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 PUBLIC LAW 95-617—NOV. 9, 1978

92 STAT. 3125

(c) PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.—Section 124 shall not apply to the require-

ments of this section. SEC. 115. SPECIAL RULES FOR STANDARDS. (a) COST OP SERVICE.—In undertaking the consideration and making

the determination under section 111 with respect to the standard concerning cost of service established by section 111(d)(1), the costs of providing electric service to each class of electric consumers shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be determined on the basis of methods prescribed by the State regulatory authority (in the case of a State regulated electric utility) or by the electric utility (in the case of a nonregulated electric utility). Such methods shall to the maximum extent practicable— (1) permit identification of differences in cost-incurrence, for each such class of electric consumers, attributable to daily and seasonal time of use of service and (2) permit identification of differences in cost-incurrence attributable to differences in customer demand, and energy components of cost. I n prescribing such methods, such State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility shall take into account the extent to which total costs to an electric utility are likely to change if— (A) additional capacity is added to meet peak demand relative to base demand; and (B) additional kilowatt-hours of electric energy are delivered to electric consumers. (b) TIME-OF-DAY RATES.—In undertaking the consideration and

making the determination required under section 111 with respect to the standard for time-of-day rates established by section 111(d)(3), a time-of-day rate charged by an electric utility for providing electric service to each class of electric consumers shall be determined to be cOst-effective with respect to each such class if the long-run benefits of such rate to the electric utility and its electric consumers in the class concerned are likely to exceed the metering costs and other costs associated with the use of such rates. (c) LOAD MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.—In undertaking the consider-

ation and making the determination required under section 111 with respect to the standard for load management techniques established by section 111(d)(6), a load management technique shall be determined, by the State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility, to be cost-effective if— (1) such technique is likely to reduce maximum kilowatt demand on the electric utility, and (2) the long-run cost-savings to the utility of such reduction are likely to exceed the long-run costs to the utility associated with implementation of such technique. (d) MASTER METERING.—Separate metering shall be determined appropriate for any new building for purposes of section 113(b)(1) if— (1) there is more than one unit in such building, (2) the occupant of each such unit has control over a portion of the electric energy used in such unit, and (3) with respect to such portion of electric energy used in such unit, the long-run benefits to the electric consumers in such building exceed the costs of purchasing and installing separate meters m such building.

16 USC 2625.

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