Florida Regulations 25-6.043: Investor-Owned Electric Utility Petition for Rate Increase; Commission Designee
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(1) General Filing Instructions.
(a) The petition under Sections 366.06 and 366.071, F.S., for adjustment of rates must include or be accompanied by:
1. The information required by Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20), entitled “”Minimum Filing Requirements for Investor-Owned Electric Utilities,”” which is incorporated into this rule by reference, and is available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12642. This form is also available on the Commission’s website, www.floridapsc.com.
2. The exact name of the applicant and the address of the applicant’s principal place of business.
3. Prepared direct testimony and exhibits for each witness testifying on behalf of the utility. Each witness’s prefiled testimony and exhibits shall be on numbered pages and all exhibits shall be attached to the witness’s testimony.
(b) In compiling the required schedules, a utility must follow the policies, procedures and guidelines prescribed by the Commission in relevant rules and in the utility’s last rate case or in a more recent rate case involving a comparable utility.
(c) Each schedule must be cross-referenced to identify related schedules as either supporting schedules or recap schedules. If a schedule requires certain information, a utility may on that schedule reference a different schedule that provides that same information.
(d) The dimensions of each page, regardless of format, must be 8 ½ by 11 inches, and each page must be numbered.
(e) Except for handwritten official company records, all data in the petition, testimony, exhibits and minimum filing requirements must be typed.
(f) Each schedule must indicate the name of the witness responsible for its presentation.
(g) All schedules involving investment data must be completed on an average investment basis. Unless a specific schedule requests otherwise, average is defined as the average of 13 monthly balances.
(h) The petition and information required by subsection (1) of this rule must be e-filed by the utility with the Office of Commission Clerk. Ten paper copies of the filing, clearly labeled “”COPY,”” and Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20) in Microsoft Excel format with formulas intact and unlocked, must be provided to the Office of Commission Clerk within seven calendar days of the electronic filing. Excel files may be provided in media such as a USB flash drive, CD, or DVD, but may not be submitted by e-mail.
(i) Any proposed corrections, updates or other changes to the original filing must be e-filed by the utility with the Office of Commission Clerk. Ten paper copies of the proposed corrections, updates or other changes, clearly labeled “”COPY,”” and any schedules in Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20) that have been changed must be provided to the Office of Commission Clerk within seven calendar days of the electronic filing. Any schedules in Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20) that have been changed must be provided in Microsoft Excel format with formulas intact and unlocked. Excel files may be provided in media such as a USB flash drive, CD, or DVD, but may not be submitted by e-mail. On the same day as the e-filing, the utility must serve an electronic copy of the filing on each party.
(2) The Director of the division that has been assigned primary responsibility for the filing is the Commission designee for purposes of determining whether the utility has met the minimum filing requirements imposed by this rule.
Rulemaking Authority 350.127(2), 366.05(1), 366.06(1) FS. Law Implemented 366.04(2)(f), 366.06(1), (2), (3), (4), 366.071 FS. History-New 5-27-81, Formerly 25-6.43, Amended 7-5-90, 1-31-00, 2-12-04, 1-27-21.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 25-6.043
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
1. The information required by Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20), entitled “”Minimum Filing Requirements for Investor-Owned Electric Utilities,”” which is incorporated into this rule by reference, and is available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12642. This form is also available on the Commission’s website, www.floridapsc.com.
2. The exact name of the applicant and the address of the applicant’s principal place of business.
3. Prepared direct testimony and exhibits for each witness testifying on behalf of the utility. Each witness’s prefiled testimony and exhibits shall be on numbered pages and all exhibits shall be attached to the witness’s testimony.
(b) In compiling the required schedules, a utility must follow the policies, procedures and guidelines prescribed by the Commission in relevant rules and in the utility’s last rate case or in a more recent rate case involving a comparable utility.
(c) Each schedule must be cross-referenced to identify related schedules as either supporting schedules or recap schedules. If a schedule requires certain information, a utility may on that schedule reference a different schedule that provides that same information.
(d) The dimensions of each page, regardless of format, must be 8 ½ by 11 inches, and each page must be numbered.
(e) Except for handwritten official company records, all data in the petition, testimony, exhibits and minimum filing requirements must be typed.
(f) Each schedule must indicate the name of the witness responsible for its presentation.
(g) All schedules involving investment data must be completed on an average investment basis. Unless a specific schedule requests otherwise, average is defined as the average of 13 monthly balances.
(h) The petition and information required by subsection (1) of this rule must be e-filed by the utility with the Office of Commission Clerk. Ten paper copies of the filing, clearly labeled “”COPY,”” and Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20) in Microsoft Excel format with formulas intact and unlocked, must be provided to the Office of Commission Clerk within seven calendar days of the electronic filing. Excel files may be provided in media such as a USB flash drive, CD, or DVD, but may not be submitted by e-mail.
(i) Any proposed corrections, updates or other changes to the original filing must be e-filed by the utility with the Office of Commission Clerk. Ten paper copies of the proposed corrections, updates or other changes, clearly labeled “”COPY,”” and any schedules in Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20) that have been changed must be provided to the Office of Commission Clerk within seven calendar days of the electronic filing. Any schedules in Commission Form PSC 1026 (12/20) that have been changed must be provided in Microsoft Excel format with formulas intact and unlocked. Excel files may be provided in media such as a USB flash drive, CD, or DVD, but may not be submitted by e-mail. On the same day as the e-filing, the utility must serve an electronic copy of the filing on each party.
(2) The Director of the division that has been assigned primary responsibility for the filing is the Commission designee for purposes of determining whether the utility has met the minimum filing requirements imposed by this rule.
Rulemaking Authority 350.127(2), 366.05(1), 366.06(1) FS. Law Implemented 366.04(2)(f), 366.06(1), (2), (3), (4), 366.071 FS. History-New 5-27-81, Formerly 25-6.43, Amended 7-5-90, 1-31-00, 2-12-04, 1-27-21.