Demand-side management costs

[Dorothey Allen]

The costs incurred by the utility to achieve the capacity and energy savings from the Demand-Side Management Program. and nbsp; Costs incurred by customers or third parties are to be excluded. and nbsp; The costs are to be reported in thousands of dollars (nominal) in the year in which they are incurred, regardless of when the savings occur. and nbsp; The utility costs are all the annual expenses (labor, administrative, equipment, incentives, marketing, monitoring and evaluation, and other incurred by the utility for operation of the DSM Program), regardless of whether the costs are expensed or capitalized. and nbsp; Lump sum capital costs (typically accrued over several years prior to start up) are not to be reported. and nbsp; Program costs associated with strategic load growth activities are also to be excluded.