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 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
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 ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission  
to consid] ! effects (                  
,commission-jurisdictional rates on !   
af=dability ( electricity = consum]s1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,af=dable          
,electricity ,rates ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4  
,consid]ation ( effects ( rates on      
consum] af=dability ,section #bja ( !   
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reasonable rates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 mak+ 
any det]m9ation ( :e!r a rate or *>ge is
 j & reasonable "u ?is "p1 ! ,commission
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 is likely to result 9 retail           
electricity prices t are unaf=dable =   

electric consum]s 7z def9$ 9 section #c 
( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory        
,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfjb772 &  7,b7 presume t ! rate or    
*>ge is likely to result 9 retail       
electricity prices t are unaf=dable =   
electric consum]s 7z s def9$7 if !      
,commission det]m9es t ! rate or *>ge is
 likely to result 9 an increase 9 retail
 electricity prices ( #e p]c5t or m4    
7#b7 ,unaf=dable rates & *>ges prohibit$
 ,if ! ,commission det]m9es "u p>agraph 
7#a7 t a rate or *>ge is likely to      
result 9 retail electricity prices t are
 unaf=dable = electric consum]s 7z def9$
 9 section #c ( ! ,public ,utility      
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
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 n be consid]$ to be j & reasonable =   
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