Texas ALJ Revises Suspension Date For New Oncor DCRF Charges, Sets Date As Sept. 1, As Requested By Retail Providers

As requested by retail electric providers, a Texas ALJ has revised the suspension date for Oncor's proposed updates to its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service

On April 15, 2019, the ALJ issued SOAH Order No. 1, suspending the effective date of the requested DCRF rates from September 1, 2019, until November 1, 2019.

As previously reported, the Alliance for Retail Markets filed a Motion for Reconsideration of the Suspended Effective Date, and requested that the original effective date, September 1, 2019, be re-adopted in order to further the goal in PURA § 36.210 to simultaneously implement all non-fuel rates adjusted in a 12-month period that are charged to REPs, including DCRF rates. September 1 is a date on which revised TCRF rates become effective, and ARM noted that a September 1 alignment of TDU DCRF and TCRF rates facilitates a REP's efficient and timely compliance with a pricing disclosure requirement under the Electricity Facts Label (EFL)

Noting that there were no objections to ARM's motion, the ALJ granted the motion

"The effective date of September, 1, 2019, is re-adopted, and will be addressed at the prehearing conference on June 24, 2019, if a hearing on the merits, is necessary," the ALJ said

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