Minnesota Administrative Rules

7825.2920 APPROVAL FOR AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF CHARGES.

Subpart 1.

Approval.

Automatic adjustment of charges filed under parts 7825.2900 and 7825.2910 are provisionally approved and may be placed into effect without commission action, but subject to the conditions in subparts 2 and 3.

Subp. 2.

Errors.

Errors made in adjustment must be refunded by check or credits to bills to the consumer in an amount not to exceed the amount of the error plus interest computed at the prime rate upon the order of the commission if (1) the order is served within 90 days after the receipt of the filing defined in part 7825.2900 or 7825.2910 or at the end of the next major rate proceeding, whichever is later, and (2) the amount of the error is greater than five percent of the corrected adjustment charge.

Subp. 3.

Commission action.

The commission, on complaint or on its own motion, and after appropriate investigation, notice, and hearing, may issue an order to fix at current levels, discontinue, or modify an automatic adjustment provision for an individual utility.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216B.08; 216B.16

History:

14 SR 977

Published Electronically:

January 20, 2005