Subchapter L. ANNUAL
RESOURCE PLANNING REPORT
Sec.
57.141. General.
57.142. Forecast of energy demand, peak load and number of customers.
57.143. Existing and planned generating capability.
57.144. Transmission line projection.
57.145. Qualifying facility and independent power producer.
57.146. [Reserved].
57.147. Scheduled imports and exports.
57.148. Demand, resource and energy data.
57.149. Energy conservation and load management.
57.150. [Reserved].
57.151. [Reserved].
57.152. Formats.
57.153. [Reserved].
57.154. Public information and distribution.
Authority The provisions of this Subchapter L issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 308, 331, 501, 504 and 1501, unless otherwise noted.
Source The provisions of this Subchapter L adopted January 13, 1995, effective January 14, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 150, unless otherwise noted.
§ 57.141. General.
(a) An electric distribution company (EDC), as defined in 66 Pa.C.S. § 2803 (relating to definitions), shall submit to the Commission the Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) that contains the information prescribed in this subchapter. An original of the report shall be submitted on or before May 1, 2000 and May 1 of each succeeding year. One copy of the report shall also be submitted to the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) and the Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA). The name and telephone number of all persons having knowledge of the matters, and to whom inquiries should be addressed, shall be included.
(b) As a condition to receiving a copy of the ARPR, the OCA and OSBA shall be obligated to honor and treat as confidential those portions of the report designated by the utility as proprietary.
(1) If the Commission, OCA, OSBA or any person challenges the proprietary claim as frivolous or not otherwise justified, the Secretary’s Bureau will issue, upon written request, a Secretarial letter directing the EDC to file a petition for protective order under § 5.423 (relating to orders to limit availability of proprietary information) within 14 days.
(2) Absent the timely filing of such a petition, the proprietary information claim will be deemed to have been waived. The proprietary claim will be honored during the Commission’s consideration of the petition for protective order.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.141 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504, 523, 524, 1301, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.141 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129; corrected March 3, 2000, effective March 4, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1254; amended January 10, 2014, effective January 11, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 249. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (263675).
§ 57.142. Forecast of energy demand, peak load and number of customers.
(a) The Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) shall include a forecast of energy demand in megawatt-hours per calendar year.
(1) The data shall include actual data for the past year and estimated data for the ensuing 5 years.
(2) The data shall be displayed by the following component parts:
(i) Residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
(ii) Other demand, including public street and highway lighting, other sales to public authorities and sales to railroads and railways.
(iii) Sales for resale.
(iv) Total consumption, as the sum of (i), (ii) and (iii).
(v) System losses and company use.
(vi) Net energy for load, as (iv) minus (v).
(b) The ARPR shall include a forecast of connected peak load.
(1) The data shall include actual data for the past year and estimated data for the ensuing 5 years.
(2) The data shall be displayed by the following component parts:
(i) Peak loads for both summer and winter seasons, the latter being the winter following the summer of the past year.
(ii) The date and time of the summer and winter peak loads.
(iii) Annual peak load.
(iv) Annual load factor.
(3) The summer season is June through September and the winter season is December through March.
(c) The ARPR shall include a forecast of the number of connected customers.
(1) The data shall include actual data for the past year and estimated data for the ensuing 5 years.
(2) The data shall be displayed by the following component parts:
(i) Residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
(ii) Other, including public street and highway lighting, other sales to public authorities and sales to railroads and railways.
(iii) Total number of customers.
(d) The ARPR shall include an aggregate forecast of energy demand and peak load for the EDC’s control area and appropriate regional reliability council, as defined under § 57.192 (relating to definitions). The data shall include actual data for the past year and estimated data for the ensuing 5 years.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.142 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.142 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205867) to (205868).
§ 57.143. Existing and planned generating capability.
(a) The Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) shall include a description of existing generating capability, the cost of which is being recovered by the EDC in a competitive transition charge, as defined under 66 Pa.C.S. § 2803 (relating to definitions), and planned generating capability installations, changes and removals.
(1) The data shall include station name and unit number, location, date installed or to be installed, unit type, primary fuel type and fuel transportation method, summer and winter net capability in megawatts, changes in capability occurring during the past year and percent ownership share.
(2) The data shall include those facilities which are owned in whole or in part by the reporting EDC. A jointly owned unit shall be designated as such and the EDC’s share of the unit shall be indicated.
(3) The data shall include actual data for the past year and estimated data for the ensuing 5 years.
(b) The ARPR shall include a description of existing generating capability and planned generating capability installations, changes and removals for the EDC’s control area and appropriate regional reliability council, as defined under § 57.192 (relating to definitions).
(1) The data shall include actual data for the past year and estimated data for the ensuing 5 years.
(2) The data shall include station name and unit number, location, date installed or to be installed, unit type, primary fuel type and fuel transportation method and summer and winter net capability in megawatts.
(c) The ARPR shall include a synopsis of major occurrences where electric generation suppliers were unable to supply scheduled loads within the EDC’s service territory during the previous year. The synopsis shall include the electric generation supplier’s name, the amount of energy and capacity involved in megawatt-hours and megawatts, respectively, the period of time involved and other pertinent information relating to the major occurrences.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.143 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.143 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205868) to (205869).
§ 57.144. Transmission line projection.
(a) The Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) shall contain a description of transmission lines, as defined in § 57.1 (relating to definitions), or any portions thereof for which construction or acquisition of right-of-way is scheduled to begin within the 5-year forecast period; and additions to or modifications of existing electric supply lines which will result in the creation of a transmission line, whether or not located entirely on existing rights-of-way, public roads or the property of the sole customer served by the line, for which construction or acquisition of right-of-way is scheduled to begin within the 5-year forecast period.
(b) The description shall contain the following:
(1) A descriptive title of the line or portion thereof.
(2) The design voltage.
(3) The length of the line in miles.
(4) The location of the township and county.
(5) The date on which construction is scheduled to begin.
(6) The date on which the line is scheduled to be placed in service.
(7) The actual cost or most recent estimated cost for a line described in subsection (c), provided that an estimate furnished be updated at the next annual filing.
(c) The ARPR shall also identify HV transmission lines, as defined in § 57.1, which have been completed since the filing of the previous report.
(d) The ARPR shall also identify measures that the utility has taken to reduce the levels of electro-magnetic field (EMF) emissions produced by the proposed HV transmission lines.
(e) The ARPR shall include an estimate of change in import and export capability or change in system transmission constraints which will will result from any planned transmission change identified in subsection (a).
Authority The provisions of this § 57.144 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.144 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (205869).
§ 57.145. Qualifying facility and independent power producer.
The Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) shall include a description of each existing and planned qualifying facility and independent power producer, as defined under § 57.31 (relating to definitions), from which the EDC will purchase energy or capacity, or both. Projects shall be grouped by status and subtotals shall be provided.
(1) The data shall include the amount of energy in kilowatt-hours from each facility during the past calendar year, or the expected amount of energy to be purchased from the facility, and the contract capacity in kilowatts, if applicable.
(2) Facilities with an individual annual output of less than 20,000 kilowatt-hours or capacity less than 5 kilowatts may be consolidated by customer class and energy source—for example: residential/wind.
(3) If an entity has requested anonymity, the EDC does not have to name it, but shall only provide the facility’s characteristics.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.145 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.145 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205869) to (205870).
§ 57.146. [Reserved].
Source The provisions of this § 57.146 reserved February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205870) to (205871).
§ 57.147. Scheduled imports and exports.
The Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) shall include a forecast of scheduled imports and exports in megawatts for the EDC, the EDC’s control area and appropriate regional reliability council, as defined under § 57.192 (relating to definitions).
(1) Actual data for the past year and estimated data for the ensuing 5 years shall be provided.
(2) The data shall be provided for both summer and winter seasons, the latter being the winter following the summer of the past year.
(3) A breakdown of scheduled imports and exports shall be provided including the name and type of each participating entity.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.147 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.147 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205871) to (205872).
§ 57.148. Demand, resource and energy data.
The Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) shall include a summary of demand, resource and energy data for the past year.
(1) The peak day data shall be provided for both summer and winter seasons, the latter being the winter following the summer of the past year.
(2) The report shall provide peak day purchases and sales of the electric distribution company in megawatts and calendar year purchases and sales in megawatt-hours.
(3) The report shall identify each electric generation supplier’s peak day unregulated load in megawatts and calendar year sales in megawatt-hours.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.148 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.148 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (205872).
§ 57.149. Energy conservation and load management.
The Annual Resource Planning Report (ARPR) shall include a detailed description of conservation and load management programs implemented or operational during the past calendar year and all programs which are proposed to be implemented within 1 year following the filing of this report.
(1) A conservation program shall include a method designed to produce a reduction in total annual energy use, regardless of its effect on peak demand.
(2) A load management program shall include a method which will reduce the peak or maximum load or demand, regardless of its effect on total annual energy use.
(3) The program description shall include actual or anticipated results and a breakdown of monetary and personnel resources.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.149 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.149 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205872) to (205873).
§ 57.150. [Reserved].
Source The provisions of this § 57.150 reserved February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205873) to (205874).
§ 57.151. [Reserved].
Source The provisions of this § 57.151 reserved February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205874) and (250669).
§ 57.152. Formats.
In preparing the Annual Resource Planning Report required by this subchapter, each EDC shall use the current forms and schedules specified by the Commission, which shall include the following:
(1) ARPR 1—Historical and Forecast Energy Demand.
(2) ARPR 2—Historical and Forecast Connected Peak Load.
(3) ARPR 3—Historical and Forecast Number of Connected Customers.
(4) ARPR 4—Historical and Forecast Peak Load and Energy.
(5) ARPR 5—Existing Generating Capability.
(6) ARPR 6—Future Generating Capability Installations, Changes and Removals.
(7) ARPR 7—Projected Capacity and Demand.
(8) ARPR 8—Qualifying Facility and Independent Power Production Facilities.
(9) ARPR 9—Scheduled Imports and Exports.
(10) ARPR 10—Summary of Demands, Resources and Energy for the Previous Year.
(11) ARPR 11—Transmission Line Projection.
(12) ARPR 12—Conservation and Loan Management Program Description.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.152 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.152 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (250669) to (250670).
§ 57.153. [Reserved].
Source The provisions of this § 57.153 reserved February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately precediing text appears at serial page (250670).
§ 57.154. Public information and distribution.
The Annual Resource Planning Report shall be accompanied by a summary which is suitable for public distribution. Electric distribution companies shall maintain copies of the summary open to public inspection during normal business hours.
Authority The provisions of this § 57.154 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809.
Source The provisions of this § 57.154 amended February 25, 2000, effective February 26, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (250670).
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