Notice of Electric Reliability Organization Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that the Railbelt Reliability Council (RRC) filed TE5-9001, seeking approval of an increase to the annual surcharge reflecting an amendment to its 2024 budget, filed with the surcharge.
The annual surcharge funds the RRC’s operations and is calculated by allocating its annual budget to the various member electric utilities based on net energy for load. Each member electric utility may implement a separate charge on its bill to retail customers to collect the surcharge amount. The table below compares the monthly 2024 surcharge proposed with TE5-9001 to the monthly 2024 surcharge approved on an interim basis with Order No. E-23-002(1), issued December 15, 2023.
| Load-Serving Entity | Monthly Invoice Amount |
| 2024 | Amended 2024 |
| Chugach Electric Association, Inc. | $84,893.44 | $183,566.40 |
| Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc. | $58,515.11 | $126,528.13 |
| Homer Electric Association, Inc. | $20,209.67 | $43,699.69 |
| Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. | $34,172.84 | $73,892.46 |
| City of Seward d/b/a Seward Electric System | $2,450.10 | $5,297.88 |
With Order No. E-23-002(2), the Commission adopted a procedural schedule in anticipation of the RRC submitting TE5-9001. Accordingly, the RRC has requested the Commission suspend TE5-9001 into Docket No. E-23-002. The proposed effective date of the amended surcharge is August 1, 2024.
Finally, the RRC has requested the Commission approve a new budget category from the FERC Centralized Service Uniform System of Accounts for recovery through the surcharge. Specifically, they request approval of account 925 – Injuries and Damages, which includes “[p]remiums payable to insurance companies for protection against claims from injuries and damages by employees or others, such as public liability, property damages, casualty, employee liability, and other similar items.”
This notice does not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from that proposed by RRC. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Joel Groves, RRC Board of Directors Chair, at P.O. Box 91359, Anchorage, AK 99509; phone (907) 761-9412; email chair@akrrc.org. 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 typing "TE5-9001” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., April 2, 2024, at the Commission's address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TE5-9001 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with RRC 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 Naomi Johnston 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 March 26, 2024.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 12th day of March, 2024.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
John Paul Manaois
Engineering Section Manager