39 Miss. Code. R. 1-17-102 - Purchased Energy

The allowable cost of purchased energy shall include the following costs, if prudently incurred, which are appropriately recorded in FERC account 555 (excluding all capacity or demand related charges):

1. The actual identifiable fossil and nuclear fuel costs associated with energy purchased for reasons other than identified in paragraph (2) below.

2. The net energy cost of energy purchased exclusive of capacity or demand charges (irrespective of the designation assigned to such transaction) when such energy is purchased on economic dispatch basis. Included therein may be such costs as the charges for economy energy purchased and the charges as a result of scheduled outages, all such kinds of energy being purchased by the buyer to substitute for its own higher cost energy.

3. All costs, net of costs associated with interconnection or otherwise recovered from a qualifying facility, incurred by an electric utility for purchases of power and/or energy from a qualifying facility pursuant to a standard rate for purchase or other legally enforceable obligations as provided in the rules of the Commission governing cogeneration and small power production, and less.

4. The Less the cost of fossil and nuclear fuel recovered through inter-system sales including the fuel costs related to economy energy sales and other energy sold on an economic dispatch basis.

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39 Miss. Code. R. 1-17-102