1. (a) The provisions of 3 AAC 50.200, 3 AAC 50.300, and 3 AAC 50.500 apply to electric utilities subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission. The provisions of 3 AAC 50.500 apply to gas utilities subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission. The purpose of 3 AAC 50.200 - 3 AAC 50.500 is to adopt the regulatory policy standards established in secs. 113(b) and 303(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 USC $ 2623(b) and 15 USC $ 3203(b), as adopted November 9, 1978) and to extend these standards to the other electric and gas utilities in Alaska not directly subject to that Act. These regulations encourage

   1. (1) conservation of energy supplied by electric and gas utilities;
   2. (2) the optimization of the efficiency of use of facilities and resources by electric and gas utilities; and
   3. (3) the establishment of equitable rates to electric and gas consumers.
2. (b) For good cause shown, the commission will, in its discretion, waive the application to a utility of all or part of 3 AAC 50.200 - 3 AAC 50.600 or will, in its discretion, establish interim standards for a utility.

(Eff. 10/15/82, Register 84)

Authority: AS 42.05.141