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Ratemaking Methodology Deemed Improper
Journal AWWA, 1988In litigation over water rates, an appellate court found that the rates charged by the City of Detroit did not reflect the actual cost of providing water to the City of Novi, Michigan, and that Novi was entitled to a refund.
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Special contracts and the ratemaking process
The Electricity Journal, 1997Abstract Offering selective discounts to customers with competitive options employs price discrimination to benefit the utility and special contracts customers, but harms remaining ratepayers and society as a whole. The use of short-run marginal costs as a floor for special contracts rates also creates a problem by enabling the utility to engage in ...
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Ratemaking Determined to Be Retroactive‐and Illegal
Journal AWWA, 1988A plan to provide compensation to rate‐payers for overearnings by a water company by reducing a proposed rate increase was considered to be retroactive rate making and in violation of state law.
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Advanced Motor Ratemaking and Detailed Analysis
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014In General Insurance arena, there is considerable friction between the market prices quoted by marketing agents and underwriters as compared to what an actuary decides, especially in developing and emerging economies. The fundamental reason for this is the insurance/underwriting/claims cycle.
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Streamlined Ratemaking: Recognizing Challenges for Consumers
The Electricity Journal, 2010Streamlined ratemaking can be problematic if improper ratemaking practices are employed, consumers are forced to bear risks that have traditionally been born by utilities and their shareholders, and utilities are no longer strongly motivated to provide safe and reliable service at the lowest reasonable cost. Measures can be taken that help preserve the
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The Regulatory Framework of International Ratemaking
1978The basis of the regulatory framework of postwar international civil aviation was laid by the International Civil Aviation Conference, held at Chicago in 1944.(1) This Conference, a great success in the technical field of civil aviation, left many economic questions of postwar international civil aviation unresolved.
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Government Control of International Ratemaking
1978Ratemaking in international air transport is, as already noted in the Introduction to this book, a matter of vital importance for airlines, consumers and Governments. For airlines the level of international air fares and rates forms one of the cornerstones of their economic viability.
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