The growth of energy intensive users, such as data centers, has increased scrutiny of their electricity consumption and their impact on utilities and traditional residential and commercial customers.

To address the additional demand from these large users, many utilities are developing dedicated large load tariffs. These structures are intended to protect existing ratepayers from absorbing and cross-subsidizing the costs of serving new data centers. State lawmakers and utility regulators who oversee and approve tariffs, are likewise working to establish appropriate rate designs for both large users and traditional customers.

Several trends are emerging in large-load ratemaking. New large users are increasingly required to fund necessary transmission and distribution upgrades and could frequently secure their own generation resources to interconnect. Additional requirements may include participation in curtailment programs during grid stress, long-term service commitments, and minimum payment obligations regardless of actual energy usage.

Please join JEPIC-USA on Tuesday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m. for a presentation on these evolving ratemaking trends.

Timothy Fox, Managing Director at ClearView Energy Partners and a recognized expert in large load policy and ratemaking, will provide an overview of recent trends, themes and discontinuities in tariff developments.