NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ELECTRIC CASE ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. VOLUME 1 TESTIMONY

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1 NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ELECTRIC CASE ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. VOLUME 1 TESTIMONY

2 ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. INDEX OF WITNESSES WITNESS TAB NO. Filing Letter & Tariff 1 W.A. Atzl Forecasting Panel - Electric (M. Lenz, P. Hourihane, C. Akabay) C. Hutcheson R.A. Kane K.A. Kosior R.A. Morin, PhD. M. Nihill J. Perkins J.J. Quin A. Regan M. Thorpe 1

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10 Appendix A Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. Electric Rate Case Proposed Tariff Leaves effective September th, 00 P.S.C. No. Electricity th Revised Leaf No. C th Revised Leaf No. B nd Revised Leaf No. D 1th Revised Leaf No. nd Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. A rd Revised Leaf No. 1 th Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. 1D th Revised Leaf No. rd Revised Leaf No. 1F- th Revised Leaf No. 1th Revised Leaf No. 1G rd Revised Leaf No. rd Revised Leaf No. 1J rd Revised Leaf No. rd Revised Leaf No. 1K 1th Revised Leaf No. A rd Revised Leaf No. 1L 1th Revised Leaf No. nd Revised Leaf No. 1W th Revised Leaf No. A 1th Revised Leaf No. 1 1th Revised Leaf No. 0 nd Revised Leaf No. 1F 1th Revised Leaf No. 1 1th Revised Leaf No. 1G 1th Revised Leaf No. Original Leaf No. 1G-1 th Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. Y 1th Revised Leaf No. nd Revised Leaf No. Y-1 1th Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. Z-1 1th Revised Leaf No. nd Revised Leaf No. Z- rd Revised Leaf No. A th Revised Leaf No. Z- rd Revised Leaf No. Original Leaf No. Z--1 th Revised Leaf No. Original Leaf No. Z-- nd Revised Leaf No. 0 Original Leaf No. Z-- th Revised Leaf No. Original Leaf No. Z-- rd Revised Leaf No. 1st Revised Leaf No. Original Leaf No. A th Revised Leaf No. 1th Revised Leaf No. 1 rd Revised Leaf No. A 1th Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. B Original Leaf No. A th Revised Leaf No. C 1th Revised Leaf No. rd Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. Original Leaf No. A th Revised Leaf No. A th Revised Leaf No. rd Revised Leaf No. B rd Revised Leaf No. 1st Revised Leaf No. C Original Leaf No. A nd Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. 0 th Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. th Revised Leaf No. A nd Revised Leaf No. 1 1st Revised Leaf No. B nd Revised Leaf No. 1 th Revised Leaf No. 0 rd Revised Leaf No. 1 1st Revised Leaf No. Original Leaf No. 1A 1th Revised Leaf No. A

11 APPENDIX B ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. Impact of Proposed Rate Change on Total Revenue For the Rate Year Twelve Months Ending June 0, 00 (1) (Based on Billed Sales and Revenues) Service Rate Year Revenue At Revenue At Percent Classification Billed Sales Customers Current Rates Proposed Rates Change Change (MWH) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) SC1 1,, 1,,,,1.1% SC1,,0 1, 1,0 1,1.% Total Res 1,, 1,,,,.% SC,, 1, 1,0,.0% SC0,1 0,,0 0.% Total Secondary,, 1, 1,,.0% SC,0 0,0,0,1.1% SC1,,,0.% Total Primary,1 0,0,,.1% Total Sec & Pri 1,,, 1,1, 1,.0% SC (Commercial) 0,0, 1,,.% SC (Industrial), 1 1,, 1,.% Total SC & SC, 1 0,1,0,.% SC 0,,,1 1.0% SC, % SC 1 -dusk-to-dawn,1,0,1, 0.% SC 1 - energy only, % SC1 - Total 1,1,00,, % Total Lighting,1,,0, 1,0 1.% SC,00 1,0, 1.0% Public Authority 1, 1,01, % Total,1,1,1 1,1,,.% Competitive Services Revenues () NA Total,1,1,1 1,1,,1.% Notes: 1. For comparison purposes, an estimated electric supply charge for retail access customers has been included in total revenues. This is equivalent, on a per unit basis, to the cost of electric supply included in full service customer revenues.. Revenues associated with increase in Billing & Payment Processing Charges to gas customers and to ESCOs.

12 NYS DEPARTMENT OF STATE Notice of Proposed Rule Making Public Service Commission (SUBMITTING AGENCY) NOTE: Typing and submission instructions are at the end of this form. Please be sure to COMPLETE ALL ITEMS. Incomplete forms and nonscannable text attachments will be cause for rejection of this notice. Pursuant to the provisions of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA), NOTICE is hereby given of the following agency action: 1. Proposed action: The Public Service Commission (the PSC ) is considering whether to approve, reject, in whole or in part, or modify a proposal filed by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (the Company ) to make various changes in the charges, rules, and regulations contained in its Schedule for Electric service, P.S.C. No. ELECTRICITY, effective September, 00.. Statutory authority under which rule is proposed: Public Service Law, Section (1).. Subject of rule: Tariff leaves reflecting increases in the rates and charges contained in Orange and Rockland's Schedule for Electric Service, P.S.C. No. - ELECTRICITY.. Purpose of rule: Consideration of tariff changes reflecting a revenue requirement for the rate year, the twelve months ending June 0, 00, of approximately $. million, which represents a.% increase in the Company s electric revenues (including an estimate of electric supply costs for full service and retail access customers). In addition, consistent with the PSC s policy on the unbundling of competitive service costs, the Company is proposing certain charges for competitive services that are currently being recovered through the Company s base delivery rates.. Terms of rule (check applicable box): [ ] The rule contains,000 words or less. An original copy of the text in scannable format is attached to this form. [ ] The rule contains more than,000 words. Therefore, an original copy of a summary the text (in scannable format) is attached to this form. [ ] Pursuant to SAPA 0()(b), the agency elects to print a description of the subject, purpose and substance of the rule containing less than,000 words. The original text in scannable format is attached to this form.. The text of the rule and any required statements or analyses may be obtained from: Name of agency contact Margaret Maguire, Clerk II Office address Three Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 1 Telephone number (1) -0

13 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING PAGE of. Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) (check applicable box): [ ] A RIS of,000 words or less is submitted with this notice. [ ] A summary of the RIS is submitted with this notice because the full text exceeds,000 words. [ ] A consolidated RIS is submitted with this notice because: [ ] the rule is one of a series of closely related and simultaneously proposed rules. [ ] the rule is one of a series of virtually identical rules proposed during the same year. [ ] An RIS is not submitted because this rule is a technical amendment and, therefore, exempt from SAPA 0-a. Attached to this notice is a statement of the reason(s) for claiming this exemption. [ ] An RIS is not submitted because this rule is subject to a consolidated RIS printed in the Register under a notice of proposed rule making ID No. PSC- ; Register date:. [X] An RIS is not submitted with this notice because this rule is a "rate making" as defined in SAPA ()(a)(ii).. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Small Businesses (RFASB) (check applicable box): [ ] An RFASB of,000 words or less is submitted with this notice. [ ] A summary RFASB is submitted with this notice because the full text exceed,000 words. [ ] A consolidated RFASB is submitted with this notice because this rule is the first of a series of closely related rules that will be the subject of the same analysis. [ ] An RFASB is not submitted because this rule will not impose any adverse economic impact or reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements on small businesses. A statement is attached setting forth this agency's finding and the reasons upon which the finding was made, including what measures were used by this agency to ascertain that this rule will not impose such adverse economic impact or compliance requirements on small businesses. [ ] An RFASB is not submitted because this rule is subject to a consolidated RFASB printed in the Register under a notice of proposed rule making, ID No. ; Register date:. [X] An RFASB is not submitted with this notice because this rule is a "rate making" as defined in SAPA ()(a)(ii).

14 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING PAGE of. Rural Area Flexibility Analysis (RAFA) (check applicable box): [ ] An RAFA of,000 words or less is submitted with this notice. [ ] A summary RAFA is submitted with this notice because the full text exceeds,000 words. [ ] A consolidated RAFA is submitted with this notice because this rule is the first of a series of closely related rules that will be the subject to the same analysis. [ ] An RAFA is not submitted because this rule will not impose any adverse impact or reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements on public or private entities in rural areas. A statement is attached setting forth this agency's finding and the reasons upon which the finding was made, including what measures were used by this agency to ascertain that this rule will not impose such adverse impact or compliance requirements on rural areas. [ ] An RAFA is not submitted because this rule is subject to a consolidated RAFA printed in the Register under a notice of proposed rule making, ID No. ; Register date:. [X] An RAFA is not submitted because this rule is a "rate making" as defined in SAPA ()(a)(ii).. Job Impact Statement (JIS) (check applicable box): [ ] A JIS of,000 words or less is submitted with this notice. [ ] A summary JIS is submitted with this notice because the full text exceeds,000 words. [ ] A JIS/Request for Assistance is submitted with this notice. [ ] A consolidated JIS is submitted with this notice because this rule is the first of a series of closely related rules that will be subject to the same analysis. [ ] A JIS is not submitted because it is apparent from the nature and purpose of the rule that it will not have a substantial adverse impact on jobs and employment opportunities. A statement is attached setting forth this agency's finding that the rule will have a positive impact or no impact on jobs and employment opportunities; except when it is evident from the subject matter of the rule that it could only have a positive impact or no impact on jobs and employment opportunities, the statement shall include a summary of the information and methodology underlying that determination. [ ] A JIS is not submitted because this rule is subject to a consolidated JIS printed in the Register in a notice of proposed rule making ID No. ; Register date:. [X] A JIS is not submitted with this notice because this rule is a "rate making" as defined in SAPA ()(a)(ii). [ ] A JIS is not submitted because this rule is proposed by the State Comptroller or Attorney General.. Prior emergency rule making for this action was previously published in the issue of the Register, I.D. No..

15 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING PAGE of 1. Expiration Date (check only if applicable): [X] This proposal will not expire in days because it is for a "rate making" as defined in SAPA ()(a)(ii). 1. Public Hearings (check box and complete as applicable) [ ] A public hearing is required by law and will be held at a.m./p.m. on, 1, at [ ] A public hearing is not required by law, and has not been scheduled. [ ] A public hearing is not required by law, but will be held at a.m./p.m. on, 1, at 1. Interpreter Service (check only if a public hearing is scheduled): [ ] Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within a reasonable time prior to the scheduled hearing. Requests must be addressed to the agency contact designated in this notice. 1. Accessibility (check appropriate box only if a public hearing is scheduled): [ ] All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment. [ ] All public hearings except the following have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment: 1... [ ] None of the scheduled public hearings are at places that are reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment. [ ] An optional explanation is being submitted regarding the nonaccessibility of one or more hearing sites. 1. Submit data, views or arguments to (complete only if different than previously named agency contact): Name of agency contact Jacyln A. Brilling, Secretary Office address Three Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 1 Telephone number (1) -0

16 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING PAGE of 1. Additional matter required by statute: [X] Check box if NOT applicable. 1. Public comment will be received until: [X] days after publication of this notice (MINIMUM, public comment period). [ ] days after the last scheduled public hearing required by statue (MINIMUM, with required hearing). [ ] Other: (specify). 1. Regulatory Agenda: (The Division of Housing and Community Renewal; Workers Compensation Board; and the departments of Agriculture and Markets, Banking, Education, Environmental Conservation, Health, Insurance, Labor and Social Services and any other department specified by the governor or his designee must complete this item. If your agency had an optional agenda published, that should also be indicated below): [ ] This action was listed as a Regulatory Agenda item in the first January issue of the Register, 1. [ ] This action was listed as a Regulatory Agenda item in the last June issue of the Register, 1. [ ] This action was not under consideration at the time this agency's Regulatory Agenda was submitted for publication in the Register. AGENCY CERTIFICATION (To be completed by the person who PREPARED the notice) I have reviewed this form and the information submitted with it. The information contained in this notice is correct to the best of my knowledge. I have reviewed Article of SAPA and Parts 0 through of 1 NYCRR, and I hereby certify that this notice complies with all applicable provisions. Name Address Date Signature Telephone Please read before submitting this notice: 1. Except for this form itself, all text must be typed in scannable format as described in the Department of State's "NYS Register Procedures Manual.". Submit the orginal notice and scanner copy collated as (1) form; () text or summary of rule; and if any, () regulatory impact statement, () regulatory flexibility analysis for small businesses, () rural area flexibility analysis, () job impact statement - and ONE copy of that set.. Hand deliver to: DOS Office of Information Services, 1 State Street (rd Floor), Albany Address mail to: Register/NYCRR unit, Department of State, Albany, NY

17 Tariff Leaves

18 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. th REVISED LEAF NO. C SUPERSEDING th REVISED LEAF NO. C GENERAL INFORMATION. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS (Continued) B. DEFINITIONS (Continued) (1) ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY ("ESCO") means an entity determined to be eligible by the Department of Public Service to provide electric power supply to end-use customers. For purposes of this Schedule, a Direct Retail Customer has the same rights and obligations as an ESCO except as otherwise provided herein. (1) FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ("FERC") means the federal agency which regulates the price, terms, and conditions of power sold in interstate commerce and regulates the price, terms and conditions of all interstate transmission services. FERC is the federal counterpart to state regulatory commissions. (1) FULL SERVICE CUSTOMER means a customer who purchases Electric Power Supply from the Company. (1) LATE PAYMENT means any payment made more than 0 days after the date payment was due. Payments are due upon personal service of the bill or three calendar days after the mailing of the bill. (1) LOAD POCKET A load pocket is a geographic area of load that, because of transmission limitations, must have generation resources located internal to the area available to operate so as to ensure reliable service to the area's electric customers. (1) METER DATA SERVICE PROVIDER ("MDSP") means an entity, other than the Company, that provides meter data services directly or indirectly to a customer for all meters for the customer's account. Meter data services consists of all of the following services: meter reading, meter data translation, and customer association, validation, editing and estimation ("CAVEE"). No customer may act as its own MDSP. (0) METER SERVICE PROVIDER ("MSP") means an entity, other than the Company, that provides physical metering and/or metering services directly or indirectly to a customer for all meters for the customer's account. Physical metering and metering services consist of the installation, maintenance, testing and removal of meters and related equipment. No customer may act as its own MSP. (1) MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY BUILDING means a structure (including row houses) enclosed within exterior walls or fire walls, which is built, erected and framed of component structural parts and is designed to contain four or more individual dwelling units for permanent residential occupancy. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

19 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. nd REVISED LEAF NO. D SUPERSEDING 1st REVISED LEAF NO. D GENERAL INFORMATION. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS (Continued) B. DEFINITIONS (Continued) () NEW CONSTRUCTION means the installation of new electric distribution lines, service lines and appurtenant facilities on any R/W where no such electric distribution line exists, and may also include (in connection with such installation) the addition of appurtenant facilities (other than replacement facilities) to existing distribution lines. () NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OR CURRENT NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER means any person, corporation or other entity who pursuant to an accepted application for service, is supplied directly by the Company with electric service used for other than residential purposes. () NYCRR means the State of New York Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations. () PUBLIC R/W means the area within the territorial limits of any street, avenue, road or way that is for any highway purpose under the jurisdiction of the State of New York or of the legislative body of any county, city, town or village that is open to public use and that may be used for the placement of utility facilities. () RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION means a tract of land divided into five or more lots for the construction of five or more new residential buildings, or the land on which new multiple occupancy buildings are to be constructed, the development of either of which, if required, has been approved (or was required to be approved) by governmental authorities having jurisdiction over land use as defined in 1 NYCRR.1. () RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OR CURRENT RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER means any person who pursuant to an accepted application for service made by such person or a third party on his or her behalf, is supplied directly by the Company with electric service used in whole or in part as his or her residence as defined in 1 NYCRR.. () RETAIL ACCESS means a process whereby customers may purchase electric power supply from ESCOs and have it delivered using the Company's transmission and distribution system. () RETAIL ACCESS PLAN The Company's Retail Access Implementation Plan and Operating Procedure maintained separate and apart from this Schedule. (0) RETAIL ACCESS CUSTOMER means a customer who purchases Electric Power Supply from an Energy Service Company under the Company's Retail Access Program. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

20 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. nd REVISED LEAF NO. SUPERSEDING 1st REVISED LEAF NO. GENERAL INFORMATION B. DEFINITIONS (Continued). ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS (Continued) (1) SEASONAL CUSTOMER means a person who applies for and receives electric service periodically each year, intermittently during the year, or at other irregular intervals. () SERVICE LINE means an electric line used to connect a distribution line to an individual customer's meter or point of attachment; a service line, at the Company's discretion, may be connected to two or more meters at a single premises. () SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER means a residential customer who applies for and receives electric service for a specified time period that does not exceed one year. () SHORT TERM OR TEMPORARY NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER means a nonresidential customer who applies for and receives electric service for a specified time period that does not exceed two years. () SIR means New York State Standardized Interconnection Requirements and Application Process for New Distributed Generators MW or Less Connected in Parallel with Utility Distribution Systems, as adopted by the Commission and as may be amended from time to time by the Commission. This SIR is set forth in Addendum - SIR to this schedule. () SUPPLY LINE means a part of a distribution line that is installed between an existing electric distribution system and an underground distribution line within a residential subdivision. () TAMPERED EQUIPMENT means any service related equipment that has been subject either to unauthorized interference so as to reduce the accuracy or eliminate the measurement of the Company's service, or to unauthorized connection occurring after the Company has physically disconnected service. () UNIFORM BUSINESS PRACTICES UBP means the Uniform Business Practices adopted by the Commission in Case -M-1, as may be amended from time to time by the Commission, and as set out in Addendum-UBP to this Rate Schedule. () VSR means a visually significant resource which is designated primarily or exclusively because of its exceptional, outstanding, significant, special or unique scenic quality pursuant to State or Federal enabling legislation and is referenced in 1 NYCRR.(h). (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

21 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. rd REVISED LEAF NO. 1 SUPERSEDING nd REVISED LEAF NO. 1 GENERAL INFORMATION. WIRING AND EQUIPMENT A. WIRING, APPARATUS AND INSPECTION All wiring and apparatus, including service switches, fuses, meter loops and a proper location and support for the electric meter and other apparatus shall be furnished and maintained by the customer in accordance with the requirements of the Company, the National Electrical Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, any New York State Law and municipal regulations that may be in force, and it shall be a condition precedent to the initial and continuing supply of electricity by the Company that the Company or the customer's Meter Service Provider may seal such service and meter switch and adjust, set and seal such switches, and that such seals shall not be broken and that such adjustments or settings shall not be changed or in any way interfered with by the Customer. The Company reserves the right to make an inspection of premises before connecting service wires or prior to the meter installation in order to see that its rules are complied with. Neither by inspection or non-rejection, nor in any other way, does the Company give any warranty, express or implied, as to the adequacy, safety or other characteristics of any structures, equipment, wires, pipes, appliances or devices owned, installed or maintained by the Customer, a Meter Service Provider or a Meter Data Service Provider or leased by the Customer from third parties. The Company shall conduct an initial inspection of the premises at no cost to the applicant. If the installation is not in compliance with the Company's and/or other applicable rules, service shall not be rendered and the Company shall assess a re-inspection fee of $1.00 for any subsequent re-inspections of the installation. The re-inspection fee for installations in excess of 00 Volts is $.00. B. INCREASED CAPACITY The customer shall give the Company reasonable advance notice, preferably in writing, of any proposed increase in service required, stating the amount, character and expected duration of time the increased service will be required. If such increase necessitates added or enlarged facilities (other than metering equipment) for the sole use of the customer, the Company may require the customer to make a reasonable contribution to the cost of adding or enlarging the facilities whenever the Customer fails to give assurance, satisfactory to the Company, that the taking of the increased service shall be of sufficient duration to render the supply thereof reasonably compensatory to the Company. When a customer takes Competitive Metering Services, the customer's Meter Service Provider must install appropriate metering to reflect the change in the customer's requirements. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

22 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. th REVISED LEAF NO. 1D SUPERSEDING rd REVISED LEAF NO. 1D GENERAL INFORMATION. METERING AND BILLING (Continued) C. METERS (Continued) () Competitive Metering Services (Continued) (b) Customer Eligibility Criteria Customers having a registered demand of 0 kw or greater in any two consecutive months in the most recent twelve months may obtain Competitive Metering Services. (c) Applicability of Charges for Metering Services A customer with a registered demand of 0 kw or greater for two consecutive months during the most recent twelve months may obtain Competitive Metering Services. A customer for whom a Meter Service Provider provides the meter(s) will not be billed a Meter Ownership Charge that is applicable to customers for whom the Company furnishes the meter(s). A customer who obtains meter services from a Meter Service Provider will not be billed a Meter Service Provider Charge that is applicable to all other customers. A customer who obtains meter data services from a Meter Data Service Provider will not be billed a Meter Data Service Provider Charge that is application to all other customers. (d) Charges for Special Services If an MSP requires access to a current or potential transformer, the charge will be $0.00 for a Company visit. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

23 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. rd REVISED LEAF NO. 1F- SUPERSEDING nd REVISED LEAF NO. 1F- GENERAL INFORMATION E. RENDERING OF BILLS (Continued). METERING AND BILLING (Continued) () Retail Access Customer Billing Options (Continued) (b) Utility Single Billing Service An ESCO requesting that its charges be included on a Utility Single Bill must execute the Company s Consolidated Billing and Assignment Agreement. Under Utility Single Billing Service, the ESCO assigns to the Company its rights in all amounts due from all of its customers participating in the Company s Retail Access Program and receiving a Utility Single Bill. By the 0th of each month (or the next business day if the 0th falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday), the Company shall remit to the ESCO all undisputed ESCO charges billed to its customers in the previous calendar month. The POR Discount Percentage shall consist of an Uncollectibles Percentage and a Risk Factor. The Uncollectibles Percentage shall be set annually, effective each November 1, based on the Company's actual uncollectibles experience applicable to all gas and electric POR-eligible customers for the thirty-six month period ended the previous June 0. The Risk Factor shall also be reset annually and shall be equal to 0 percent of the Uncollectibles Percentage. The POR Discount Percentage commencing July 1, 00 is 0. percent. The POR Discount Percentage shall be reset effective November 1, 00 and each November 1 thereafter. The Company will collect and process customers payments and perform collection activities in accordance with the Home Energy Fair Practices Act. To be effective for the next cycle bill issued to the customer, at least 1 calendar days prior to a customer s scheduled meter read date, the ESCO will provide the Company a rate per kwh ($/kwh) to be charged each of its customers for electric power supply. Rates must include any applicable gross receipts taxes or other taxes imposed on the ESCO and not required by law to be separately stated. The Company will calculate and identify the sales and use taxes associated with the ESCO charges in accordance with customer-specific tax status information provided by the ESCO and remit such amounts to the ESCO net of the POR discount and such other amounts as set forth in the Company s Consolidated Billing and Assignment Agreement. The ESCO may charge a different price per kwh for each of its customers. The customer shall be billed one rate per billing cycle and such rate will be used for billing purposes for the next bill issued to the customer and every bill thereafter until changed by the ESCO. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

24 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. 1th REVISED LEAF NO. 1G SUPERSEDING th REVISED LEAF NO. 1G GENERAL INFORMATION E. RENDERING OF BILLS (Continued). METERING AND BILLING (Continued) () Retail Access Customer Billing Options (Continued) (b) Utility Single Billing Service (Continued) ESCO Billing Cost: The Company s charge for its billing service is $1.0 per Utility Single Bill per monthly billing cycle. This same charge applies whether the Company issues a Utility Single Bill for electric service only or both electric and gas services for a single ESCO. The Company will net or offset its remittance payments to the ESCO by the amounts due the Company for billing service charges due from the ESCO. If there is one ESCO for electric service and another ESCO for gas service on a dual service customer s account, the Company will charge each ESCO one-half of the applicable charge. If an ESCO requests that a Utility Single Bill include an insert required by statute, regulation, or Commission order, and such insert exceeds one-half ounce, the Company will charge the ESCO for incremental postage. () Customer Billing and Payment Processing Charge A Billing and Payment Processing Charge of $1.0 per billing cycle shall be assessed on all Full Service Customers and Retail Access Customers electing the Two Separate Bills billing option under General Information Section No.. This charge shall be applied only once to a dual service customer bill. F. LATE PAYMENT CHARGE (1) The Company may impose a continuing late payment charge at the rate of one and one-half percent (1 1/%) per month to the accounts of all customers except state agencies, on: (a) (b) the balance of any bill for service, including budget bills and any unpaid late payment charge amounts applied to previous bills, which bill is not paid within calendar days after the Billing Date; the amount billed for service used that was previously unbilled because service was being provided through (Continued) August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

25 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. rd REVISED LEAF NO. 1J SUPERSEDING nd REVISED LEAF NO. 1J GENERAL INFORMATION. METERING AND BILLING (Continued) I. BUDGET BILLING (Continued) (1) Residential, Condominium Associations, Cooperative Housing Corporations (Continued) (a) (Continued) (ii) (iii) If at the end of the Budget Year, the amount paid by the customer is less than the amount due for actual service rendered, the balance shall be billed to and payable by the customer during the next six monthly billing periods. If, at the end of the Budget Year, the amount paid by the customer is greater than the amount due for actual service rendered, the Company shall apply a credit to the customer's account equal to the amount overpaid or, at the customer's request, shall refund an amount equal to the overpayment. (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) The Budget Year will be the twelve-month period beginning with the billing month the customer initially enrolls in budget billing. Customers may elect budget billing at any time. The Company shall periodically review the customer's billing histories during the Budget Year and based on such reviews may change the budget amount to minimize the potential for substantial over or under payments for the Budget Year. Customers who take both gas and electric service may elect budget billing for either service and regular billing for the remaining service or may elect budget billing for both services. Should a customer fail to make a monthly budget payment when due, the Company shall have the right to cancel the budget billing plan. Upon cancellation, any overpayment will be credited to the customer's account and any deficiency shall be due and payable. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

26 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. rd REVISED LEAF NO. 1K SUPERSEDING nd REVISED LEAF NO. 1K GENERAL INFORMATION. METERING AND BILLING (Continued) I. BUDGET BILLING (Continued) () Non-Residential (a) The Company shall annually offer a budget billing plan to all its nonresidential customers except: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) non-residential customers who have less than 1 months of billing history at the premises; seasonal, short-term or temporary customers; customers who have arrears; interruptible, temperature-controlled, or dual fuel customers; non-residential customers who cease being billed on a previous budget billing plan before the end of the budget year in the past months; or non-residential customers whose pattern of consumption is not sufficiently predictable to be estimated on an annual basis with any reasonable degree of certainty. (b) Any non-residential customer who elects the budget billing plan shall pay for service in accordance with the following provisions: (i) the non-residential customer will make equal monthly payments during the Budget Year, as defined in subsection (d) below, based on the Company's estimate of the non-residential customer's total cost for the Budget Year; (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

27 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. rd REVISED LEAF NO. 1L SUPERSEDING nd REVISED LEAF NO. 1L GENERAL INFORMATION. METERING AND BILLING (Continued) I. BUDGET BILLING (Continued) () Non-Residential (Continued) (b) (Continued) (ii) (iii) if, at the end of the Budget Year, the amount paid by the nonresidential customer is less than the amount due for actual service rendered, the balance shall be billed to and payable by the non-residential customer during the first month following the Budget Year; if, at the end of the Budget Year, the amount paid by the nonresidential customer is greater than the amount due for actual service rendered, the Company shall apply a credit to the customer's account equal to no more than the levelized payment or estimated amount of the next cycle bill, and shall issue a refund check for any balance within 0 calendar days of the rendering of the final levelized settlement bill. (c) (d) (e) (f) The Company shall review a non-residential customer's billing history during the Budget Year and, based on such reviews, may change the budget amount to minimize the potential for substantial over or underpayments for the Budget Year. The Budget Year shall be a 1 month period and shall not begin at a time of year when either the non-residential customer or the Company will be subject to any undue economic disadvantage. A non-residential customer may request that the Company remove the customer from the budget billing plan and reinstate regular billing at any time, in which case the Company shall render a final levelized settlement bill. The Company may only remove a non-residential customer from its budget billing plan if the customer becomes ineligible under subsection ()(a) above. If delinquency, as defined in subsection B()(a)(iii) is the cause of the non-residential customer's ineligibility, the Company need (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

28 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. nd REVISED LEAF NO. 1W SUPERSEDING 1st REVISED LEAF NO. 1W GENERAL INFORMATION O. LOW-INCOME PROGRAM. METERING AND BILLING (Continued) Any electric heating customer receiving a grant under the Home Energy Assistance Program ( HEAP ) shall receive a monthly bill credit of $.00, excluding applicable taxes, for twelve consecutive months. Any other customer receiving a grant under HEAP shall receive a monthly bill credit of $.00, excluding applicable taxes, for twelve consecutive months. The Company will commence posting the monthly bill credits to a customer s account within 0 days of receiving notification from the New York State Office of Temporary Disability (or its successor) of a customer s receipt of a HEAP grant. ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

29 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. 1th REVISED LEAF NO. 1 SUPERSEDING 1th REVISED LEAF NO. 1 GENERAL INFORMATION. REFUSAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE (Continued) E. PAYMENT AT THE TIME OF DISCONNECTION (Continued) () If a customer offers full payment or, if eligible, to sign a deferred payment agreement at the time of disconnection, the Company's field representative shall accept the payment or downpayment and avoid termination. () If the Company allows the customer time to go to a business office to sign a deferred payment agreement and the customer fail to sign the agreement within the specified time, the Company may disconnect service without further notice. () Whenever payment is made at the time of disconnection, the Company's field representative shall provide the customer with a receipt showing the date, account number, amount received, the form of payment and either the employee's identification number or name. () If, after notice of discontinuance of service for non-payment, the customer has failed to pay the amount due within the time specified in the notice and a Company employee visits the customer's premises to collect payment or disconnect service, a $.00 collection charge shall be assessed. The collection charge is not applicable to customers taking service under residential service classifications. F. THIRD PARTY NOTICE The Company shall permit a residential customer to designate a third party to receive a copy of every Final Disconnect Notice of service sent to such residential customer, provided that such third party indicates in writing his or her willingness to receive such notice. G. ALTERNATE ADDRESS If a residential customer has specified to the Company in writing an alternate address for billing purposes, the required notices shall be sent to both the alternate address and to the premises where service is provided. H. DISCONNECTION OF SERVICE TO ENTIRE MULTIPLE DWELLINGS (1) The Company shall not discontinue service to an entire multiple dwelling (as defined in the Multiple Dwelling Law or the Multiple Residence Law) unless the notices specified in 1 NYCRR. have been given, provided that where any of the notices required thereunder are mailed in a post-paid envelope that shall be not disconnection of service until at least 1 days after the mailing of such notices. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

30 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. nd REVISED LEAF NO. 1F SUPERSEDING 1st REVISED LEAF NO. 1F GENERAL INFORMATION. REFUSAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE (Continued) N. RESTORATION OF SERVICE (Continued) (b) (c) (d) (e) The Company shall reconnect service that has been disconnected solely for failure to provide access within hours of the non-residential customer's request for reconnection, provided the non-residential customer has allowed access and has made a reasonable arrangement for future access; The Company shall reconnect service that has been disconnected solely for a tariff violation within hours of the non-residential customer's request for reconnection and at the Company's option, either receipt by the Company of adequate notice and documentation or a field verification that the violation has been corrected; provided, however, that any field verification shall be arranged within two business days of the non-residential customer's request or such later time as specified by the non-residential customer; If service has been disconnected for two or more independent reasons listed above, the non-residential customer must satisfy all conditions for reconnection before the Company shall reconnect service. The reconnection shall be accomplished within the time period applicable to the last condition satisfied. Whenever circumstances beyond the Company's control prevent reconnection of service within hours of any of the events specified above, service shall be reconnected within hours after those circumstances cease to exist. () A reconnection charge of $.00 shall apply when the above conditions are satisfied and the customer specifies service is to be re-established during normal business hours regardless of the time that service is actually re-established. For purposes of this section, normal business hours are :00 a.m. to :00 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. A reconnection charge of $1.00 shall apply when the customer specifies that service is to be re-established during other than normal business hours. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

31 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. 1th REVISED LEAF NO. 1G SUPERSEDING 1th REVISED LEAF NO. 1G GENERAL INFORMATION. REFUSAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE (Continued) N. RESTORATION OF SERVICE (Continued) () If service was disconnected at the street, a reconnection charge of $1.00 shall apply when the above conditions are satisfied and the customer specifies service is to be re-established during normal business hours, as defined above, regardless of the time that service is actually re-established. A reconnection charge of $.00 shall apply when the customer specifies that service is to be re-established during other than normal business hours. These reconnection charges, applicable when service was disconnected at the street, shall not be assessed on customers taking service under residential service classifications. () At the time the customer requests reconnection, the Company shall advise the customer of the reconnection charges fully explaining under what conditions the higher charge will be made. Should service be restored for both electric and gas service at the same time, the reconnection charge shall be made for only one service. ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

32 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. ORIGINAL LEAF NO. 1G-1 GENERAL INFORMATION. CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES A. SERVICES FOR WHICH NO CHARGES ARE MADE (1) Limited engineering services such as studies in connection with additional or improved use of service. () High bill complaint investigations. () Voltage complaint tests. () Radio or Television interference investigations. () Resuscitation. B. POLE ATTACHMENT CHARGES (1) General Conditions (a) Distribution Poles These rates shall apply to utility distribution poles only; not to high voltage transmission towers. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

33 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. th REVISED LEAF NO. Y SUPERSEDING th REVISED LEAF NO. Y GENERAL INFORMATION. RETAIL ACCESS COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS.1 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT ("ECA") The ECA shall consist of two components, a Base ECA and a Variable ECA. a) Base ECA The Base ECA will be determined annually and is designed to recover: (a) the cost associated with the termination of power sales agreements with Non-Utility Generators ("NUG Buyout Costs") (b) lost revenue resulting from the implementation of individually negotiated contracts under Service Classification No., and (c) any prior period over/undercollection of Base ECA and Variable ECA costs. On or before February 1 of each year, the Company shall submit to the Commission its annual filing to establish the Base ECA to become effective the following May 1. The Base ECA shall be equal to the Company s projection of the cost components defined above, divided by the Company's estimate of total customer kwh usage for the coming recovery period, rounded to the nearest $ per kwh. The Base ECA will remain in effect until changed as authorized by the Commission. NUG Buyout Cost Recovery NUG Buyout Costs shall be defined as costs associated with the termination of power sales agreements with NUGs. NUG Buyout Costs must be approved by the Commission prior to recovery through the ECA. The Company's estimated NUG Costs for the coming year shall be determined and included in the annual Base ECA filing. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

34 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. nd REVISED LEAF NO. Y-1 SUPERSEDING 1st REVISED LEAF NO. Y-1 GENERAL INFORMATION. RETAIL ACCESS COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS (Continued).1 ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT ("ECA") (Continued) b) Variable ECA The Variable ECA will be determined monthly and is designed to recover shortfalls and surpluses in auctions, day-ahead market congestion settlements, or any other adjustments related to Transmission Congestion Contracts ( TCCs ) received by the Company from the NYISO. The Variable ECA shall be equal to the cost component defined above divided by the Company's estimate of total customer kwh usage for the applicable billing month, rounded to the nearest $ per kwh. c) Reconciliation Each month, ECA costs incurred by the Company shall be reconciled to ECA recoveries and any differences shall be deferred. Interest, at the Commission-approved rate for Gas Adjustment Charge refunds, will be calculated on the average of the current and prior month's cumulative over and under collections. The annual Base ECA filing submitted by the Company will include the reconciliation of actual costs and recoveries in the prior period, (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

35 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. th REVISED LEAF NO. Z-1 SUPERSEDING th REVISED LEAF NO. Z-1 GENERAL INFORMATION. RETAIL ACCESS COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS (Continued). SYSTEM BENEFITS CHARGE ("SBC") The System Benefits Charge will be applied to the kwh usage on the bills of all customers served under this Schedule. The SBC will be determined annually and be designed to recover the costs of programs approved for SBC funding by the Commission. The SBC rates shall be established to collect a target amount of $,, per year, for the years 001 through 00. The SBC rate for the period January 1, 00 through June 0, 00 shall be established to collect $,,. The System Benefits Charge will continue for an additional five years (from July 1, 00, to June 0, 0). The System Benefits Charge for this period shall be established to collect a target amount of $,, for the second half of 00, $,,0 for each of the four years beginning 00 and $,, for the first half of 0, pursuant to the Commission s December 1, 00 Order in Case 0-M-000. A reconciliation of annual SBC program costs incurred and recoveries through the SBC (eleven months actual, one month forecast) will be submitted by the Company to the Commission on or before December 1 of each year. Any over- or under-collections (differences in SBC collections from the target amount) shall be trued up in the next year s SBC rate. Any over- or undercollections of the System Benefits Charge during the second half of 00, along with any over- or under-collections for the first half of 00, will be reconciled and included in the subsequent year s amount to be collected from customers commencing January 1, 00. Any over- or undercollections of the System Benefits Charge during the first half of 0 will also be reconciled and credited to or collected from customers as directed by the Commission. Not less than fifteen days prior to a proposed change in the SBC, a Statement showing the SBC and the effective date will be filed with the Commission apart from this Schedule. Such Statement shall be available to the public at Company offices at which applications for service may be made. The SBC shall remain in effect until changed as authorized by the Commission. The SBC shall be combined with the Renewable Portfolio Standard Charge for billing purposes. (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

36 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. nd REVISED LEAF NO. Z- SUPERSEDING 1st REVISED LEAF NO. Z- GENERAL INFORMATION. RETAIL ACCESS COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS (Continued). RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE (Continued) ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: August, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York

37 P.S.C. NO. ELECTRICITY ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. th REVISED LEAF NO. Z- SUPERSEDING rd REVISED LEAF NO. Z- GENERAL INFORMATION. RETAIL ACCESS COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS (Continued). RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD ( RPS ) CHARGE The Renewable Portfolio Standard Charge will be applied to the kwh usage on the bills of all customers subject to the System Benefits Charge. The RPS Charge will be determined annually and be designed to recover the above-market costs of renewable resources under the RPS program to be administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in accordance with the Commission s September, 00 Order in Case No. 0-E-01. RPS collections will be in amounts and for periods as directed by the Commission. Each collection period will be for 1 months, commencing three months prior to the applicable calendar year. Any over- or under-collections of the RPS Charge will be reconciled and included in the subsequent RPS Charge. Any over- or under-collections of the RPS Charge in the final period for which the RPS Charge is applicable will also be reconciled and credited to or collected from customers in a manner to be determined by the Commission. Not less than fifteen days prior to a proposed change in the RPS Charge, a Statement showing the RPS Charge and the effective date will be filed with the Commission apart from this Schedule. Such Statement shall be available to the public at Company offices at which applications for service may be made. The RPS Charge shall remain in effect until changed as authorized by the Commission. The RPS Charge shall be combined with the System Benefits Charge for billing purposes. ISSUED: August, 00 EFFECTIVE: September, 00 ISSUED BY: John D. McMahon, President Pearl River, New York