Rule 515-7-4-.05 - Implementation of the Random Assignment Procedure(1) With Commission oversight, the electing distribution company shall perform an automated procedure for randomly assigning the unassigned customers to certificated marketers, based on the allocation methodology of Commission Rule 515-7-4-.04.(2) Within five (5) days of the issuance of a Commission Order determining that adequate market conditions exist in a delivery group, the electing distribution company shall file with the Commission a date certain schedule for the random assignment process, including the proposed date upon which marketers will begin serving randomly assigned customers consistent with the Commission approved electing distribution company's tariff, operations and automated systems. Within five (5) days of receiving the schedule for the random assignment process, the Commission will either approve or modify the proposed schedule.(3) During the first one hundred (100) days after the Commission has issued an order that includes a determination that adequate market conditions exist within a delivery group, the EDC providing firm delivery service in that delivery group shall provide to Commission Staff on a monthly basis the number of customers served by each certificated marketer serving that delivery group and the number of unassigned customers for the delivery group. The electing distribution company shall also provide the same information to each marketer concerning the number of customers served by the marketer and number of unassigned customers in the delivery group.(4) The automated random assignment procedure performed by the electing distribution company shall incorporate the following processes: (a) On the one hundred and fifth (105th) day following the Commission's determination of adequate market conditions within a delivery group, the electing distribution company shall create the list of customers within the delivery group, consistent with O.C.G.A. 46-4-156. The list shall be in a sequence randomly generated by delivery group (the "Random Assignment List").(b) The Commission shall, by random selection, place all marketers serving the delivery group in a sequential list (the "Random Marketer List").(c) The Commission shall determine the total number of customers to be assigned to a specific marketer by use of the formula set forth in Commission Rule 515-7-4-.04.(d) The EDC shall conduct the process of assignment by selecting the first marketer from the Random Marketer List and assigning to the marketer the appropriate number of customers as determined above by selecting said number of customers in sequence starting from the beginning of the Random Customer Assignment List. The electing distribution company shall follow this procedure for each marketer on the Random Marketer List in sequence until all customers have been assigned.(e) The electing distribution company shall issue the final assignment of customers on or before the one-hundred and twentieth (120th) day following the Commission's determination that adequate market conditions exist for the delivery group.(5) Within five (5) days following the automated random assignment procedure, the electing distribution company shall provide an electronic listing to each marketer of customer information for the customers assigned to that marketer and provide the same information to the Commission.(6) Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the customer information in Commission Rule 515-7-4-.05(5) each marketer shall provide a written notice of assignment to such customers, including its proposed terms and conditions of service for assigned customers. (a) The assignment notice shall include the following information: 1. A statement that the notice should be disregarded if the customer has contracted with another marketer;2. A statement that random assignment is a result of the Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act;3. The marketer's proposed terms and conditions of service in clear and plain language;4. The marketer's address and toll-free (required) and local (if applicable) telephone number;5. A statement that the customer has the right to switch to another marketer at any time (in conformance with Atlanta Gas Light Company's tariff), unless a term contract is signed;6. A statement that the customer will be served on a month to month basis until the customer signs any applicable term contracts;7. A statement that the customer is allowed to cancel any applicable contract without penalty within 48 hours of signing it, pursuant to Commission Rule 515-7-3-.03(2)(f)(i)(d)1;8. A statement that the customer is allowed to cancel any applicable contract without penalty if the customer relocates out of its current delivery group, pursuant to Commission Rule 515-7-3-.03(2)(f)(i)(d)2; and9. The EDC's gas leak/emergency toll-free telephone number.(b) All marketers shall submit draft notices to the Commission on the ninetieth (90th) day following the Commission Order determining that adequate market conditions exist.(c) The Commission will either approve or modify submitted assignment notice by the one hundred and tenth (110th) day following the Commission Order determining that adequate market conditions exist.(7) The electing distribution company may perform subsequent random assignment processes within ninety (90) days of the Random Assignment process performed pursuant to Commission Rule 515-7-4-.05(4) for any customers that could not be assigned pursuant to the Random Assignment procedure.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-7-4-.05
O.C.G.A. Sec. 46-4-156.
Original Rule entitled "Customer Assignment Methodology" adopted. F. Feb. 10, 1998; eff. Mar. 2, 1998.Amended: Rule entitled "Implementation of the Random Assignment Procedure" renumbered from 515-7-4-.06. F. Jul. 23, 1999; eff. Aug. 12, 1999.