OAR 860-022-0600: Residential Rate Cost Category Disclosure

(1) As used in this rule, “electric or natural gas company” means any entity that is a public utility that is engaged in the business of distributing electricity or natural gas to retail customers in this state. (2) On or before December 31 of each calendar year, each electric and natural gas company shall: (a) Provide to the Commission a visual representation of the cost categories currently included in the Company’s residential customer rates and the percentage amount of the residential customer rates for each cost category; and (b) Make the visual representation publicly available on the electric or natural gas company’s website. (3) The visual representation required under Section 2 must identify the total dollar amount and percentage of total costs of each: (a) Transmission services infrastructure; (b) Distribution services infrastructure; (c) Power costs; (d) Wildfire mitigation; (e) Each Catastrophic event and emergency; (f) Insurance, by category, including self-insurance; and (g) Any other expenses, as determined by the commission, that an electric or natural gas company seeks to recover through residential customer rates.