12 Steps to implementing tariff reform

Steps 1-5 explore the steps necessary to evolve existing tariffs to become cost reflective, and to bring them in line with the principles of cost causation and economic efficiency. Steps 6-12 deal with additional considerations that policymakers and regulators may wish to assess as part of their tariff reform efforts (such as the role of incentives, the development of lifeline tariffs, among other issues).
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Step 1: Determine the underlying cost structure
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Step 2: Calculate the appropriate cost of capital
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Step 3: Assess whether the existing tariff is cost reflective; if not, determine an approach to reach cost recovery
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Step 4: Examine customer classes to determine whether tariffs reflect cost causation; redefine as needed
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Step 5: Examine billing determinants and block design to assess whether economically efficient
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Step 6: Determine role of incentives
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Step 7: Explore whether tariff formula should include flow-through elements
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Step 8: Develop lifeline tariff
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Step 9: Assess collection issues
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Step 10: Describe how tariffs are revised and investments approved
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Step 11: Determine appropriate length of regulatory periods
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Step 12: Develop formulas for rate adjustments within regulatory periods
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