1. A. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to apply to applications for temporary reductions of rates pursuant to § 56-242 of the Code of Virginia.

2. B. All streamlined or general rate applications for jurisdictional electric distribution cooperatives ("cooperatives" or "applicants") shall be subject to the following requirements:

   1. 1. Pursuant to § 56-235.4 of the Code of Virginia and the exceptions stated therein, the regulated operating revenues of a cooperative shall not be increased more than once within any 12-month period. However, streamlined rate relief may become effective in less than 12 months after a preceding increase provided that regulated base operating revenues are not increased more than once in any calendar year.
   2. 2. An applicant may select any test period it wishes to use to support its application.
   3. 3. Any increase in revenues under this section shall be allocated in accordance with a properly designed cost of service study.
   4. 4. A cooperative which has outstanding wholesale power cost riders which reflect permanent changes in power costs approved by a regulatory agency shall adjust its base rates to reflect such changes at the same time it increases its rates in a rate application.

   5. 5. a. Except as otherwise provided herein, all applications for rate relief shall be filed in the original and 15 copies with the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218.

      1. b. Where a filing contains information that the applicant claims to be confidential, the filing may be made under seal provided it is accompanied by both a motion for protective order or other confidential treatment and an additional five copies of a redacted version of the filing to be available for public disclosure. Unredacted filings containing the confidential information shall, however, be immediately available to the commission staff for internal use at the commission.

         Filings containing confidential (or redacted) information shall be so stated on the cover of the filing, and the precise portions of the filing containing such confidential (or redacted) information, including supporting material, shall be clearly marked within the filing.

   6. 6. An electric cooperative intending to file a rate application shall notify the State Corporation Commission ("commission") and all parties of record appearing in the cooperative's last rate case at least 60 days in advance of the filing of the application. Also, public notice of the intent to file a rate application shall be provided 60 days in advance of the filing of said application to all of the cooperative's customers, using any of the methods of publication set out in subdivision C 12 of this section.
   7. 7. The commission retains the right to waive any or all parts of this section for good cause shown.
   8. 8. An application shall not be deemed filed under § 56-238 of the Code of Virginia unless it is in full compliance with this section.

3. C. An applicant may file a complete application for streamlined rate relief provided the limitations in subdivisions 1 through 17 of this subsection are met. Should any provision of this subsection conflict with other portions of this section, this subsection shall prevail with respect to filings pursuant to this section.

   1. 1. The increase in total operating revenues as calculated in column (5) of Schedule 3 of Appendix A is not more than 4.0%; and
   2. 2. Earnings after the proposed increase must not produce financial ratios beyond a times interest earned ratio (TIER) of 2.5, a rate of return of 4.2%, or such other relevant ratios that the cooperative proposes that satisfy the burden of proof as just and reasonable. Subject to the provisions set forth in this subsection, a cooperative that files an application for streamlined rate relief may petition the commission requesting that its rates be made permanent no less than 30 days from the date the application is deemed complete and filed with the commission if there are insufficient customer objections to the application or if the commission does not suspend the proposed increase and convene a hearing.

   3. 3. A cooperative filing a rate application under the streamlined rate procedure shall not:

      1. a. Increase rates by more than 4.0% of adjusted Virginia jurisdictional operating revenues;
      2. b. Request earnings, after the proposed increase, which produce inappropriate financial ratios that exceed those stated within subdivision C 2 of this section; or
      3. c. Propose revisions to its rate structure as part of its application.
   4. 4. The commission may, on its own motion, suspend a cooperative's proposed rate increase and tariff revisions pursuant to § 56-238 of the Code of Virginia and may convene a hearing on the cooperative's streamlined application.
   5. 5. The commission may suspend a cooperative's proposed tariff revisions and increase in rates and shall schedule a hearing thereon if any of the following object to a proposed tariff revision or increase in rates: (i) the lesser of 150 or 5.0% of any of the cooperative's members; (ii) one-quarter of the customers within a rate class that is the subject of a revision or increase; or (iii) all of the customers within a rate class that is the subject of a revision or increase if the rate class contains 20 or fewer customers. Customers on a contract rate are excluded from those customers who may count toward objections for purposes of this subsection.
   6. 6. The commission may, in its discretion, suspend an electric cooperative's rate increase and proposed tariff revisions in a streamlined rate proceeding on the motion of its own staff, on the motion of the Virginia Attorney General's Division of Consumer Counsel, or on the motion of any person subject to such change who requests a hearing and states a substantive reason why a hearing is necessary.
   7. 7. The requested rate increase for streamlined rate relief shall be supported by a fully adjusted financial status statement (Schedule 3 of Appendix A included herein).
   8. 8. Adjustments to test year cost of service shall be limited to the amount of increase or decrease that will be in effect during the rate year.
   9. 9. A cooperative shall not file more than three applications for streamlined rate relief in any 10-year period and any application for streamlined rate relief that is granted by the commission will begin a new three-year period for purposes of any use of statutory authority by the cooperative pursuant to § 56-585.3 A 2 of the Code of Virginia.

   10. 10. An application filed under the streamlined rate procedure shall include:

       1. a. The name , post office address, and website of the applicant and the name and post office address of counsel of record, if any.
       2. b. A brief narrative statement describing the change in rates and tariff revisions and explaining the need for a change in rates and tariff revisions. This statement shall include a description of the actions taken by the cooperative to advise its membership of the change in rates and contents of its application.
       3. c. A copy of the resolution calling for a change in rates adopted by the Board of Directors of the cooperative.
       4. d. A copy of the completed notice given to the public by the cooperative, including a description of the method of publication used.
       5. e. Schedules 1 through 9 of Appendix A included herein.
   11. 11. Public notice of the increase and tariff revisions shall be completed 30 days in advance of the date the cooperative files its application for revised rates with the commission. Actual proof of public notice shall be furnished to the commission as part of the rate application.

   12. 12. The public notice of the increase and tariff revisions in an application for streamlined rate relief may be given by:

       1. a. Direct mailing to each customer (bill inserts or bill messages are acceptable);
       2. b. Publication in Cooperative Living magazine, or the cooperative's regular member publication;
       3. c. Newspapers of general circulation in the area served;
       4. d. Electronic notice to customers via email addresses (provided that notice pursuant to subdivision C 12 a, b, or c of this section is also given);
       5. e. Publication of the notice on the cooperative's website (provided that notice pursuant to subdivision C 12 a, b, or c of this subsection is also given);
       6. f. Any combination of these methods; or
       7. g. Any other method of publication authorized by the commission.
   13. 13. A copy of the notice shall be served on the Chair of the Board of Supervisors of each county (or equivalent officials in the counties having alternative forms of government) in which the cooperative offers service in the Commonwealth, and on the mayor or manager and the attorney of every city and town (or equivalent officials in towns and cities having alternative forms of government) in the state in which the cooperative offers service and upon the Division of Consumer Counsel, Office of the Attorney General. Service shall be made by either personal delivery or first class mail, postage prepaid, to the customary place of business of the person served or to the person's residence.

   14. 14. The public notice shall, at a minimum, include the following information:

       1. a. The amount of the total increase in revenues, both in percentages and dollar amounts;
       2. b. The percentage increase being applied to each of the cooperative's rate schedules;
       3. c. The identity of all wholesale power cost riders to be rolled-in to base rates;
       4. d. The locations where copies of the information required to be filed with the commission can be reviewed;
       5. e. The date the application will be delivered to the commission;
       6. f. A notice that any person subject to the change or changes proposed by the cooperative has the right to request a hearing within 30 days of the application's delivery to the commission;
       7. g. A notification that requests for hearing should be directed to the Clerk of the Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218;
       8. h. A statement advising that the commission may convene a hearing, and if a hearing is held, the commission may order rate relief, redesign rates or adopt tariff revisions which differ from those appearing in the cooperative's application;
       9. i. A statement advising the public that if the commission receives fewer objections than set forth in subdivision C 5 of this section, the cooperative may petition the commission to make rates permanent without hearing within 30 days after the application is filed with the commission; and
       10. j. A statement advising the public of the cooperative's proposed effective date for its new rates.
   15. 15. If the commission determines that a hearing on the application for streamlined rate relief is required, then the commission shall issue a procedural order which, among other things, shall specify the date by which the cooperative shall file with the Clerk of the Commission an original and 15 copies of any direct testimony the cooperative intends to rely on in support of its application, together with the remaining schedules set forth in Appendix A. That order shall specify such additional notice of the hearing to the electric cooperative's members that the commission deems appropriate.
   16. 16. Subdivision B 6 of this section shall not apply to streamlined applications under subsection C of this section, except that the cooperative shall notify the staff of the commission no less than 60 days in advance of the cooperative's filing.
   17. 17. The commission may waive any provision of these streamlined rules upon its own motion or for good cause shown.

4. D. 1. A cooperative seeking (i) an increase that produces financial ratios in excess of those allowed in the applicant's most recent general rate case; (ii) an increase in jurisdictional adjusted operating revenues of more than the test period increase in the CPI (as defined in subdivision 1 of subsection C of this section); (iii) revision of its terms and conditions of service; or (iv) to redesign or restructure its rates shall file an original and 15 copies of a general rate application with the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218.

   1. 2. An application seeking a general rate increase shall include:

      1. a. The name and post office address of the applicant and the name and post office address of counsel of record, if any.
      2. b. A brief narrative statement describing the change in rates and tariff revisions and explaining the need for a change in rates and tariff revisions. This statement shall include a description of the actions taken by the cooperative to advise its membership of the change in rates and contents of the rate application.
      3. c. A copy of the resolution calling for a change in rates adopted by the cooperative's Board of Directors.
      4. d. All direct testimony which the cooperative intends to rely on in support of its rate application.

      5. e. Exhibits consisting of the Schedules 1 through 14, found in Appendix A included herein. Such schedules shall be identified with the appropriate schedule number and shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in Appendix A included herein and the following general instructions:

         1. (1) Attach a table of contents to the cooperative's application, including exhibits.
         2. (2) The applicant shall be expected to verify the accuracy of all data and calculations contained in and pertaining to every exhibit submitted, as well as support any adjustments, allocations or rate design upon which it relies.

         3. (3) Each exhibit shall be labeled with the name of the applicant and the initials of the sponsoring witness in the upper right hand corner as shown below:

            Exhibit No. (Leave Blank)

            Witness: (Initials)

            Statement or Schedule Number

            The first page of all exhibits shall contain a caption which describes the subject matter of the exhibit.

         4. (4) The required accounting and statistical data shall include three copies of all work papers and other information necessary to ensure that the items, statements and schedules found in the application are not misleading.
      6. f. Exhibits consisting of additional schedules may be submitted with the cooperative's direct testimony. Such schedules shall be identified as Schedule 15 (this exhibit may include numerous subschedules labeled 15A et seq.) and shall conform to the general instructions contained in subdivision 2e of subsection D of this section.
      7. g. The commission shall prescribe the general notice to be given to the public and the date by which such notice shall be completed in its procedural order.
      8. h. The applicant shall serve a copy of the information required in subdivisions D 2 a, b, and c of this section upon the Commonwealth's Attorney and Chair of the Board of Supervisors of each county or (equivalent officials in counties having alternative forms of government) in the state affected by the proposed increase and upon the mayor or manager and the attorney of every city and town (or equivalent officials in towns and cities having alternative forms of government) in the state affected by the proposed increase. The applicant shall also serve each such official with a statement that a copy of the complete application may be obtained by such official at no cost by making a request thereof orally or in writing to a specified company official or location. In addition, the applicant shall serve a copy of its complete application upon the Division of Consumer Counsel of the Office of the Attorney General in Virginia. All such service specified by this section shall be made either by (i) personal delivery or (ii) first class mail to the customary place of business or to the residence of the person served.

5. E. Rate reductions and tariff revisions filed pursuant to § 56-40 of the Code of Virginia shall be filed with the commission's Division of Public Utility Regulation and shall include the following:

   1. 1. A descriptive statement of and justification for the tariff revision;
   2. 2. Load data if applicable;
   3. 3. A certified excerpt from the minutes of the cooperative's Board of Directors, wherein the board approved the tariff revision;
   4. 4. Identification of all customers that may be eligible for the tariff revision;
   5. 5. A revenue impact study; and
   6. 6. An affidavit by the cooperative's manager that the proposed tariff revision affects no increase in rates.
6. F. This section does not limit the commission staff or parties other than the applicant from raising new issues not addressed by the applicant for commission consideration.
7. G. Requests for temporary increases in rates filed pursuant to § 56-245 of the Code of Virginia shall include Schedules 1, 2 and Columns (1) through (5) of Schedule 3.

8. H. Failure to comply with this section may result in dismissal of the application, or may subject the cooperative to such other actions as the commission deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, prohibiting a cooperative from filing an application for streamlined rate relief for a period of time specified by the commission.

   APPENDIX A. SCHEDULES REQUIRED FOR A STREAMLINED OR GENERAL RATE APPLICATION

   Schedule Number	Streamlined Rate Proceeding Schedules
   1	Comparative Balance Sheets
   2	Comparative Income Statements
   3	Financial Status Statement
   4A and B	Detail of Ratemaking Adjustments
   5A and B	Proposed Rates and Tariffs and Revenue Allocation
   6	Sample Billing
   7	Class Cost of Service Study
   8	Capital Structure
   9	Affiliate Services

   Schedule Number	General Rate Proceeding Schedules
   1	Comparative Balance Sheets
   2	Comparative Income Statements
   3	Financial Status Statement
   4A and B	Detail of Ratemaking Adjustments
   5A and B	Proposed Rates and Tariffs and Revenue Allocation
   6	Sample Billing
   7	Class Cost of Service Study
   8	Capital Structure
   9	Affiliate Services
   10	Net Original Cost Rate Base
   11	Working Papers for Ratemaking Adjustments
   12	Revenue and Expense Variance Analysis
   13	Jurisdictional Allocation
   14A, B, and C	Functional Unbundling
   15	Reserved for Additional Exhibits

   Schedule 1 — Comparative Balance Sheets

   Instructions: Provide a publicly available comparative balance sheet for the test period and the corresponding 12-month period immediately preceding the test period for the applicant.

   Schedule 2 — Comparative Income Statements

   Instructions: Provide a publicly available comparative income statement covering the test period and 12-month period immediately preceding the test period for the applicant.

   Schedule 3 — Financial Status Statement

   Instructions: Use the format of the schedule identified as Schedule 3 in this Appendix.

   Adjustments in Column (2) reflect any financial differences between Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and ratemaking accounting as prescribed by the State Corporation Commission. An example of such an adjustment would include, but would not be limited to, the reclassification of capital leases to operating leases. Each Column (2) adjustment shall be separately identified and shown using the format prescribed for Schedule 4A and 4B.

   Column (4) shall reflect total nonjurisdictional operations. Jurisdictional allocation factors used to determine nonjurisdictional business in Column (4) amounts shall be fully supported and explained in Schedule 13 for general rate filings.

   Each Column (6) adjustment shall be separately identified and shown in Schedule 4A and 4B. In a streamlined rate proceeding, adjustments reflected in Column (6) of Schedule 3 which do not incorporate ratemaking treatment approved by the commission in the utility's last general rate case shall be identified as new proposed adjustments in Schedule 4A and 4B.

   Riders reflected on line 4 shall be separately listed to include a line for each rider in effect during the test year or projected for the rate year. The amount of other income and other expense shown in Column (5), lines 20 and 23, shall be the current amount recognized as jurisdictional in the applicant's last general rate case. Amounts reflected on line 33 shall be actual cash receipts.

   Lines (29), (30), (31), and (32) shall be based on the following definitions:

   Line 29.
   TIER =	Total Margins (Line 24) + Interest on Long-Term Debt (Line 21)
   Interest on Long-Term Debt (Line 21)

   Line 30.
   DSC =	Total Margins (Line 24) + Depreciation and Amortization Expense (Line 11) + Interest on Long-Term Debt (Line 21)
   Total Principal Payments + Total Long-Term Interest Payments

   Line 31.
   Rate of Return on Rate Base =	Operating Margins Adj. (Line 18)
   Total Rate Base (Line 28)

   Line 32.
   Rate of Return on Margins and Equities =	Total Margins (Line 24)
   Total Margins and Equity Capitalization (Schedule 8)

   Schedules 4A and 4B — Detail of Ratemaking Adjustments

   Instructions: Use format of the schedule identified as Schedule 4A and 4B to this Appendix.

   Each adjustment shall be numbered sequentially and listed under the appropriate description category (Base Rate Revenue, Fuel-WPCA Revenue, Purchased Power, etc.). The impact on cost of service from each adjustment shall be detailed in Columns (1) through (16).

   Each ratemaking adjustment shall be fully explained in a supporting subschedule 4B to this schedule.

   Detailed workpapers substantiating each adjustment shall be provided in Schedule 11 for general rate filings.

   Schedule 5A and 5B — Proposed Rates and Tariffs, and Revenue Allocation by Class

   Schedule 5A Instructions:

   Provide a copy of each tariff sheet with the revisions the cooperative proposes to implement. For general rate applications, provide a copy of all tariffs and Terms and Conditions of Service Sheets proposed for revision containing the revised language.

   Schedule 5B Instructions:

   Provide a class revenue allocation analysis showing, by class, the present revenue recovered from each class, the proposed increase in revenue to be recovered from each class, the total proposed revenue to be recovered from each class, and the percentage of increase in total revenue to be recovered from each class.

   Schedule 6 Sample Billing

   Instructions: Provide a sample billing analysis showing the effect on customers of the proposed tariff changes at various levels of consumption, for all classes of service.

   Schedule 7 — Class Cost of Service Study

   Instructions:

9. A. Each streamlined rate application shall include a copy of the cost of service study used to determine the allocation of revenues to each class. The cost of service study shall be based on per books data which is no more than five years old. Each general filing shall include a copy of the cost of service study used to allocate the increase or to adjust rate design. The data used in a cost of service study submitted in a general rate case shall use the same test period as used in the cooperative's general rate application.

10. B. Each cost of service study shall consist of the following schedules:

    1. 1. For multi-state cooperatives, provide total system rate base, revenue and operation and maintenance expenses by account number, or major account group showing separation between Virginia and nonjurisdictional operations.
    2. 2. Provide a jurisdictional financial status statement in the format of Schedule 3, column (5) of Appendix A for each customer class and the return provided by these classes.
    3. 3. For all service schedules, present the unit cost per kilowatt, kilowatt hour, and customer resulting from the cost study. Include the kilowatt hours, demand, and number of customers, as well as the total cost for each component by class and the allocated rate base by class, as support for the unit costs derived.
    4. 4. If directed by the commission, the cooperative shall collect and maintain separate expense, rate base, and revenue data on nonjurisdictional consumers within Virginia.

    5. 5. For all service classes, provide a schedule of consumers by service class indicating the total number of customers in the class and the number of nonjurisdictional consumers in Virginia in the class.

       Nonjurisdictional consumers in Virginia include government agencies: federal, state, local, and regional government authorities. If there are nonjurisdictional consumers in any class, this schedule must be accompanied by a list of all such nonjurisdictional consumers by service class and their usage characteristics.

    6. 6. Provide a short narrative describing the cost of service study methodology employed. This narrative shall include the following information:

       1. (a) Identification and description of the classification used to assign rate base as demand, energy, or customer related. Specifically, include the classification methodology used to differentiate between demand and customer components of distribution plant; and the customer classification used in the study, i.e., minimum system, minimum size, zero intercept, etc.
       2. (b) Identification of the allocation methodology used for assigning rate base, revenue, and expenses to customer classes. For demand allocation method, e.g., average and excess, noncoincident peak; customer allocation method, e.g., number of customers, weighted customers, etc.
       3. (c) Provide a table showing the kilowatts, kilowatt hours, number of customers allocated to each class, including the derivation of the demand, energy, and customer allocators for each class.
    7. 7. Provide a list of classification and allocation factors used.

    8. 8. Provide a copy of the actual study by account or primary account. The primary accounts shall identify the secondary accounts included by account number. Indicate which allocators and classifiers were used to assign each account.

       Schedule 8 — Capital Structure and Cost of Debt Statement and Supporting Schedules

       Instructions: Use the format of the schedule identified as Schedule 8 in this Appendix.

       Column (1) shall reflect the per books capital structure at the end of the test year. Data in Column (1) shall be compatible with the applicant's publicly available financial statements. Adjustments in Column (3) reflect any financial differences between Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and ratemaking accounting as prescribed by the commission. Each Column (3) adjustment shall be separately identified in a supporting schedule, if not already identified in Schedule 4A or 4B.

       Schedules shall be provided to support the amounts and cost rates of short- and long-term debt in Columns (4) and (6), respectively, and the adjusted amounts and cost rates in Columns (8) and (10), respectively. Each issue of long-term debt shall be listed with its corresponding interest rate, date of issue, maturity, and lending institution(s) or other source(s). Short-term debt shall be listed with a high, low, ending, and average balance for each month, a weighted average interest rate for each month, and the name of the lending institution(s) or other source(s).

       Schedule 9 — Affiliate Services

       Instructions: For purposes of this schedule, affiliate services shall be defined to include those services between regulated and competitive divisions of an incumbent utility. If any portion of the required information has been filed with the commission as part of an applicant's Annual Report of Affiliate Transactions, the applicant may reference such report clearly identifying what portions of the required information are included in the Annual Report of Affiliate Transactions.

       Provide a narrative description of each type of affiliated service received or provided during the test period.

       Provide a summary of affiliate transactions detailing costs by function for each month of the test period. Show the final Uniform System of Account distribution of all costs billed to or by the regulated entity by month for the test period.

       Identify all amounts billed to an affiliate and then billed back to the regulated entity.

       Cost records and market analyses supporting all affiliated charges billed to or by the regulated entity/division shall be maintained and made readily available for commission staff review. This shall include supporting detail of costs (including the return component) incurred by the affiliated interest rendering the service and the allocation methodology. In situations when the pricing is required to be the higher (lower) of cost or market and market is unavailable, note each such transactions and have data supporting such a finding available for commission staff review.

       If affiliate charges are booked per a pricing mechanism other than that approved by the commission for ratemaking purposes, the regulated entity shall provide a reconciliation of books to commission-approved pricing, including an explanation of why the commission-approved pricing is not used for booking purposes.

       Schedule 10 — Net Original Cost Rate Base

       Instructions: Use the format of the schedule identified as Schedule 10 in this Appendix.

       Adjustments in Column (2) reflect any financial differences between GAAP and ratemaking accounting as prescribed by the State Corporation Commission. Each Column (2) adjustment shall be separately identified and reflected using the format prescribed for Schedule 4A and 4B.

       Column (4) shall reflect total nonjurisdictional business. Allocation factors used to determine nonjurisdictional business in Column (4) shall be fully supported in Schedule 13.

       Each Column (6) adjustment shall be separately identified and reflected in Schedule 4A and 4B. In a streamlined rate proceeding, adjustments reflected in Column (6) of Schedule 3 which do not incorporate the ratemaking treatment approved by the commission in the utility's last general rate case shall be separately identified as new proposed adjustments in Schedule 4A and 4B.

       Schedule 11 — Working Papers for Ratemaking Adjustments

       Instructions: Provide detailed workpapers and supporting schedules of all proposed adjustments. Each supporting document shall identify the origin of the data shown. Also, indicate whether data is actual or estimated. Working papers shall be numbered, indexed and tabbed for each adjustment. Two copies shall be filed with the Division of Utility Accounting and Finance, and one copy of the working papers shall be filed with the Division of Public Utility Regulation.

       Schedule 12 — Revenue and Expense Variance Analysis

       Instructions: The cooperative shall quantify jurisdictional operating revenues and system operating and maintenance ("O&M") expenses by primary account during the test period and the preceding 12 months. Also, provide jurisdictional sales volumes by customer class for the test period and the preceding 12 months.

       The cooperative shall provide a detailed explanation of all jurisdictional revenue and system expense increases and decreases of more than 10% during the test period compared to the previous 12-month period. The expense variance analysis applies to test period expense items greater than two-hundredths of 1.0% (.0002) of total O&M expenses for all cooperatives with total operating expenses exceeding $50 million, and five hundredths of 1.0% (.0005) of total operating expenses for cooperatives with total operating expenses below $50 million.

       Schedule 13 — Jurisdictional Allocation

       Instructions: Provide summary schedules by primary account reflecting all revenue, expense, and rate base items allocated to the Virginia jurisdiction. If directed by the commission, this schedule shall include allocations relating to nonjurisdictional Virginia consumers as well as out-of-state operations. Provide working papers to support all calculated amounts, including the development of allocation factors.

       Provide a narrative explanation and justification of the allocation methodology used. Discuss any changes in the applicant's operations which materially affect any allocation factor.

       Schedule 14A, 14B, and 14C - Functional Unbundling

       Instructions: Use the format of the schedule identified as Schedule 14A, 14B, and 14C in this Appendix.

       Provide cost of service studies that identify the costs associated with the functional areas of generation (production), transmission, distribution, and other.

       Provide cost breakouts for subcomponents of functional areas such as primary and secondary distribution, metering, billing, and maintenance. Report cost functions and subcomponents on summary sheets by both system and class.

       Schedule 15 - Reserved for Additional Exhibits

       This schedule is reserved for additional exhibits presented by the applicant and shall be labeled 15A et seq.

       Schedule 3

       FINANCIAL STATUS STATEMENT PER BOOKS AND FULLY ADJUSTED FOR THE 12-MONTHS ENDING __________, ___

       (Col. 1)

       (Col. 2)

       (Col. 3)

       (Col. 4)

       (Col. 5)

       (Col. 6)

       (Col. 7)

       (Col. 8)

       (Col. 9)

       Line No.

       Description

       Total Cooperative Per Books

       Adjustments Due to Ratemaking Requirements

       Total Cooperative As Adjusted

       Non-Virginia Jurisdictional Business

       Virginia Jurisdictional Business

       Ratemaking Adjustments

       Amounts After Adjustments

       Revenue Requirement

       Amounts After Revenue Requirement

       Operating Revenues

       1.

       Base Rates

       2.

       Fuel - WPCA

       3.

       Roll in of Riders

       4.

       Riders (List Separately)

       5.

       Margin Stabilization

       6.

       Other Electric Revenues

       7.

       Total Operating Revenues

       Operating Expenses

       8.

       Purchased Power Expense

       9.

       Margin Stabilization

       10.

       Other Operation and Maintenance Expense

       11.

       Depreciation and Amortization

       12.

       Tax Expense - Property

       13.

       Tax Expense - Other

       14.

       Total Operating Expenses

       15.

       Operating Margins

       16.

       Less: Interest on Customer Deposits

       (Col. 1)

       (Col. 2)

       (Col. 3)

       (Col. 4)

       (Col. 5)

       (Col. 6)

       (Col. 7)

       (Col. 8)

       (Col. 9)

       Line No.

       Description

       Total Cooperative Per Books

       Adjustments Due to Ratemaking Requirements

       Total Cooperative As Adjusted

       Non-Virginia Jurisdictional Business

       Virginia Jurisdictional Business

       Ratemaking Adjustments

       Amounts After Adjustments

       Revenue Requirement

       Amounts After Revenue Requirement

       17.

       Charitable and Educational Donations

       18.

       Operating Margins Adjusted

       19.

       Plus: Capital Credits Accrued

       20.

       Other Income

       21.

       Less: Interest on Long-Term Debt

       22.

       Other Interest Expense

       23.

       Other Expense

       24.

       Total Margins

       Rate Base

       25.

       Net Utility Plant

       26.

       Allowance for Working Capital

       27.

       Other Rate Base Deductions

       28.

       Total Rate Base

       29.

       TIER

       30.

       DSC

       31.

       Rate of Return on Rate Base

       32.

       Rate of Return on Margins and Equities

       33.

       Capital Credits Received

       									SCHEDULE 4A Page ___ of ___
       DETAIL OF RATEMAKING ADJUSTMENTS
       		(Col. 1)	(Col. 2)	(Col. 3)	(Col. 4)	(Col. 5)	(Col. 6)	(Col. 7)	(Col. 8)	(Col. 9)
       Adj. No.	Description	Operating Revenues	Purchased Power Expenses	Margin Stabil.	Other O&M Expense	Depr. & Amort.	Tax Expense	Other	Operating Margins Adjusted	Accrued Capital Credit
       	Base Rate Revenues
       	Fuel - WPCA Revenue
       	Rider Revenue
       	Margin Stabilization
       	Other Electric Revenues
       	Purchased Power Exp.
       	Margin Stabilization
       	Other O&M Expense
       	Depr. & Amort.
       	Tax Expense - Property
       	Tax Expense - Other
       	Other
       	Operating Margins Adjusted
       	Capital Credits Accrued
       	Other Income
       	Interest on Long-Term Debt
       	Other Interest Expense
       	Other Expense
       	Total Margins
       	Net Utility Plant
       	Allowance for Working Capital
       	Other Rate Base Deductions
       	Total Rate Base

       		(Col. 10)	(Col. 11)	(Col. 12)	(Col. 13)	(Col.14)	(Col. 15)	(Col. 16)	(Col. 17)
       Adj. No.	Description	Other Income	Interest on Long-Term Debt	Other Exp. (Incl. Int. Exp.)	Total Margins	Net Utility Plant	Allowance for Working Capital	Other Rate Base Deductions	Total Rate Base
       	Base Rate Revenues
       	Fuel - WPCA Revenue
       	Rider Revenue
       	Margin Stabilization
       	Other Electric Revenues
       	Purchased Power Exp.
       	Margin Stabilization
       	Other O&M Expense
       	Depr. & Amort.
       	Tax Expense - Property
       	Tax Expense - Other
       	Other
       	Operating Margins Adjusted
       	Capital Credits Accrued
       	Other Income
       	Interest on Long-Term Debt
       	Other Interest Expense
       	Other Expense
       	Total Margins
       	Net Utility Plant
       	Allowance for Working Capital
       	Other Rate Base Deductions
       	Total Rate Base

       		Schedule 4B Page ___ of ___
       DETAIL OF RATEMAKING ADJUSTMENTS
       Adj. No.	Description	Explanation of Adjustment
       	Base Rate Revenues
       	Fuel - WPCA Revenue
       	Rider Revenue
       	Margin Stabilization
       	Other Electric Revenues
       	Purchased Power Exp.
       	Margin Stabilization
       	Other O&M Expense
       	Depr. & Amort.
       	Tax Expense - Property
       	Tax Expense - Other
       	Other
       	Operating Margins Adjusted
       	Capital Credits Accrued
       	Other Income
       	Interest on Long-Term Debt
       	Other Interest Expense
       	Other Expense
       	Total Margins
       	Net Utility Plant
       	Allowance for Working Capital
       	Other Rate Base Deductions
       	Total Rate Base

       SCHEDULE 8

       CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND COST OF DEBT STATEMENT PER BOOKS AND FULLY ADJUSTED For the 12-Months Ending __________, ___

       (Col. 1)

       (Col. 2)

       (Col. 3)

       (Col. 4)

       (Col. 5)

       (Col. 6)

       (Col. 7)

       (Col. 8)

       (Col. 9)

       (Col. 10)

       Total Cooperative Per Books

       Percentage of Col. 1 Total

       Adjustments Due to Ratemaking Requirements

       Total Cooperative As Adjusted

       Percentage of Col. 4 Total

       Cost of Col. 4 Debt

       Ratemaking Adjustments

       Amount After Adjustments

       Percentage of Col. 8 Total

       Cost of Col. 8 Debt

       1.

       Short-Term Debt

       2.

       Long-Term Debt

       3.

       Total Margins and Equities

       4.

       Other

       5.

       Total Capital

       6.

       Principal Repayments

       7.

       Accumulated Capital Credits Accrued

       8.

       Accumulated Capital Credits Received

       Schedule 10

       NET ORIGINAL COST RATE BASE PER BOOKS AND FULLY ADJUSTED For the Period Ending __________, ___

       (Col. 1)

       (Col. 2)

       (Col. 3)

       (Col. 4)

       (Col. 5)

       (Col. 6)

       (Col. 7)

       Line No.

       Description

       Total Cooperative Per Books

       Adjustments Due to Ratemaking Requirements

       Total Cooperative As Adjusted

       Non-Virginia Jurisdictional Business

       Virginia Jurisdictional Business

       Ratemaking Adjustments

       Amounts After Adjustments

       Net Utility Plant

       1.

       Electric Plant in Service

       2.

       Completed Construction Not Classified

       3.

       Construction Work in Progress

       4.

       Plant Held for Future Use

       5.

       Less: Accumulated Provision for Depreciation and Amortization

       6.

       Total New Utility Plant

       Allowance for Working Capital

       7.

       Cash Working Capital: Purchased Power

       8.

       Other O&M

       9.

       Materials and Supplies (13-month average)

       10.

       Deferred Fuel

       11.

       Other Working Capital (List Separately)

       12.

       Total Allowance for Working Capital

       Other Rate Base Deductions

       13.

       Customer Deposits

       14.

       Customer Advances for Construction

       15.

       Other Cost Free Capital (List Separately)

       16.

       Total Other Rate Base Deductions

       17.

       Total Rate Base

       COOPERATIVE NAME JURISDICTIONAL CLASS COST OF SERVICE (METHODOLOGY) COST ALLOCATION STUDY SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS CASE NO. PUE------	Exhibit No.: ________ Witness: __________ Schedule 14A
       Line No.	Description	System	Production	Transmission	Distribution	Other	Allocation Basis
       10	Operating Revenues
       20
       30	Operating Expenses
       40	Depreciation Expenses
       50	Amortization
       60	Income Taxes
       70	State Income Taxes
       80	Taxes Other than Income
       90
       100	Total Operating Expenses
       110
       120	Net Operating Income
       130
       140	Adjustments to Operating Income
       150
       160	Add:	AFUDC
       170	Less:	Charitable Donations
       180		Interest Expense - Customer Deposits
       190
       200	Adjusted Net Operating Income
       210
       220	Rate Base
       230
       240	ROR Earned on Rate Base

       COOPERATIVE NAME JURISDICTIONAL CLASS COST OF SERVICE (METHODOLOGY) COST ALLOCATION STUDY CLASS SUMMARY CASE NO. PUE------	Exhibit No.: _______ Witness: _________ Schedule 14B
       Line No.	Description	Virginia Juris	Retail Class 1	Retail Class 2	Retail Class 3	Retail Class 4	Retail Class 5	Allocation Basis
       10	Operating Revenues
       20
       30	Operating Expenses
       40	Depreciation Expenses
       50	Amortization
       60	Income Taxes
       70	State Income Taxes
       80	Taxes Other than Income
       90
       100	Total Operating Expenses
       110
       120	Net Operating Income
       130
       140	Adjustments to Operating Income
       150
       160	Add:	AFUDC
       170	Less:	Charitable Donations
       180		Interest Expense- Customer Deposits
       190
       200	Adjusted Net Operating Income
       210
       220	Rate Base
       230
       240	ROR Earned on Rate Base

       COOPERATIVE NAME JURISDICTIONAL CLASS COST OF SERVICE (METHODOLOGY) COST ALLOCATION STUDY CLASS FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS CASE NO. PUE------	Exhibit No.: ________ Witness: __________ Schedule 14C
       Line No.	Description	Retail Class 1	Production	Transmission	Distribution	Other	Allocation Basis
       10	Operating Revenues
       20
       30	Operating Expenses
       40	Depreciation Expenses
       50	Amortization
       60	Income Taxes
       70	State Income Taxes
       80	Taxes Other than Income
       90
       100	Total Operating Expenses
       110
       120	Net Operating Income
       130
       140	Adjustments to Operating Income
       150
       160	Add:	AFUDC
       170	Less:	Charitable Donations
       180		Interest Expense - Customer Deposits
       190
       200	Adjusted Net Operating Income
       210
       220	Rate Base
       230
       240	ROR Earned on Rate Base

Statutory Authority

§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 12, Issue 14, eff. March 15, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 25, eff. July 28, 2000; Volume 29, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2013; Volume 37, Issue 6, eff. November 1, 2020.