Decoupling definition

Decoupling means releasing a motor vehicle to its owner or operator when the motor vehicle has been, or is about to be, hooked to or lifted by a tow truck, but prior to the motor vehicle actually having been moved or removed from the property.

Decoupling means the disassociation of a utility's net income from its sales of

Decoupling means the disassociation of a utility's net income from its sales of the energy commodity, such as electricity or natural gas;

Examples of Decoupling in a sentence

• Revenue Decoupling Mechanism Provision The amount determined under the preceding provisions shall be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s Revenue Decoupling Mechanism Provision as from time to time effective in accordance with law.

• The first Decoupling Year shall be the 10-month period from November 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019.

• Each subsequent Decoupling Year shall be the twelve months commencing September 1 through August 31.

• The Revenue Decoupling Adjustment shall also include a reconciliation component for the previous Decoupling Year, which represents the difference between the accrued decoupling amount in the Decoupling Year compared to the actual revenues billed in the billing Year.

• The sum of these monthly Revenue Decoupling Adjustments in the Decoupling Year shall be divided by forecasted Billing Year sales to derive the volumetric rate per therm to be applied to customers’ bills in the Billing Year.

More Definitions of Decoupling

Decoupling means a ratemaking mechanism intended to break the link

Decoupling means that branch lines are excluded from the model of the main line. This can be done reasonably well if the branch line is small compared to the run pipe, for example

Decoupling which means that subsidies without the effect to stimulating the production could be classified as “decoupled” from the production. The EU argued that one of these decoupled subsidies is “direct payment” to farmers. As a result of the Uruguay Round agricultural talks, the aggregate measurement of support shall be reduced by reduction of internal support measures, except decoupled subsidies.

Decoupling means a regulatory tool designed to separate a utility's revenue from changes in energy sales. The purpose of decoupling is to reduce a utility's disincentive to promote energy efficiency.

Decoupling means a regulatory mechanism that enables a utility to recover lost revenues from demand-side management by separating the link between sales and revenues while still maintaining a traditional rate design.

Decoupling means decoupling profits from sales volumes. Prior to 2007, if the utility’s sales volumes decreased, it would forego profits. Under the Bill Stabilization Adjustment (BSA) approved by the Maryland Commission, if in a particular month the company's sales were below or above those projected in its most recent rate case order, there is a “true-up” feature that either charges the customers extra to make up for the foregone revenues or refunds to customers the excess revenues, in the next month. Thus if there is an outage that reduces sales, the company loses no revenues even if that outage was caused by imprudence. This treatment incorrectly protects the utility from the consequences of its imprudence, causing ratepayers to pay for service they never received.

Decoupling means a regulatory tool designed to separate a utility's revenue from changes