history of Commission Orders addressing CAP programs over the past 12 years PECO’s during which the Commission has directed PECO to make improvements to its CAP Rate application. pilot CAP used a PIP plan design starting in 1984. In 1996, the PECO’s Commission approved a CAP Rate design as part of a settlement. Shortly thereafter, the electric Competition Act became effective. On September 29, 2000, in USECP PECO’s Docket No. M00001418, the Commission expressed concern with a for 2001-2003, potential lack of compliance with Section 2802(10) of the energy Competition Act and Section 69.265(2) of the CAP Policy Statement. PECO was directed, to inter alia, analyze the cost of extending the CAP Rate discount to the entire bill of CAP Rate R (base load) customers with income below 50% of FPIG whose usage exceeded 500 kWh per month. On March 9, 2001, PECO petitioned for amendment of the September 29, 2000 order, asserting that PECO did not maintain the information necessary to perform the analysis the Commission had requested and, further, that some of its payment rate data was less reliable than other payment rate data. On September 27, 2001, PECO was directed to perform the requisite analysis with its reliable data. On April 8, 2003, in Petition for Expedited Approval of Consensus PECO’s Docket Modifications to USECP for 2001-2003 and Associated Tariff Changes, PECO’s Nos. R-00027870 and M-00001418, the Commission found that customers do not understand CAP Rate bills but concluded that the consensus modifications to the USECP were CAP budgets consistent with the “steps toward” making CAP Policy Statement. That order documented, inter alia, Commission’s PECO’s agreement to submit to a third-party analysis of energy burdens expressed as a percentage of income, as well as rate design and payment plans. PECO also agreed to review termination procedures. PECO was directed to implement budget billing for CAP customers. Rate A was formulated to address special needs customers and PECO’s CAP modified discounts for CAP Rate B and C customers were approved. PECO was directed
history of Commission Orders addressing PECO’s CAP programs over the past 12 years during which the Commission has directed PECO to make improvements to its CAP Rate application. PECO’s pilot CAP used a PIP plan design starting in 1984. In 1996, the Commission approved a CAP Rate design as part of a settlement. Shortly thereafter, the electric Competition Act became effective. On September 29, 2000, in PECO’s USECP for 2001-2003, Docket No. M00001418, the Commission expressed concern with a potential lack of compliance with Section 2802(10) of the energy Competition Act and Section 69.265(2) of the CAP Policy Statement. PECO was directed, inter alia, to analyze the cost of extending the CAP Rate discount to the entire bill of CAP Rate R (base load) customers with income below 50% of FPIG whose usage exceeded 500 kWh per month. On March 9, 2001, PECO petitioned for amendment of the September 29, 2000 order, asserting that PECO did not maintain the information necessary to perform the analysis the Commission had requested and, further, that some of its payment rate data was less reliable than other payment rate data. On September 27, 2001, PECO was directed to perform the requisite analysis with its reliable data. On April 8, 2003, in PECO’s Petition for Expedited Approval of Consensus Modifications to PECO’s USECP for 2001-2003 and Associated Tariff Changes, Docket Nos. R-00027870 and M-00001418, the Commission found that customers do not understand CAP Rate bills but concluded that the consensus modifications to the USECP were “steps toward” making CAP budgets consistent with the Commission’s CAP Policy Statement. That order documented, inter alia, PECO’s agreement to submit to a third-party analysis of energy burdens expressed as a percentage of income, as well as rate design and payment plans. PECO also agreed to review termination procedures. PECO was directed to implement budget billing for CAP customers. PECO’s CAP Rate A was formulated to address special needs customers and modified discounts for CAP Rate B and C customers were approved. PECO was directed
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