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The table below includes the following information for each state:
· Status and duration of utility disconnection moratoria
· Overview of cost recovery requirements / guidance for regulated utilities
· Issuance and length of repayment plan requirements / guidance
· Reference to orders, dockets, and/or legislative actions
Last Update: February 21, 2021
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|
State |
Moratorium |
Cost Recovery Overview |
Repayment Plan / Length |
Commission / Legislative / Governor Action(s) |
|
Alabama |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
|
Not Required |
|
|
Alaska |
Apr 15, 2020 - Nov 15, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / Equal to Length of Emergency |
Docket I-20-001 / Senate Bill 241 |
|
Arizona |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs |
Not Required |
Dockets AU-00000A-20-0050 thru 0094; E-01345A-20-0080 |
|
Arkansas |
Jun 18, 2020 - Feb 28, 2021 |
Tracking Costs |
Yes / Not Specified |
Docket 20-012-A; E-01345A-20-0080 / Order 20-53 |
|
California |
Apr 17, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021 |
Tracking Costs / Memorandum Accounts |
Yes for Residential Customers / Not Specified |
Resolution M-4842 / Assembly Bill 913 |
|
Colorado |
Mar 20, 2020 - Jun 12, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 30 Day Extension of Late / Reconnect Fees |
Case 20V-0159EG / Orders D 2020 031; D 2020 098; D 2021 030 |
|
Connecticut |
Mar 12, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / Not Specified |
Docket 20-03-15 |
|
Delaware |
Mar 24, 2020 - Sep 3, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 4 Months |
Docket 20-0286; Order 9588 |
|
DC |
Mar 17, 2020 - 15 Days After Emergency Ends |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 12 Months |
Docket GD2020-01; Order 20329 |
|
Florida |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Not Required |
Docket 20200151-EI |
|
Georgia |
Apr 7, 2020 - Jul 14, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 6 Month for Impacted Customers |
Docket 42516 |
|
Hawaii |
May 4, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021 |
Tracking / Deferring Related Costs |
Yes / Not Specified |
Orders 37125 (non-docketed); 37189; 37192; 37251; 37284; 37506 |
|
Idaho |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Not Required |
Case GNR-U-20-03; Orders 34643; 34718 |
|
Illinois |
Mar 18, 2020 - Jun 26, 2020 |
Tracking Costs |
Yes / 18-24 Months |
Docket 20-0309 |
|
Indiana |
Mar 19, 2020 - Aug 14, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 6 Months |
Case 45380 / Order 20-33 |
|
Iowa |
Mar 13, 2020 - Jul 1, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 12 Months |
Dockets SPU-2020-0003; ARU-2020-0156 |
|
Kansas |
Mar 16, 2020 - May 31, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 12 Months |
Dockets 20-GIMX-393-MIS; 20-EKME-454-ACT |
|
Kentucky |
Mar 13, 2020 - Nov 6, 2020 |
Tracking Costs / IOUs Can Defer Arrearages Carrying Charges |
Yes / 6 -24 Months |
Case 2020-00085 / Order 2020-881 |
|
Louisiana |
Mar 13, 2020 - Jul 16, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 12 Months |
Orders 22-2020; 43-2020; 44-2020 |
|
Maine |
Mar 16, 2020 - Nov 1, 2020 |
Inquiry to Solicit Customer Information |
Not Required |
Cases 2020-00136; 2020-00081 |
|
Maryland |
Mar 16, 2020 - Nov 15, 2020 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 12 Months |
Case 9639 (ML 229668); Orders 89542; 89636-PC53 |
|
Massachusetts |
Mar 13, 2020 - Nov 15, 2020 |
Tracking Costs / Ratemaking Proposal / Established Working Group |
Yes / 0-12 Months |
Dockets DPU 20-58-B; 20-58-D; 20-91 / Order G.L. c. 25, § 4B |
|
Michigan |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Denied Granting of Accounting Deferrals |
Yes / Not Specified |
Case U-20757 |
|
Minnesota |
Jun 18, 2020 - Mar 15 2021 + 60 Days After Emergency Ends |
Tracking Costs |
Yes / Not Specified |
Dockets E,G999/M-20-375; MN 20-425; MN 20-427; 20-814 |
|
Mississippi |
Mar 15, 2020 - Jun 26, 2020 |
Tracking Costs / Utilities Can Defer Costs to Regulatory Asset |
Not Required |
Docket 2018-AD-141 |
|
Missouri |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Working Case to Consider Best Cost-Recovery Practices |
Not Required |
Dockets AW- 2020-0356; GE-2020-0289; GE-2020-0291; EE-2020-0290; GT-2020-0316; AW-2020-0356; GT-2021-0099 |
|
Montana |
Mar 30, 2020 - Jun 30, 2020 |
|
Not Required |
Docket D2020.05.066 / Orders 2-2020; 3-2020 |
|
Nebraska |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
|
Not Required |
Docket PI-234; Order NUSF-92 / Senate Bill LB 933 |
|
Nevada |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Not Required |
Docket 20-03021 |
|
New Hampshire |
Mar 17, 2020 - Feb 12, 2021 |
Tracking Costs / Approval of Regulatory Asset Pending |
Yes / 6 Months |
Docket IR-20-089 / Orders 2020-04 thru 25 |
|
New Jersey |
Aug 15, 2020 - Mar 15, 2021 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Not Required |
Order AO20060471 / Order 190 |
|
New Mexico |
Mar 19, 2020 – May 14, 2021 |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset for Residential Customers |
Yes / 9 Months |
Dockets 20-00069-UT; 20-00159-UT; 20-00205-UT / Orders 2020-36 thru 64 |
|
New York |
Jun 17, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021 or 180 Days After Emergency |
TBD / Commission Proceeding Underway |
Not Required |
Docket 20-01253; 20-M-0266 / State Bill S08113A |
|
North Carolina |
Mar 31, 2020 - Sep 1, 2020 |
TBD / Regulatory Asset Denied for Duke / Others Are Under Review |
Yes / 6 Months After End of Emergency |
Docket M-100, S158; E-22, S583; G-5, S617; E-2, S1219, 1241, 1258 / Order 124 |
|
North Dakota |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Not Required |
Docket PU-20-191 |
|
Ohio |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
To Be Addressed in Future Rate Cases of Individual Utilities |
Not Required |
Case 20-0591-AU-UNC |
|
Oklahoma |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset for Each Utility (non-Binding) |
Not Required |
Case PUD 202000050 |
|
Oregon |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset Under Review for Individual Utilities |
Not Required |
Docket UM 2067 |
|
Pennsylvania |
Mar 13, 2020 - Nov 9, 2020 |
Tracking Costs (Guidance Provided by Commission) |
Yes / 18 Months for Small Businesses |
Dockets M-2020-3019775; 3019244 |
|
Rhode Island |
Mar 16, 2020 - Nov 1, 2020 |
Tracking Costs / Some Guidance on Cost Recovery Provided by Commission |
Yes / 36 Months for National Grid |
Docket 5022 |
|
South Carolina |
Mar 16, 2020 - May 14, 2020 |
Tracking Costs |
Yes / 6 Months After End of Emergency |
Docket 2020-106-A; Order 2020-228 |
|
South Dakota |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Not Required |
Docket GE 20-002 |
|
Tennessee |
Mar 31, 2020 - Aug 29, 2020 |
|
Yes / Not Specified |
Docket 20-00047 |
|
Texas |
Mar 26, 2020 - Sep 30, 2020 |
Authorized Accounting Mechanism & Cost Recovery Process |
Yes / Not Specified |
Control No. 50664; Item No. 108; Docket 50664; Electricity Relief Program |
|
Utah |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset for Individual Utilities |
Not Required |
Dockets 20-035-17; 20-999-01 |
|
Vermont |
Mar 18, 2020 - Oct 5, 2020 / Dec 22 - Mar 31, 2021 |
|
Not Required |
Case 20-0703-PET; Emergency Rule 2.600 |
|
Virginia |
Mar 16, 2020 - Oct 5, 2020 / Nov 18, 2020 - TBD |
Tracking Costs via Regulatory Asset |
Yes / 12 Months (Recommended) |
Cases PUR-2020-00048; PUR-2020-00074 / State Legislature Ses 1, Ch 56 |
|
Washington |
Apr 17, 2020 - Mar 30, 2021 |
Tracking Costs; Recovery Under Review |
Not Required |
Docket U-200281 / Proclamations 20-23.7; 20-23.11 |
|
West Virginia |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs; Recovery Under Review / Reserve Fund for some Utilities |
Yes / Not Specified |
Order 262.4 |
|
Wisconsin |
Mar 24, 2020 - Apr 15, 2021 |
Tracking Costs / Authorized Deferral As an Offset Qualifying Bad Debt |
Yes / Not Specified |
Dockets 5-AF-105; 5-UI-120; |
|
Wyoming |
Voluntary / Utility-Specific |
Tracking Costs via Application to Establish Deferred Accounting Order |
Not Required |
Docket 90000-151-XO-20 (Record 15474) |