Summary |
Commission consideration to dismiss the Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff Revisions and approve revised rates that would generate $45,919 (6.5 percent) additional annual revenue, instead of the proposed $159,341 (22.1 percent) additional annual revenue. When compared to the company's proposal, the revised rates lower the ready-to-serve and base charges, and also reduce usage rates associated with two of the three usage blocks. For the twelve-month test period, resulting monthly charges incurred by customers using the revised rates are less than monthly charges that customers would have paid using the proposed rates that were filed by the company with the commission and noticed to customers. The company's proposal includes $7,168 (less than one percent) of deferred accounting treatment for water usage from its last rate case, effective December 1, 2008. The company serves 1,154 customers near Cle Elum, in Kittitas County. |