Friday, June 12, 2009

Sun Belt Rate Plan Survey

Of the hundred largest electric utilities (by customers served), fourteen are located in the sunny Southwest (excluding the unregulated utilities in Texas).

Of these fourteen, three have commercial rate plans with structures that defeat the value of solar energy and energy conservation measures. These utilities are: Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, and Tucson Electric Power. All are Arizona utilities.

El Paso Electric Company (ranked 112) also has such a rate plan structure. El Paso Electric shares ownership of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station located about 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix, Arizona.




















































































































































Electric Utility

State

Customers

Rank

Declining Block

Demand Period

% Palo Verde

Arizona Public Service

AZ

1,101,437

30

X

15

29.10%

Salt River Project

AZ

935,250

34

X

15

17.50%

Tucson Electric Power

AZ

395,063

87

X

15

-

Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power

CA

1,448,627

17

-

-

5.70%

Pacific Gas & Electric Co

CA

5,179,256

1

-

-

-

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

CA

587,985

56

-

-

-

San Diego Gas & Electric

CA

1,355,135

21

-

15

-

Southern California Edison

CA

4,812,332

2

-

-

15.80%

Xcel Energy

CO

1,328,928

22

-

-

-

Public Service Co of NM

NM

489,410

68

-

-

-

El Paso Electric Co

NM

361,000

112

X

30

15.80%

Nevada Power

NV

817,570

37

-

-

-

Sierra Pacific Power Co

NV

317,802

100

-

-

-

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co

OK

695,961

46

-

-

-

Rocky Mountain Power

UT

767,689

40

-

15

-

Sources: Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, “Annual Electric Power Industry Report (2007)”. Utilities’ published rate plans.

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