FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

SPECIAL COMMISSION CONFERENCE AGENDA

CONFERENCE DATE AND TIME:  Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 9:30 a.m.

LOCATION:  Betty Easley Conference Center, Joseph P. Cresse Hearing Room 148

DATE ISSUED:  April 23, 2020

 

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   1**                           Docket No. 20200001-EI – Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor.

Critical Date(s):

None

Commissioners Assigned:

All Commissioners

Prehearing Officer:

Fay

Staff:

AFD:   Higgins

ECO:   Coston, Draper

GCL:   Brownless

 

Issue 1: 

 Should the Commission approve Tampa Electric’s petition to reduce its currently-approved 2020 fuel and capacity cost recovery factors for purposes of flowing to customers a projected over-recovery of fuel and capacity charges during the period of June through December 2020, and issue fuel-related bill credits in June, July, and August 2020?

Recommendation: 

 Yes. Staff recommends the Commission approve Tampa Electric’s petition to reduce its currently-approved 2020 fuel and capacity cost recovery factors for purposes of flowing to customers a projected over-recovery of fuel and capacity charges during the period of June through December 2020, and issue fuel-related bill credits during June, July, and August 2020. The tariffs as shown on Attachment A of staff’s memorandum dated April 23, 2020, should be approved effective June 1, 2020. Staff should be given administrative authority to approve the First Revised Tariff Sheet No. 6.023, effective September 2020.

Issue 2: Should the Commission approve FPL’s petition to reduce, for one month, its currently-approved 2020 fuel cost recovery factors for purposes of flowing to customers a projected over-recovery of 2020 fuel charges in the month of May 2020?

Recommendation: 

 Yes. Staff recommends the Commission approve FPL’s petition to reduce, for one month, its currently-approved 2020 fuel cost recovery factors for purposes of flowing to customers a projected over-recovery of 2020 fuel charges in the month of May 2020. The tariffs as shown on Attachment B of staff’s memorandum dated April 23, 2020, should be approved effective May 1, 2020. Staff should be given administrative authority to approve tariffs effective June 1, 2020, as these reflect the fuel factors approved in Order No. PSC-2019-0484-FOF-EI.

Issue 3: 

 Should the Commission approve Gulf's petition to provide customers a fuel-related bill credit during the month of May 2020?

Recommendation: 

 Yes. Staff recommends the Commission approve Gulf's petition to provide customers a fuel-related bill credit during the month of May 2020 for purposes of flowing to customers a projected over-recovery of fuel costs. The tariff showing the fuel credit as shown in Attachment C of staff’s memorandum dated April 23, 2020, should be approved effective May 1, 2020. Staff should be given administrative authority to approve the First Revised Tariff Sheet No. 6.34a effective June 1, 2020.

Issue 4: 

 Should the Commission approve DEF’s petition to reduce, for one month, its currently-approved 2020 fuel cost recovery factors for purposes of flowing to customers a projected over-recovery of fuel charges in the month May 2020?

Recommendation: 

 Yes. Staff recommends the Commission approve DEF’s petition to reduce, for one month, its currently-approved 2020 fuel cost recovery factors for purposes of flowing to customers a projected over-recovery of fuel charges during the month May 2020. The tariffs as shown on Attachment D of staff’s memorandum dated April 23, 2020, should be approved effective May 1, 2020. Staff should be given administrative authority to approve tariffs effective June 1, 2020, as these reflect the fuel factors approved in Order No. PSC-2019-0484-FOF-EI.

Issue 5: 

 Should this docket be closed?

Recommendation: 

 No. The 20200001-EI docket is an on-going proceeding and should remain open.