Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Alaska Electric Light & Power Company (AEL&P) filed TA510-1, a revenue requirement study and cost of service study based on a 2021 test year. With this filing, AEL&P requests an interim and refundable across-the-board rate increase of 4.5 percent, effective September 2, 2022, and a proposed permanent rate increase based on the outcome of the proposed cost of service study. In addition, AEL&P proposes an increase to its inception rates for Schedule 26, Experimental High Power Electric Vehicle Charging Service. A selection of the current, proposed interim, and proposed permanent rates are in the table below.
| Description | Current Rates | Proposed Interim Rates | Proposed Permanent Rates |
| Residential | Winter | Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | Summer |
| Energy Charge $/kWh | $0.1157 | $0.0951 | $0.1209 | $0.0994 | $0.1256 | $0.1033 |
| Customer Charge | $8.60 | $8.60 | $8.99 | $8.99 | $10.65 | $10.65 |
| Small Commercial |
| Energy Charge $/kWh | $0.1121 | $0.0892 | $0.1171 | $0.0932 | $0.1223 | $0.0973 |
| Customer Charge | $18.22 | $18.22 | $19.04 | $19.04 | $17.38 | $17.38 |
| Large Commercial |
| Energy Charge $/kWh | $0.0592 | $0.0555 | $0.0619 | $0.0580 | $0.0644 | $0.0604 |
| Demand Charge $/kW | $13.85 | $8.82 | $14.47 | $9.22 | $15.06 | $9.61 |
| Customer Charge | $96.13 | $96.13 | $100.46 | $100.46 | $79.81 | $79.81 |
| Experimental High Power Electric Vehicle Charging |
| 26-R Customer Charge | $0.2035 | $0.1383 | $0.2126 | $0.1445 | $0.2211 | $0.1504 |
| 26-R Energy Charge $/kWh | $11.13 | $11.13 | $11.63 | $11.63 | $12.35 | $12.35 |
| 26-S Customer Charge | $0.2333 | $0.1701 | $0.2437 | $0.1778 | $0.2544 | $0.1856 |
| 26-S Energy Charge $/kWh | $26.31 | $26.31 | $27.49 | $27.49 | $24.47 | $24.47 |
| 26-L Customer Charge | $0.2489 | $0.1763 | $0.2601 | $0.1843 | $0.2707 | $0.1920 |
| 26-L Energy Charge $/kWh | $96.13 | $96.13 | $100.46 | $100.46 | $79.81 | $79.81 |
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Finally, AEL&P proposes to increase its non-recurring fees and charges, to be effective with its requested permanent rates. A selection of the current and proposed fees and charges is shown in the table below.
| Description | Current Fee/Charge | Proposed Fee/Charge |
| Connection Fee | $10.00 | $20.00 |
| After Hours Connection Fee | $40.00 | $55.00 |
| Reconnection Charge – 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, excluding Holidays | $25.00 | $35.00 |
| Reconnection Charge – All other hours | $50.00 | $75.00 |
| Meter test Fee | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| Unauthorized Breaking of Meter Seal | $85.00 | $200.00 |
| Dishonored Check Fee – Redeposited Checks | $5.00 | $15.00 |
| Dishonored Check Fee – Checks which should not be Redeposited | $15.00 | $25.00 |
| Service Call Out During Working Hours – per hour per employee | $45.00 | $60.00 |
| Service Call Out After Working Hours – per hour per employee | $55.00 | $80.00 |
The Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from those proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Dean D. Thompson, Counsel for AEL&P, at 255 E. Fireweed Lane, Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; phone: (907) 277-1604. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA510-1” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., August 17, 2022, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA510-1 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with AEL&P at its address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Naomi Johnston at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1 (800) 390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1 or 1 (800) 770-8973, or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by August 10, 2022.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 18th day of July, 2022.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Keith Kurber II
Chairman