HF 1453

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to energy; requiring monthly reports from utilities to the Public Utilities
Commission regarding residential accounts; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [216B.091] MONTHLY REPORTS.
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new text begin (a) Each public utility must report the following data on residential customers to the
commission monthly, in a format determined by the commission:
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new text begin (1) number of customers;
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new text begin (2) number and total amount of accounts past due;
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new text begin (3) average customer past due amount;
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new text begin (4) total revenue received from the low-income home energy assistance program and
other sources contributing to the bills of low-income persons;
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new text begin (5) average monthly bill;
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new text begin (6) total sales revenue;
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new text begin (7) total write-offs due to uncollectible bills;
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new text begin (8) number of disconnection notices mailed;
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new text begin (9) number of accounts disconnected for nonpayment;
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new text begin (10) number of accounts reconnected to service; and
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new text begin (11) number of accounts that remain disconnected, grouped by the duration of
disconnection, as follows:
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new text begin (i) 1-30 days;
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new text begin (ii) 31-60 days; and
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new text begin (iii) more than 60 days.
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new text begin (b) Monthly reports for October through April must also include the following data:
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new text begin (1) number of cold weather protection requests;
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new text begin (2) number of payment arrangement requests received and granted;
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new text begin (3) number of right to appeal notices mailed to customers;
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new text begin (4) number of reconnect request appeals withdrawn;
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new text begin (5) number of occupied heat-affected accounts disconnected for 24 hours or more
for electric and natural gas service separately;
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new text begin (6) number of occupied non-heat-affected accounts disconnected for 24 hours or
more for electric and gas service separately;
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new text begin (7) number of customers granted cold weather rule protection;
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new text begin (8) number of customers disconnected who did not request cold weather rule
protection; and
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new text begin (9) number of customers disconnected who requested cold weather rule protection.
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new text begin (c) The data reported under paragraphs (a) and (b) is presumed to be accurate upon
submission and must be made available through the commission's electronic filing system.
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