Section 1220-04-14-.07 - POST-ACQUISITION RATES AND CHARGES(1) The Commission shall have the authority, after public notice and hearing, to fix post-acquisition rates and charges for acquired customers and existing customers.(2) Post-acquisition rates and charges shall be just and reasonable.(3) In fixing post-acquisition rates and charges, the Commission may in the exercise of its lawful discretion allocate the recovery of costs between the acquired customers and existing customers on a rational basis that may, among other things, consider the relative benefits, costs, and intrinsic value of service.(4) The Commission may in the exercise of its lawful discretion require the phase-in of post-acquisition rates and charges over a reasonable period of time in circumstances when post-acquisition rates and charges are substantially higher than pre-acquisition rates and charges or in consideration of affordability concerns.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1220-04-14-.07
New rules filed August 10, 2021; effective 11/8/2021.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 65-2-102 and 65-5-101, et seq.