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National Database of Utility Rates and Rate Structure

David G. Loomis, Ph.D.David G. Loomis, Ph.D.Executive Director, Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies

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Outline

Institute for Regulatory Policy Studiesg y y Key Personnel Introductions Goals Goals Database Population Timelines Public Budget Informationg Closing

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Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies

Created in 1997, the Institute is housed within the

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Department of Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University.

The Institute serves the regulatory community with education, communication, and research on policy issues p yof interest to consumers, regulators, and utilities in Illinois and throughout the nation.

The Institute supports the Master’s Degree Program in Applied Economics with a sequence in Electricity, Natural pp q yGas, and Telecommunications Economics.

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Key Personnel Introductions

ISU Business Point of Contact - Janet Goucher

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ISU Information Technology Sarah Walczynski Badriram Rajagopalan Jordan Thompson Student Programmers

ISU Economics Nick Bowden – IRPS Staff Adrienne Hahn – IRPS Assistant to Executive Director Alexander Echele – Graduate Student – Research

Associate Research Assistants – undergraduate students

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Goals

Create systems and materials necessary to populate a comprehensive and reliable database of utility rates and rate structures.C f d l h Create user interfaces and materials that are most appropriate to different user groups.

P l t d k t th d t b f tilit t d Populate and keep current the database of utility rates and rate structures with proper quality control measures.

Publicize the database and demonstrate its usefulness at solar Publicize the database and demonstrate its usefulness at solar industry events, through social media, and via other means as appropriate.pp p

Plan to maintain database for at least 5 years after grant funding ends.

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Database Populationp

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Database Population 2p

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Database Population 3p

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en.OpenEI.org

OpenEI Electric Utility Rates

Utility Rate Basic Information

Demand Charges

Energy Charges 1

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Timelines –Year 1 Year 1

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q41. Design compatible database structure2. Design back-end interface3. Design training materials End of Q2 Milestone: Systems and materials necessary to populate a comprehensive and reliable database of utilitypopulate a comprehensive and reliable database of utility rates and rate structure are ready to begin populating databaseGo/No Go Criteria: Is database, back-end interface and training materials sufficient to cover all different types of rate structures? If yes continue project If no discontinue orrate structures? If yes, continue project. If no, discontinue or redesign.

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Timelines –Year 1 (cont’d)Year 1

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

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4. Design user interface5. Design user manual 6 Train associates and assistants6. Train associates and assistants7. Populate database8. Quality control and rate changes9. Publicize databaseEnd of Q3 Milestone: 386 utilities completed in databaseEnd of Q4 Milestone: User interfaces and manual ready; 773 yutilities completed; Database presented at two solar events and over social media.Go/No Go Criteria: Are user interfaces and manual sufficient forGo/No Go Criteria: Are user interfaces and manual sufficient for all user types?If yes, continue project.If di ti d iIf no, discontinue or redesign.

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Timelines –Year 2Year 2

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4y

1. Populate database2 Q lit t l d t h2. Quality control and rate changes3. Publicize databaseEnd of Q1 Milestone: 1,159 utilities completed in databaseEnd of Q2 Milestone: 1,545 utilities completed in databaseEnd of Q3 Milestone: 1,932 utilities completed in databaseE d f Q4 Mil t 2 318 tiliti l t d D t bEnd of Q4 Milestone: 2,318 utilities completed; Database presented at two solar events and over social media.Go/No Go Criteria: Were a sufficient number of utilities completed in the database?If yes, continue.If no discontinue or modify collection methodIf no, discontinue or modify collection method.

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Timelines –Year 3Year 3

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1 Populate database1. Populate database

2. Quality control and rate changes

3 P bli i d t b3. Publicize database

End of Q1 Milestone: 2,704 utilities completed in database

End of Q2 Milestone: 3,090 utilities completed in database

End of Q3 Milestone: 3,476 utilities completed in database

End of Q4 Milestone: 3,863 utilities completed; Database presented at two solar events and over social media.

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Closingg

Dr. David G. LoomisIllinois State UniversityIllinois State University

Campus Box 4200N l IL 61761Normal, IL 61761

309-438-7979dloomis@ilstu.edu

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