Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Middle Kuskokwim Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MKEC) filed TA153-343, a revenue requirement study based on a 2018 test year. MKEC requests approval of a 10 percent permanent rate increase effective February 1, 2020. If the Commission suspends the tariff revision for further investigation, MKEC requests a 5 percent increase effective February 1, 2020, on an interim and refundable basis pending approval of permanent rates. The current and proposed rates are as follows:
Rate Class | Rate/Charge | Current | Interim | Permanent |
Small Power | Monthly Customer Charge | $25.50 | $26.78 | $28.05 |
Energy Rate per kWh | $0.780 | $0.819 | $0.858 |
Large Power | Monthly Customer Charge | $59.50 | $62.48 | $65.45 |
Demand Charge per kW (80% Ratchet) | $76.50 | $80.33 | $84.15 |
Energy Rate per kWh (first 1,500 kWh) | $0.510 | $0.536 | $0.561 |
Energy Rate per kWh (over 1,500 kWh) | $0.340 | $0.357 | $0.374 |
This notice may not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification, which varies from that proposed. You may obtain information about this filing by contacting James A. Keen, Consultant to MKEC, at 800 E. Dimond Blvd., Suite 3-670, Anchorage, AK 99515; phone: (907) 365-2129. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA153-343” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., January 20, 2020, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA153-343 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with MKEC at its address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Valerie Fletcher-Mitchell at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1 or 1 (800) 770-8973 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by January 13, 2020.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 20th day of December, 2019.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Julie C. Vogler
Finance Section Manager