Topic:"Cost Considerations" in M12943

9 Request IR-8: - 10 Referring to the Retail Rates 2026 Tab: - 11 In column O, Rows 51-76, the GRA Billing Determinants from column T were scaled for growth. - 12 This scaling appears to have used the energy growth rates calculated in the...

AI summary The document requests an explanation regarding the assumption that demand and customer numbers grow at the same rate as energy consumption, as reflected in the Retail Rates 2026 tab and Test Year Load Forecast tab.

- 4. To forecast kWh purchases, the sales figure was increased by 4.63% to adjust for system losses. This is the average of recent years. - 5. For the forecast 2026/27 wholesale billing demand, the peak established in January 2026 was used...

AI summary The document details methods for forecasting kWh purchases, wholesale billing demand, and cost of power for 2026/27. It also highlights a $185,071 differential due to unit price changes and discusses the removal of a rate cap by TOLEU, which may affect revenue allocation and rate calculations.

Request IR-5: - 6 Looking at Cells C26 to C28: - 7 a) Please explain the large increases in line losses from 2023/24 to 2024/25, and the even 8 larger increase from 2024/25 to 2025/26. - 9 b) Is the increase in 2025/26 a new normal amount...

AI summary The request asks for an explanation of significant increases in line losses from 2023/24 to 2025/26, whether the 2025/26 increase is a new normal or a one-off event, and whether it should be excluded from average line loss calculations for the application.