2904 RECOVERY OF FEES AND COSTS

2904.1 Recovery of any fees and costs by the local electric distribution company and electric suppliers shall be in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 34-1435.

2904.2 No electric supplier shall recover any compliance fee levied pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 34-1434 from its customers without receiving prior approval from the Commission.

2904.3 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 34-1435(a), the local electric distribution company may recover prudently incurred Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard compliance costs, including REC purchases and any compliance fees.

2904.4 Electric distribution company compliance costs for Standard Offer Service ("SOS") shall be considered prudent if SOS energy suppliers are selected through a competitive bid process and the cost of complying with the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard is included in the supplier's bid prices.

2904.5 Electric distribution company compliance costs for Market Price Service shall be recovered through the Market Price Service Procurement Rate Schedule.

2904.6 Any cost recovery approved by the Commission may be in the form of a non-bypassable surcharge to current applicable customers and shall be disclosed on their bills.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008).