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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes1990-146 . . . Sponsored by: Schaefermeyer CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 90-146 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, APPROVING THE CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC., EQUITY MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, The Chugach Electric Association, Inc., has developed an Equity Management Plan to define procedures to calculate the G & T Equity Ratios and capital credits; and WHEREAS, these ratios and credits are used in part to determine the wholesale customer rate structure; and WHEREAS, the city administration has found the Equity Manage- ment Plan submitted by CEA to be acceptable; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Equity Management Plan with Chugach Electric Association, Inc., a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 26th day of November, 1990. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ~~ W1ll1am C. Noll, Mayor AYES: BURGESS, DUNHAM, HILTON, KRASNANSKY, MEEHAN, NOLL & SIEMINSKI NONE NONE NONE NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: -1- . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 90-146 ATTEST: . . (City Sea.l) -2- APPROVED AS TO FORM: Perkins Coie, Attorneys for the city of Seward, Alaska r1 J ~ 76';V(k~1 J /aL<t.-J Fred B. Arvidson City Attorney . . . STATE OF ALASKA THE ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Before Commissioners: Peter Sokolov, Chairman Susan M. Knowles Daniel Patrick O'Tierney Mark A. Foster Donald F. May In the Matter of the Filing of ) Tariff Revisions, Designated as ) TA 88-8, as Supplemented, TA 90-8, ) TA 95-8, and TA 97-8, by chugach ) Electric Association, Inc., for ) Interim and Permanent Rate ) Increases and Rate Redesign ) ) U-87-35 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RESOLVING G&T TIER LEVEL. EOUITY LEVEL. CAPITAL CREDITS. EOUITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. AND LOAN COVENANT DISPUTES chugach Electric Association, Inc. (Chugach), Homer Electric Association, Inc., Matanuska Electric Association. Inc., the city of Seward and Alaska Electric Generation and Transmission cooperati ve, Inc. ("Wholesale customers") agree to resolve the dispute over the content of Chugach's Equity Management Plan and loan covenants contained in the loan agreement between Chugach and CoBank in accordance with the specific provisions stated in this Settlement Agreement resolving G&T TIER Level, Equity Level, Capital Credits, Equity Management Plan and Loan Covenants Disputes (hereinafter "Agreement"). It is the parties' intent to resolve the issues raised in the pleadings on file with the Commission for the term of this Agreement and to avoid resorting to the Commission SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT -1- to resol ve disputes over the proper level of Chugach's Times Interest Earned Ratios (TIER). 1. The Parties agree that an appropriate G&T equity level goal for the initial term is 11% to 14%. To that end, for a term of five (5) years beginning on the first quarter after the date of the last signature to this Agreement, Chugach agrees to set the Generatio~ and Transmission (G&T) TIER in accordance with the following table: G&T Eauitv Ratio nD under 9% 9% to <11% 11% to <14% 14% to <17% 17% to <20% 20% or more 1.20 1.17 1.15 1.12 1.10 1.00 In the above table, G&T Equity Ratio is expressed as the ratio of G&T equity to total G&T capitalization and shall be calculated as more particularly described in Exhibit A. Any fluctuations in Chugach's overall TIER which are needed to achieve equity goals, comply with loan covenants or for any other reason shall occur through adjustments to the Distribution TIER and the G&T TIER shall be set strictly in conformity with the above table. Chugach is free to increase, reduce or maintain its Distribution TIER so long as the G&T TIER is set strictly in accordance with the above table. 2. Chugach shall rotate G&T capital credits on not more than a 10-year FIFO basis except as such rotations interfere with adherence to existing loan covenants or security agreements. Chugach will use its best efforts and good faith to maintain this schedule of capital credits rotations and to interrupt these SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT -2- . . . rotations only as a last resort. In the event the rotation schedule is not met, chugach will file an explanation with the Commission of why it cannot make the rotation. However, if Chugach rotates G&T capital credits later than 10 years after allocation, this Agreement is voidable at the option of Wholesale Customers. 3. The Wholesale Customers state that this Agreement sUfficiently addresses their concerns so that pursuit of the objections noted in their filings is no longer necessary in this docket to protect their interests so long as this agreement shall remain in effect. On this basis the Parties support the entry of an order by the APUC approving of the EMF and loan covenants as submitted for as long as this Agreement shall remain in effect. 4. G&T Equity as of December 31, 1989 ("beginning equity") is as stated in Schedules 2 and 3 of this Agreement. 5. ~ty calculations for chugach, including G&T Equity calculations, shall be calculated annually using the methodology as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. 6. The parties agree to amend the Capital Credits stipulation originally filed in docket U-86-29 as stated in the Amendment to Capital Credits stipulation, attached as Exhibit B. The parties agree that the Capital Credits stipulation as amended shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms regardless of whether all or a part of this Agreement is no longer in effect. 7. The G&T TIER will be adjusted annually, if necessary, in accordance with this Agreement. The adjusted TIER will become effective for the third quarter of each year (beginning July 1) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT -3- based on G&T Debt and Equity amounts as of December 31 of the prior year. The annually adjusted G&T TIER will become effective for the third quarter of each year using the Simplified Rate Filing procedures as filed with the Commission or other procedures mutually agreeable with the parties. 8. The annual calculation of G&T Equity, G&T Equity Ratio and G&T TIER shall be made at a meeting of the parties as soon as possible after chugach's audited financial statements are available. Chugach will provide to the Wholesale Customers a copy of all audit and waived audit adjustments with all working papers supporting the calculations pertaining to G&T Equity, all G&T accounts and extraordinary losses affecting G&T accounts. These adjustments shall be reviewed and be subject to good faith discussion at the meeting of the parties. 9. This Agreement shall be voidable by either party if rate changes which cannot be accommodated under the TIER adjustment table in this Agreement are required by either: 1) catastrophic losses to Chugach having a value in excess of 20% of the prior year's gross revenue or, 2) major unforeseen events, such as refinancing except that refinancing which do not require a change in this Agreement, the G&T TIER, or G&T Equity shall not be a ground for making this Agreement voidable. 10. The Wholesale CUstomers shall have the right to audit any and all numbers used by Chugach in developing the Equity Management SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT -4- . . . Plan, equity levels, capital credits and calculations of G&T equity to total G&T capitalization ratio. 11. chugach shall furnish to the Wholesale Customers a copy of its proposed Equity Management Plan for comment by the Wholesale Customers, at least 30 days prior to presenting the Plan to the Chugach Board of Directors. 12. Each party to this Agreement covenants and agrees to act in good faith under this Agreement and the terms cited herein. 13. The Wholesale Customers and chugach agree to meet at least one year prior to the expiration of this Agreement to consider renewal or modifications of this Agreement or the Capital Credit stipulation. 14. If the Commission approves a change such that Homer Electric Association, Inc. (HEA) is treated as a separate class for the purpose of chugach's Simplified Rate Filing, this Agreement, in particular Schedule 1 to Exhibit A, may be amended at HEA's option to treat HEA as a separate class for capital credit allocation purposes. However, this change in allocation will not be made for any period prior to the period in which HEA begins to pay rates as a separate class under the above modification of Chugach's simplified Rate Filing Procedures. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT -5- CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. By: Its: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE -6- Dated: . . . HOMER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. By: Its: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT HOMER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE -7- Dated: MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. By: Its: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE -8- Dated: . . . SEWARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BY'~ Its: (]i /J1 ~/ A-/ ~ ~ ~) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SEWARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SIGNATURE PAGE -9- - Dated: ;)e::- c, r'::::> 17''10 ALASKA ELECTRIC GENERATION & TRANSMISSION, INC. By: Dated: Its: 112090\C\emp57\amh SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT -10- ALASKA ELECTRIC GENERATION' TRANSMISSION, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE . . . EXHIBIT A calcul.~ion of G&T Bauitv to Total G&T Caoitalization Ratio The G&T Equity to Total G&T Capitalization Ratio (the "G&T Equity Ratio") will be calculated in the fOllowing manner: Total G&T Equity G&T Equity Ratio = ------------------------------------------- Total G'T Equity + Total G&T Long Term Debt Where: Total G'T Equity = a) Margins allocated in the form of Capital Credits (calculated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Schedule 1 to this Exhibit A) to the Chugach G&T (which includes margins allocated to both Chugach's retail function and its wholesale customers) as prescribed in the procedure contained in this Exhibit A for the preceding year as shown on Chugach's independently audited financial records, PLUS b) the prior years' G&T Equity LESS c) the total amount of G&T Capital Credits retired, including capital credits allocated to Chugach I s retail members which will be transferred to the Distribution side of the equity calculation. This reduction will only occur when the Capital Credit checks are issued and delivered to the wholesale customers. The parties agree that the calculations contained on Schedules 2 and 3 to this Exhibit A are accurate as of December 31, 1989. Total G'T Lonq Term Debt = All debt having an initial repayment term in excess of 12 months (hereinafter "Long Term Debt") that is properly allocated to the Generation and Bulk Transmission components of Chugach property, plant and equipment. For purposes of calculating Total G&T Long Term Debt, the parties agree as follows: * All Long Term Debt acquired through December 31, 1989 shall be segregated (classified as G&T or Distribution related) as indicated in Schedule 3 to this Exhibit A. * All Long Term Debt acquired after 1989 shall be segregated in accordance with the following procedures: a) Long Term Debt shall generally be segregated in accordance with the procedures established by REA for classifying debt on REA Form 219, which details the types of projects for which funding was obtained via a draw on the note. If Long Term Debt is acquired from sources other than REA, the Long Term Debt shall be segregated as if REA Form 219 were used to the greatest extent possible. b) Loan draws against Budget Purpose #1 (distribution) on REA Form 219 shall be considered distribution related debt. c) Loan draws against Budget Purpose #3 (generation) on REA Form 219 shall be considered G&T related debt. d) Loan draws against Budget Purpose #4 (headquarters) on REA Form 219 shall be considered to be 25\ G&T related debt and 75\ distribution related debt. e) Loan draws against Budget Purpose #2 (transmission) on REA Form 219 shall be analyzed to determine the amount relating to projects that are part of the bulk transmission system. Such amounts shall be considered G&T related debt. Any remaining amounts will be considered to relate to the "sub-transmission" system of Chugach and shall be classified as distribution related debt. * 12.36\ of draws of CoBank debt outstanding as of December 31, 1989 is assigned to G&T. The total amount of CoBank debt assigned to G&T is reflected on Schedule 3 of this Exhibit A. * The "current portion" of Long Term Debt, which is reclassified to the current liabilities section of chugach's Balance Sheet and verified through the audit process will be considered to be Long Term Debt and segregated in the same way as the associated note under which it is payable. 2 . . . NOTES * The Equity Ratio derived from this calculation will be carried to four decimal places and formatted as follows: "XX.YY%" * The G&T Equity level derived from this calculation will be applied to the agreed upon range of G&T Equity versus G&T TIER levels and an appropriate adjustment, if necessary, made to the ratemaking TIER charged to the wholesale customers effective each July 1. * capital Credits are the margins recorded on Chugach's financial statements. separate equity accounts are maintained for each wholesale customer. When capital credits are authorized for retirement by Chugach's Board of Directors (for wholesale customers this rotation will be on a ten year basis), the authorized amount will be reclassified from the Equity section of chugach's Balance Sheet to the Current Liabilities section and excluded from the succeeding year's equi ty level. This assumes that checks will be issued and delivered by year-end. If checks have not been issued and delivered, the retirement amount shall be reclassified to equity for purposes of the G&T Equity Ratio calculation. * For purposes of this agreement the Chugach transmission assets will be classified as either "bulk" or "sub" transmission. All transmission assets will be considered "bulk" except any part of the transmission system which meets the following criteria in which case it will be considered "sub" transmission. Future additions to the transmission system will be classified according to these criteria. A. Any transmission line that is energized at 34.5 kV or less will be considered "sub" transmission. In the event a line currently energized at 34.5 kV is energized at a higher voltage level, the parties will meet to determine whether that line should be considered "bulk" or "sub" transmission in the future. B. Any transmission line that is used as a radial feed to one of CEA's distribution substations will be considered "sub" transmission. c. All known subtransmission as of the date of this agreement is set out in Schedule 4 to this Exhibit A. 111990\C\EMP75\amh 3 Schedule 1 Calculation of capital Credits The total amount of capital Credits to be allocated to Wholesale G&T, Retail G&T and Retail Distribution capital Credit accounts for a particular year shall be the amount shown as Current Year Margins on the post-audit Form 7. Wholesale G&T The share of the capital Credits allocated to Wholesale G'T capital Credits (WG'T) shall be calculated as follows: WG&T = CUrrent Year Margins x Wholesale G&T Revenue Adjusted Weighting Factor Where: Wholesale G'T Revenue Adjusted weighting Factor = Adjusted Wholesale G&T Rate Case Margins + Adjusted Total Rate Case Margins. Where: Adjusted Wholesale G'T Rate Case Margins = Margins allocated to Wholesale G&T from Cost of Service Study x (CUrrent Year Gross Revenues for Wholesale G&T + Wholesale G&T Rate Case Gross Revenues) AND Adjusted Total Rate Case Margins = Total margins from Cost of Service Study x (Total current year gross revenues + Total rate case gross revenues) Schedule 1 Page 1 of 6 . . . Retail G&T The share of the Capital Credits allocated to Retail G&T Capital credits (RG&T) shall be calculated as follows: RG&T = Current Year Margins x Retail G&T Revenue Adjusted Weighting Factor Where: Retail G&T Revenue Adjusted weighting Factor = Adjusted Retail G&T Rate Case Margins + Adjusted Total Rate Case Margins. Where: Adjusted Retail G&T Rate Case Margins = Margins allocated to Retail G&T from Cost of Service study x (Current Revenues for Retail G&T + Retail G&T Rate Case Revenues) AND Adjusted Total Rate Case Margins = Total margins from Cost of Service study x (Total current year revenues + Total rate case revenues) Schedule 1 Page 2 of 6 Retail Distribution The share of the Capital Credits allocated to Retail Distribution capital Credits (D) shall be calculated as follows: D - CUrrent Year Margins x Distribution Revenue Adjusted Weighting Factor Where: Distribution Revenue Adjusted .eighting Paator = Adjusted Distribution Rate Case Margins + Adjusted Total Rate Case Margins. Where: Adjusted Distribution Rate Case xargins - Margins allocated to Distribution from Cost of Service study x (CUrrent Revenues for Distribution + Distribution Rate Case Revenues) AND Adjusted Total Rate Case xargins = Total margins from Cost of Service Study x (Total current year revenues + Total rate case revenues) Notes 1. The capital credit allocation calculations described above will be repeated for each portion of a year for which different Allocated Cost of Service study Results were utilized. 2. The results of the capital credit allocation calculations for each portion of a year shall be summed to determine the total Capital Credit Allocation for year. 3. Post-audit Form 7 CUrrent Year Margins will be spread to the various portions of the year for which different Allocated Cost of Service study Results were utilized based on Total Actual Revenues earned during each portion of the year. As shown on the example on the attached spreadsheet. The capital credit allocation for each time period will be calculated as follows: Schedule 1 Page 3 of 6 . . . -Column A The gross revenues from electric sales are from the Form 7 for the pertinent time period. Wholesale amounts include sales to AEG&T /MEA, AEG&T /HEA & Seward only. Sales to GVEA & MLP are not included. -Column B The total margins for the time period are an allocation of the total net margins for the year. These are allocated to the periods based on actual revenues. -Column C The annual revenue responsibility between Retail and Wholesale G & T are based on the relevant approved revenue allocation for that time period. This will be either a docket in which a cost-of-service (COS) was approved by the APUC or an approved simplified Rate Filing (SRF). -Column D The margins assigned to Retail G&T, Retail Distribution, and Wholesale G&T customer groups are from the approved allocation as discussed under "Column C" above. -Column E The current revenue collected as a percent of the approved revenue responsibility is calculated using the gross revenues in Column A and the approved annual revenue responsibility in Column C. Gross Revenues / Annual Revenue Responsibility from Docket (A / C) = Current Revenue t. -Column F The assigned margins from the most recent CoS or SRF (Column D) are adjusted by the percentage calculated in Column E to reflect the amount of margins that could have been collected in the time period. The adjustment is made by multiplying Column D by Column E. Assigned Margins in Docket x Current Revenue % (D x E) = Adjusted Rate Case Margins. -Column G The actual margins collected in the time period are allocated to Retail G&T, Retail Distribution, and the Wholesale G&T customer groups in Column G. The margins in Column B are allocated to the groups pro rata based on the adjusted rate case margins computed in Column F. The margins allocated to each of the three groups of customers are added up for each time period over which the calculation is made. Margins for the period x (Margins adjusted for docket/Total adjusted margins) B X (F / Total F) = Allocated Adjusted Margins Schedule 1 Page 4 of 6 Attached to this schedule is a copy of the spreadsheet used to allocate the 1989 marqins amonq the three customer groups. Please note that the margins for the year ended December 31, 1989 are allocated in two time periods -- January to June and July to December 1989. 111990\C\emp69\amh Schedule 1 Page 5 of 6 8/20/90 3:55 PH CAPCR89. XLS CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. DETERMINATION OF RETAil AND UHOlESAlE ~RGIH AllOCATION CALCULATION IIEIGHTED BETIIEEN DOCKET U-87-35 AND SRF-89 MARGINS UEIGHTED 8Y MONTNlY REveNUES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1989 IJREVISED I PERIOD ONE: JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 1989 (AI (Bl (Cl (01 (El (Fl (G) IH) Curro Rev. Ad justed All ocated 1989 Current Margins 1/89 - 6/89 1989 Margins Annual Reve-nue Assigned as percent ABte Case Margin., ba.ed on as percent Gross Through Responslbil i tv Margins of Rate Case Margi". Adl'd Rate Case of Rate Case ReveBJes J..... Docket U.87-35 Docket U-87-35 (A)/(C) (D)"(E) (8)"((F)/Tot F)) (Gl/(D) .........---.....- ------..---- ............................- ----------..--- ....................-.. -----------.. ----..-------..-..- .-..-----..---- Reta iI - GIoT S32,223,498 S63. 909.075 SI,788,521 50.42% S901,787 S822,260 45.971 huil - Dlst SO SO S5,II30,332 50.42% S2.939,703 S2,680.455 45.971 IIholesale S15,656.593 S32.035,805 $1,532,957 411.871 S749,1119 S6Il3,119 44 . 56~ Total Slo7 880 091 S4.1115.834 $95.944,880 $9,151 1110 Slo.590 6lIO 14,185,834 PERIOD T\IO, JULY THROUGH DECEMBER 1989 (A) (8) (C) ,(D) (El (n (Gl (H) Curro Rev. Adjusted Allocated 19119 Current Margins 71119-12189 19119 Margins A.....l Reve...... Assigned a. percent Rata Ca.. Marg Ins. ba.ed on a. percent Gros. JulV thru Responslbit i tv Margins of Rate C... Margins AdJ'd Rat. C... of Rat. Ca.. \0 Rev......s Oee.......r SRF-89 SRF-89 (AlI(Cl (D)"(El (11"((fI/Tof FI) (GI/(O) ~ 0 ..-...-..-----... ----....-......- --...-----..-..--- -....................--..... ---........------ ....--...........--- ---------------- ................-...... Ref. il - lilT 131,020,437 S61,269,3tO S1,72I1,9111 50.63% SlI75,345 S785 ,567 45.44% \0 Retail - Dlsf SO SO S5 ,676. 105 50.631 S2.1171,791 S2,579,045 45.441 g Uholesale S15,198,351 SlO.527,3117 SI,512,9511 49.791 S753,241 S675,9116 44.6111 0. Total 146 218 71111 14 040 598 $91 796 697 SlI.917 979 14.502 377 SIt 040,5911 SUl4HATlON OF THE T\IO PERIODS (A) (II (CI (DI (El (fl (G) (M) S... Of Allocated 1989 Margins A..._______....__ .-l $1,607,827 1 S5,259,500 $1,359,105 sa 226 432 {J} . Retail - GILT Retail . Dlst Uholesal. $63,243,935 SO S30,854,944 Total S94.098,879 sa.226.432 . . Schedule 2 Summary of G&T Equity 1983 Through 1989 Year Total Retail Distribution G&T Wholesale G&T Total G&T System Total ===========================================--------------========================= Pre- 1983 $8,564,934 $8,564,934 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $8,564,934 1983 3,800,834 1,376,715 2,424,128 1,672,710 4,096,838 5,473,553 1984 6,336,544 2,258,913 4,077,631 3,098,972 7,176,603 9,435,516 1985 8,171,335 2,804,170 5,367,165 4,631,779 9,998,944 12,803,114 1986 3,852,696 1,581,943 2,270,753 2,135,078 4,405,831 5,987,774 1987 4,188,668 2,749,614 1,439,054 1,205,509 2,644,563 5,394,177 1988 6,145,715 4,220,006 1,926,709 1,533,287 3,459,996 7,680,002 1989 6,867,327 5,259,500 1,607,827 1,359,105 2,966,932 8,226,432 $47,929,062 $28,815,795 $19,113,267 $15,636,440 $34,749,707 $63,565,502 == ~~ - = Total Retail and Wholesale G&T Equity $34,749,707 Assumptions: 1. Assumed split of CEA's pre-1983 retail equity to G&T: 0% 2. 1983-1987 margins allocated based on Capital Credits Stipulation. 3. 1988 margins allocated utilizing Dockets U-86-29 and U-87-35 weighting based on monthly revenues, margins weighted by revenues. 4. 1989 margins allocated utilizing U-87-35 and Simplified Rate Filing margins weighted by monthly revenues. 5. Beginning system equity of $8,564,934 is the result of reducing the pre- 1983 patronage capital amount of $11,034,275 as per the 1982 Audited Financial Statement by retail capital credit retirements and estate payments in the amount of $2,469,341. . . . G&T FFB Long Term Debt REA 2% and 5% Schedule 3 Long Term Debt segregation Related and Distribution Related At December 31, 1989 G&T $169,192,753 81,956,306 CoBank--Spokane Region 1,654,969 TOTAL $252,804,028 G&T Equity Ratio = Distribution Total per Financial statements $ 0 $169,192,753 72,493,173 154,449,479 11,734,748 13,389,717 $84,227,921 $337,031,949 34,749,707 ------------------------- 34,749,707 + 252,804,028 34,749,707 = ------------------------- 287,553,735 = 12.08% G&T Equity 11% to <14% = 1.15 G&T TIER Schedule 4 Listing of "Sub" Transmission projects * International Station - the plant associated with the 34.5 kV transfer bus. * The 34.5 kV lines out of International station that feed the following substations: Airport Woodland Park Turnagain Spenard Raspberry Jewel Lake Campbell Lake Sand Lake Klatt Arctic Dowling * university station - the plant associated with the 34.5 kV transfer bus. * The 34.5 kV lines out of University Station that feed the following substations: Boniface Huffman O'Malley DeBarr Tudor * Hope substation * Portage substation * Girdwood substation * Indian substation * Daves Creek substation - the plant associated with the 24.9 kV transfer bus and the lines that feed Cooper Landing and Crown Point. 111990\C\emp76\amh STATE OF ALASKA . THE ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Before Commissioners: Peter Sokolov, Chairman Susan M. Knowles Daniel Patrick O'Tierney Mark A. Foster Donald F. May In the Matter of the Filing of Tariff Revisions, Designated as TA 80-8 and TA 82-8, by CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC., for Interim and Permanent Rate Increases and Rate Redesign U-86-29 AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION As part of the Settlement Agreement Resolving G&T TIER Level, Equity Management Plan and Loan Covenant Disputes, the . undersigned have agreed to amend the capital Credit StipUla- tion filed in U-86-29 as follows. 1. Beginning with 1988, in allocating capital credits under the above capital Credit stipulation, the "Revenue Adjusted/Allocated Margins" methodology will be modified to accommodate changes in TIER and the allocators used in the Allocated Cost of Service study (ACOS) which occur during the year for which capital credits are being calculated. The calculation of capital credits for each year shall be based on the TIER and allocators approved by the APUC and in effect during each portion of a year. The net margins will be allocated between the periods of a year based on actual revenues for those periods. . AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION Page 1 Exhibit B 2. Under Simplified Rate Filing, Chugach will at least annually update the ACOS (revising the allocators) and will modify the TIER, if necessary, for implementation on July 1 of each year through the simplified Rate Filing process. 3 . The term of the Capital Credit Stipulation which was previously set to end at the end of 1991 is modified so that the term of the Capital Credit stipulation shall extend to cover the allocation of margins earned through the end of 1995. The parties agree that the Capital Credits stipulation shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms regardless of whether all or part of the Settlement Agreement Resolving G&T Tier Level, Equity Level, Capital Credits, Equity Management Plan, and Loan Covenants Disputes is in effect. 4. If losses occur to either G&T or Distribution assets and the APUC does not permit amortization of the losses, then unamortized losses to either G&T or Distribution should be directly assigned to that function. Net G&T losses will be divided between wholesale and retail on the basis of the cost- of-service classification/allocation of the related expense or plant item. This provision does not preclude the parties from requesting that the APUC order that a loss for which amortization is not permitted not be assigned to the G&T function for reasons of mismanagement. chugach agrees that before it requests amortization of a loss it will notify HEA, MEA, Seward Electric system and AEG&T no less than 20 days in AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION Page 2 . advance of filing such a request with the APUC and will meet and confer with any of parties on request about the proposed amortization or accounting treatment of the loss. . . AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION Page 3 CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. By: Its: AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE Dated: Page 4 HOMER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. . By: Its: . . AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION HOMER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE Dated: Page 5 MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. By: Its: AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION SIGNATURE PAGE Dated: Page 6 . . . SEWARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM By: ~~ &~.~ Its: kvU~' cj;J) AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION SEWARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SIGNATURE PAGE Dated: .))f3t!. ~ 0 _ / if e;J " Page 7 ALASKA ELECTRIC GENERATION & TRANSMISSION, INC. By: Its: 111990\C\emp57a\amh AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL CREDIT STIPULATION ALASKA ELECTRIC GENERATION & TRANSMISSION, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE Dated: Page 8