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ORDER NO. PSC -17 -0229 -TRF -EI <br />DOCKET NO. 170093 -EI <br />PAGE 2 <br />extended billing periods. Tiered rates, such as Duke's residential energy charges, apply a higher <br />energy charge to usage above 1,000 kilowatt-hours. <br />Duke has proposed to add language to Tariff Sheet No. 4.080 to reflect the statutory <br />requirements and to include the Company's current billing practices in its tariff. The revised <br />tariff sheet addresses both the proration of charges when billing periods are varied by more than <br />five days, as well as the prohibition against charging higher tiered rates if the extension of a <br />billing period of more than five days causes a customer's energy consumption to exceed the <br />Company's tier threshold of' 1,000 kilowatt-hours. Duke has represented to our staff that its <br />current business practices regarding bill proration and administration of tiered rates are in <br />compliance with Section 366.05(1)(b), F.S. <br />Section 366.05(1)(c), F.S., provides that for an existing account, the total deposit may not <br />exceed two months of average actual charges. For a new service request, the total deposit may <br />not exceed two months of projected charges. Once a new customer has had continuous service <br />for a 12 -month period, the amount of the deposit shall be recalculated using actual data. Any <br />difference between the projected and actual amounts must be resolved by the customer paying <br />the additional amount that may be billed by the utility or the utility returning any overcharge. <br />We amended Rule 25-6.097(1), F.A.C., to state that the utility's methodology for <br />determining customer deposits for existing and new accounts shall conform to Section <br />366.05(l)(c), F.S.3 The prior rule language already required that the total amount of a deposit <br />not exceed twice the average monthly bill. <br />Duke's proposed revisions to Tariff Sheet No. 4.070 conform to the language of Section <br />366.05(1)(c), F.S., by stating that deposits for existing accounts and new service requests will be <br />calculated in the manner set forth in Sections 366.05(1)(c)l. and 2., F.S., respectively, and <br />address the new statutory provision for deposits to be recalculated on an annual basis. Duke also <br />included several minor administrative modifications to ensure that the revised Tariff Sheet 4.070 <br />comports with Rule 25-6.097, F.A.C., and reflects the Company's current operating practices. <br />Pursuant to Rule 25-6.097(3), F.A.C., utility customers receive refunds of their deposits <br />with interest after a period of 23 months of continuous service, assuming their payment record is <br />satisfactory. Therefore, for the majority of utility customers, the deposit amount recalculation <br />after a 12 -month period of continuous service occurs only once. <br />Having reviewed the applicable statutes, rules, and proposed tariffs filed by Duke, we <br />find that the tariff sheet revisions conform to the applicable statutes and rules. Therefore, we <br />approve Duke's requested modifications to Tariff Sheet Nos. 4.070 and 4.080, as reflected in <br />Attachment A, effective June 5, 2017. <br />Based on the foregoing, it is <br />ORDERED by the Florida Public Service Commission that Duke Energy Florida, LLC's <br />requested modifications to Tariff Sheet Nos. 4.070 and 4.080, as reflected on Attachment A, are <br />hereby approved effective June 5, 2017. It is further <br />1,3 -IA <br />