Texas PUC Staff Recommend Marginal Reduction In Proposed CenterPoint TDU DCRF Rates Applicable to REPs

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed testimony proposing a marginal reduction, versus the new rates proposed by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE), to the proposed new September 1, 2018 Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (Rider DCRF) at CEHE

Staff's recommended rate results from various revenue requirement adjustments

Staff's proposed rates are higher than the current DCRFs, but lower than the currently tariffed DCRFs that would otherwise take effect on September 1, 2018 as had been set in a prior case

Staff's proposed DCRFs are below

PUCT Staff Proposal - DCRFs
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
To Be Effective 9/1/18

Residential        $0.001478 per kWh
Secondary ≤10 kVA  $0.001869 per kWh
Secondary >10 kVA  $0.247949 per kVA
Primary            $0.112113 per kVA
Transmission       $0.004303 per 4CP kVA
Lighting           $0.024368 per kWh

For comparison, CEHE's newly proposed DCRFs rates, the current rates, and the currently tariffed 9/1/18 DCRFs are below

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
CEHE Newly Proposed DCRFs 
To Be Effective 9/1/18

Residential        $0.001486 per kWh
Secondary ≤10 kVA  $0.001878 per kWh
Secondary >10 kVA  $0.249200 per kVA
Primary            $0.112678 per kVA
Transmission       $0.004325 per 4CP kVA
Lighting           $0.024491 per kWh





CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
Current DCRFs

Residential        $0.000624 per kWh
Secondary ≤10 kVA  $0.001831 per kWh
Secondary >10 kVA 
  Non-IDR          $0.247349 per kVA
  IDR              $0.264460 per kVA
Primary            
  Non-IDR          $0.112687 per kVA
  IDR              $0.113386 per kVA
Transmission       $0.004977 per 4CP kVA
Lighting           $0.023973 per kWh





CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
Currently Tariffed DCRFs For Period
Starting 9/1/18 (To Be Replaced)

Effective:         9/1/18
Residential        $0.001606 per kWh
Secondary ≤10 kVA  $0.002086 per kWh
Secondary >10 kVA 
  Non-IDR          $0.273443 per kVA
  IDR              $0.273443 per kVA
Primary            
  Non-IDR          $0.117238 per kVA
  IDR              $0.117238 per kVA
Transmission       $0.005146 per 4CP kVA
Lighting           $0.024788 per kWh