As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Board” means the board of directors of a rural electric distribution cooperative; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Public Service Commission; (3) “Co-op” means a rural electric distribution cooperative formed under § 23-18-101 et seq., and which sells electricity only at retail; and (4) “Member-consumers” […]
A co-op, as defined in § 23-4-901, shall not be subject to rate case procedures and hearings and other requirements of §§ 23-4-402 — 23-4-405, 23-4-407 — 23-4-418, and 23-4-620 — 23-4-634 and Arkansas Public Service Commission rules implementary thereof, hereafter referred to as “rate case procedures”, by the commission unless: (1) By action of […]
Each co-op not subject to rate case procedures, at least ninety (90) days before the effective date of any proposed rate change, shall notify the Arkansas Public Service Commission and each of its member-consumers of the proposed rate change. Notice to the commission shall include a verified statement showing the then total number of member-consumers […]
Petitions provided for in this subchapter shall be prepared as follows: (1) Form. (A) The petition shall be headed by a caption, which shall contain: (i) The heading, “Before the Arkansas Public Service Commission”; (ii) The name of the co-op seeking a change in rates and charges; and (iii) The relief sought. (B) A petition […]
If, by the effective date of the proposed change in rates and charges, the Arkansas Public Service Commission has received petitions from fewer than fifteen percent (15%) of the member-consumers requesting that the commission apply rate case procedures, then the commission shall immediately certify that fact to the co-op. The proposed rates and charges shall […]
In addition to the procedure for petition prior to any proposed change in rates and charges pursuant to §§ 23-4-903 and 23-4-905, the member-consumers of a co-op may at any time petition the Arkansas Public Service Commission to declare the co-op subject to rate case procedures. If the commission determines that at least fifty-one percent […]
Sections 23-4-902, 23-4-903, 23-4-905, and 23-4-906 apply only to rates and charges and shall have no effect on the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction over a co-op as otherwise provided by law.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall have the authority to investigate and determine the reasonableness of the change in rates and charges of each co-op changing its rates and charges pursuant to this subchapter, within one (1) year of the time of the change in rates and charges. If the commission preliminarily determines that there […]
When determining how rates and charges established under § 23-4-903 are to be allocated among different rate classes, a co-op shall endeavor to apportion the rates and charges in a manner which reflects, as closely as practicable, the costs of providing service to each class.
