## FERC Does NotTake the Wrong Path in Pricing Policy n May, the Commission issued its statement I of policy as to the pricing of new pipeline facilities. Would they be rolled-in, or would they be incremental? The Commission decided that it depends. It depends on the nature of the facility, on th
FERC takes the wrong path in pricing policy
β Scribed by Makholm, Jeff D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Weight
- 496 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0743-5665
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β¦ Synopsis
Commission (FERC) issued a Statement of Policy about how it intends to deal with the costs of pipeline capacity additions. The question before the Commission was whether to charge those requesting new capacity the actual cost of that capacity ("incremental" rates), or to place those costs in the "common pot" of costs from which all customers' prices are derived ("rolled-in'' rates). The choice greatly affects the future of pipeline-on-pipeline competition.
Whether one or the other regime is chosen for the future greatly affects -.
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