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Consultant outlines preliminary cost-of-service and demand analysis ahead of 2026 rate recommendations
Summary
Stantec presented preliminary cost-of-service and demand analysis July 10, recommending a four-year average for peaking factors to smooth volatility and saying a separate financial-sufficiency analysis in August will set the overall FY2026 rate increase to be allocated across customer classes.
Stantec consultant Danica Katz briefed the Utility Policy Committee on July 10 about preliminary cost-of-service findings and a demand analysis intended to inform 2026 rate design.
Katz said the firm reversed its usual sequencing to analyze cost-of-service first and then complete the financial plan, allowing more detailed interclass allocation before finalizing rate-level recommendations. Stantec recommended…
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