Cost Allocation Review - Phase 3

Mandatory OEB filing requirements, OEB model design and data inputs

This last phase of the review will examine mandatory filing requirements, OEB model design, and data inputs for the cost allocation filings.

See also: Cost Allocation Review (EB-2005-0317) - main page

Technical Workshop - June 15, 2006: Summary of Staff Proposal and Organization of Cost Allocation Filings

Presentations:

• Introduction to Workshop and Project Update
  • Introduction by Marika Hare
  • Draft Utility Cost Allocation Review Filing Sequence
• Summary of Pending Staff Cost Allocation Proposals
  • Update on Staff Proposal re: common Cost Allocation principals and methodologies
• Review of Proposed Data Inputs for Cost Allocation Filing
  • OEB Cost Allocation Model Inputs
• Review of Proposed Data Inputs for Cost Allocation Filing; Load Data Inputs Model; Model Development Update
  • Seamless Load Data Input
  • OEB Model Update
• Implementation Issues
  • Functionalization into sub-accounts
• Load Data Update
  • Update from HONI Load Data team
  • Handout: Weather Normalization
  • Handout: Methodology for preparing utility specific load shapes
  • Handout: Data Requirements for Utility Specific Load Profile
• Review Staff Proposals
  • Transformer Ownership Allowance Calculation
  • Handout: Potential Basis of Transformer Ownership Allowance
  • Line Losses Allocation Options
  • Handout: Estimation of Line Losses
• Further Issues
  • Common Cost Allocation Principals for Stand-by Rates
  • Direct Allocation: Review Proposal & Practical Experience
  • Handout: Direct Allocation

Technical Workshop - April 25 & 27, 2006: Introduction to Draft OEB Cost Allocation Filing Model and Model Inputs

Presentations:

• Introduction and Overview
  • Introduction
  • Cost of Service
• Select Implementation Issues
  • Required General Information
  • Proposed Groupings of Accounts
    • Handout: Account Groupings
  • Supplemental Questions
  • Potential Accounting Related Questions
• Update on Implementation and Modeling Issues
  • Introduction to Model Defaults
  • Division of Demand Related Costs
  • Load Data Inputs Staff Update
  • Utility Load Data Analysis Sequence: Updated Suggestions
    • Handout: Survey Questions
    • Handout: Survey Questions Seasonal
• Load Data: Update on Implementation and Modeling Issues
  • Update from Load Data Team (Stanley But, HONI)
  • Proposed Load Data Requirements (Stanley But, HONI)
  • Load Data Inputs for Cost Allocation Model
  • Accumulated Amortization and Amortization Expense
  • Final Sub Schedule
  • Contributed Capital
• Update on Modeling Outputs
  • Update on Model Outputs
  • List of Basic Customer Charge Accounts

Technical Workshop - April 3, 2006: LDC Load Profile Preparation: Implementation Issues

Presentations:

• Overview
  • Introduction
  • Load Data Requirements
  • LDC Specific Load Profile Outputs: (Stanley But, HONI)
  • OEB Filing Model
  • Handout: Draft OEB Filing Model
• Load Data Requirements and Questionnaire
  • Data Requirements for Load Profiles by Classifications
    • Rate Classifications Handout: Comments due April 19th
  • Load Data Questionnaire and Impacts on Review Timing
• LDC Saturation Surveys
  • Appliance Saturation Survey: (Dean Mountain, OEB staff consultant)
  • Handout: Survey Questions (minor changes forthcoming)
  • Handout: Survey Questions Seasonal
  • Handout: Sample Design
• Information required from LDCs
  • Proposed Data Requirements for Utility Specific Load Profile Analysis: (Stanley But, HONI)
  • Handout: Proposed Data Requirements (comments invited)