The Basics of a Utility Rate Study

This publication focuses upon the elements involved in conducting a rate study, including: developing revenue trends and expense trends, gaining knowledge about future capital needs, gaining knowledge about changes in customers, projecting future years activity, reporting results, selling a rate or rate structure change, understanding the implication of the rate structure and equity issues, and assessing and improving the rate study data retrieval methods.

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