provisional certificate or that is, under AS 42.05.711(b), certificated but not subject to economic regulation within the meaning of 3 AAC 48.820 shall comply with the tariff requirements set out in 3 AAC 52.730 - 3 AAC 52.740. (b) A u…

A provisionally certificated utility may revise its tariffs without commission approval, but must file any revision within 30 days after the effective date of the revised tariff. The filing must be submitted in accordance with 3 AAC 48.220 and 3 AAC 48.270 and state the effective…

(a) A provisionally certificated utility shall keep its tariff available for public inspection in accordance with 3 AAC 48.250. (b) The effective tariff of a provisionally certificated utility controls the utility's rates, charges, regulations, terms and conditions of service as …

The tariff of a provisionally certificated utility must contain the following: (1) a title page including the exact legal name of the utility, the service offered and the complete address of the utility; (2) an index page with a complete and accurate list of contents; (3) a map o…

The tariff of a provisionally certificated utility must include the items listed in 3 AAC 48.370 and 3 AAC 48.380, as applicable. Notes 3 AAC 52.738 Eff. 6/19/2004, Register 170 Authority:AS 42.05.141 AS 42.05.151 AS 42.05.361 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently…

Unless otherwise required under AS 42.05, a requirement in 3 AAC 52.730 - 3 AAC 52.738 may be modified or waived, in whole or in part, by order of the commission, on the commission's own motion or on a showing that the waiver or modification is in the public interest. An entity s…

Unless the context indicates otherwise, in 3 AAC 52.700 - 3 AAC 52.749, (1) "affiliated interest" has the meaning given in AS 42.05.990; (2) "annual gross revenues" means the revenues that would be accrued by the utility, assuming a 100 percent collection rate from customers; (3)…

(a) The provisions of 3 AAC 52. 750 and 3 AAC 52.755 apply to all refuse utilities subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission and apply to the furnishing of refuse service to the public. (b) The purpose of 3 AAC 52.750 and 3 AAC 52.755 is to establish procedural gui…