Minnesota HF 1533: Public utilities; cost of service required to be the primary factor used to determine revenue allocation among customer classes.

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01/29/13 REVISOR RSI/KS 13-1170
A bill for an act1.1
relating to energy; requiring that cost of service be the primary factor used to1.2
determine revenue allocation between customer classes; amending Minnesota1.3
Statutes 2012, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision.1.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.5
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.16, is amended by adding a1.6
subdivision to read:1.7
Subd. 6e. Revenue allocation among customer classes. Cost of service shall1.8
be the primary consideration when the commission determines revenue allocation1.9
among customer classes. Factors other than cost of service may also be considered and1.10
evaluated by the commission when it determines revenue allocations. Revenue allocation1.11
among customer classes that deviates from the cost of service must be supported by a1.12
preponderance of the evidence.1.13
EFFECTIVEDATE.Thesectioniseffectivethedayfollowingfinalenactmentand1.14
applies to filings for rate changes filed on or after that date.1.15
Section 1. 1
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1533
EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
03/13/2013 Authored by Beard
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy