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Practical Guide to Energy Utility Rate Setting
This comprehensive reference book provides detailed instruction on the retail rate-setting process for regulated electric and natural gas utilities. Authored by Lowell Alt and published by Lulu.com in August 2023, this professional guide serves as an essential resource for utility professionals, regulators, and analysts working in the energy sector.
Complete Coverage of the Rate-Setting Process
The book systematically explains how traditional rate-setting is executed for energy utilities, covering fundamental concepts through advanced applications. Key topics include revenue requirement calculations, rate base determination, cost of capital analysis, expense tracking, revenue forecasting, and rate-making objectives. The guide provides thorough examination of cost of service studies, rate design methodologies, and the complete rate case process.
Practical Applications and Real-World Examples
Beyond theoretical frameworks, this guide addresses practical aspects of utility operations including tariff policies, metering systems, service quality standards, and various types of regulatory cases that affect rates. The book concludes with a detailed numerical example that demonstrates calculation steps from initial revenue requirement determination through final rate design implementation, providing readers with concrete application of concepts covered throughout the text.
Essential Topics Covered
This paperback reference book addresses critical areas including regulatory compliance requirements, tariff policy development, cost allocation methodologies, and rate structure design for both electric and natural gas utilities. The content is structured to support professionals navigating the complex regulatory environment governing utility operations and pricing.
Who Should Use This Guide
This professional guide is designed for utility rate analysts, regulatory affairs professionals, financial planners in the energy sector, public utility commission staff, consultants specializing in utility regulation, and anyone involved in the rate-setting process for regulated energy utilities. The comprehensive approach makes it suitable both as a learning resource and ongoing reference material.
Published in 2023, this guide reflects current practices in utility rate regulation while providing foundational knowledge applicable across jurisdictions. The systematic presentation of material from basic principles through complex calculations makes this an invaluable resource for understanding how retail rates are established and justified in the regulated utility industry.
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Practical Guide to Energy Utility Rate Setting
This comprehensive reference book provides detailed instruction on the retail rate-setting process for regulated electric and natural gas utilities. Authored by Lowell Alt and published by Lulu.com in August 2023, this professional guide serves as an essential resource for utility professionals, regulators, and analysts working in the energy sector.
Complete Coverage of the Rate-Setting Process
The book systematically explains how traditional rate-setting is executed for energy utilities, covering fundamental concepts through advanced applications. Key topics include revenue requirement calculations, rate base determination, cost of capital analysis, expense tracking, revenue forecasting, and rate-making objectives. The guide provides thorough examination of cost of service studies, rate design methodologies, and the complete rate case process.
Practical Applications and Real-World Examples
Beyond theoretical frameworks, this guide addresses practical aspects of utility operations including tariff policies, metering systems, service quality standards, and various types of regulatory cases that affect rates. The book concludes with a detailed numerical example that demonstrates calculation steps from initial revenue requirement determination through final rate design implementation, providing readers with concrete application of concepts covered throughout the text.
Essential Topics Covered
This paperback reference book addresses critical areas including regulatory compliance requirements, tariff policy development, cost allocation methodologies, and rate structure design for both electric and natural gas utilities. The content is structured to support professionals navigating the complex regulatory environment governing utility operations and pricing.
Who Should Use This Guide
This professional guide is designed for utility rate analysts, regulatory affairs professionals, financial planners in the energy sector, public utility commission staff, consultants specializing in utility regulation, and anyone involved in the rate-setting process for regulated energy utilities. The comprehensive approach makes it suitable both as a learning resource and ongoing reference material.
Published in 2023, this guide reflects current practices in utility rate regulation while providing foundational knowledge applicable across jurisdictions. The systematic presentation of material from basic principles through complex calculations makes this an invaluable resource for understanding how retail rates are established and justified in the regulated utility industry.
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