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AEP Texas Files to Lower Discretionary Service Charges Applicable to REPs

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AEP Texas Central Company and AEP Texas North Company have submitted their annual compliance filing to reduce certain Discretionary Service Charges charged to retail electric providers, due to the cost savings from the deployment of advanced meters (PUCT Docket 39594).

The updated tariffs at each distribution company would reduce charges for the following services: Standard Move-In; Priority Move-In; Disconnect for Non-Pay; Reconnect for Non-Pay; Re-Reads; and Out-of-cycle Meter Read for Purpose of a Self-Selected Switch.

The AEP companies proposed an effective date of December 30, 2011 for the reductions.

Proposed reductions are below:

AEP Texas Central
Standard Move-In: Self-Contained Meter (existing)
Current: $25.00
Proposed: $16.00

Priority Move-In: Self-Contained Meter (existing)
Current: $39.00
Proposed: $26.00

Disconnect for Non-Pay: Standard Disconnect at Meter
Current: $14.00
Proposed: $9.00

Reconnect for Non-Pay
Current
Standard Reconnect at Meter: $14.00
Same Day Reconnect at Meter: $28.00
Weekend at Meter: $35.00
Holiday at Meter: $43.00

Proposed
Standard Reconnect at Meter: $9.00
Same Day Reconnect at Meter: $20.00
Weekend at Meter: $24.00
Holiday at Meter: $29.00

Re-Read if Meter Reading Found to be Accurate
Current: $12.00
Proposed: $8.00

Out-of-cycle Meter Read for Purpose of a Self-Selected Switch
Current: $11.00
Proposed: $7.00


AEP Texas North
Standard Move-In: Self-Contained Meter (existing)
Current: $23.00
Proposed: $11.00

Priority Move-In: Self-Contained Meter (existing)
Current: $35.00
Proposed: $19.00

Disconnect for Non-Pay: Standard Disconnect at Meter
Current: $12.00
Proposed: $5.00

Reconnect for Non-Pay
Current
Standard Reconnect at Meter: $6.00
Same Day Reconnect at Meter: $24.00
Weekend at Meter: $32.00
Holiday at Meter: $39.00

Proposed
Standard Reconnect at Meter: $3.00
Same Day Reconnect at Meter: $14.00
Weekend at Meter: $18.00
Holiday at Meter: $21.00

Re-Read if Meter Reading Found to be Accurate
Current: $10.00
Proposed: $6.00

Out-of-cycle Meter Read for Purpose of a Self-Selected Switch
Current: $9.00
Proposed: $4.00

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