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Let's say we have a rate proposal...

Unitil's HP RATE

MADPU approved a $0.06/kWh discount in the winter months (25%)

DOER proposes a $0.16/kWh discount in the winter months (64%)

Unitil's default rate has a $0.26/kWh delivery charge

We start with simulated

load curves and apply some tariffs.

BILL BREAKDOWN
UnITIL

9.4%

25%

if you save, median savings  =

$256

if you save, median savings  =

$368

if you save, median savings  =

$667
87%

households who save  =

62%

households who save  =

49%

households who save  =

Natural Gas

Dynamic effects: how would customer respond to the economic signals in these rates?

What's missing?

Dynamic effects: how would customer respond to the economic signals in these rates?

What's missing?

Cost-causation metrics: How cost-reflective are the rates?

BILL alignment test

CAIRO

DATA PREP for CAIRO

  • Marginal energy & gen capacity from ISO/RTO
  • Marginal transmission capacity from ISO/RTO
  • Marginal dist. capacity from MCoS studies?

Dynamic effects: how would customer respond to the economic signals in these rates?

What's missing?

Cost-causation metrics: How cost-reflective are the rates?

Peak growth metrics: How would this rate affect peak growth? How is that affected by technology?

Rates matter...                                    

Rates matter... but so does tech.

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