Topic:"Customer Research" in M04265

FACILITIES Any facilities that are installed by the Company solely to provide Standby Power or Maintenance Power service and which have not been included in the customer's interconnection costs are installed at the customer's expense. The...

AI summary The Company installs standby or maintenance power facilities at the customer's expense if they are not included in interconnection costs. Customers are responsible for construction costs and monthly maintenance charges. Any customer-installed facilities for connecting to the Company must be approved by the Company before and after installation.

RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST TO: SEMPRA ATLANTIC GAS INC. FROM: NSPI Question IR-3: Evidence of Christopher Huskilson, Application of Nova Scotia Power Inc., Page 2. Mr. Huskilson states "For some of our customers, preliminary studies i...

AI summary NSPI responds to SEMPRA's request regarding preliminary studies indicating some customers may leave NSPI's system for alternate energy. NSPI states it does not possess the studies and refers to a prior response for details.

Q WHY DO YOU DISAGREE? 1 2 A 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mr. Huskilson seems to imply that the customer's rate on the CAR tariff will be set precisely equal to the cost of the potential alternative. I do not...

AI summary The response argues against setting the CAR tariff equal to the cost of alternative energy sources, suggesting that competitive pricing would likely fall between incremental and total costs. It also emphasizes that CAR's purpose is to encourage customers to stay with the utility, not remain indifferent. The response also highlights administrative challenges in calculating exact alternative costs.