Wholesale Power Rates
 Providing wholesale cost of service and rate design since the 1970s, GUERNSEY has worked with numerous Generation and Transmission (G&T) cooperatives and municipal power suppliers. Applying the firm’s unique understanding of wholesale power suppliers and their relationship with power supply customers, GUERNSEY assists with wholesale power rate adjustments and allocation of costs procedures involved in ratemaking decisions. One aspect of wholesale power cost of service and rate design in which GUERNSEY excels is developing consensus among stakeholders, During the ratemaking process, it is essential to the long-term viability of all parties involved that difficult issues are thought through and a consensus is reached.
A wholesale rate study process reviews:
- The existing rate design process and its underlying philosophy
- Regulatory and market issues affecting rate design and the current cost of service methodology
- The impact to the wholesale supplier’s members
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Working with numerous power suppliers provides GUERNSEY staff with an awareness of a wide variety of cost of service and rate structures and philosophies that have been considered or implemented in a variety of circumstances. GUERNSEY recognizes that a one-size-fits-all approach is not appropriate for a wholesale rate design. Understanding the individual G&T, its leadership and its members is primary to determining its needs and desires for implementing the best rate design.
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