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<br />6. Lighting Services <br />For Street Lighting Service, CenterPoint Houston proposes to change the charges to <br /> <br />reflect the revenue requirement as described in the proposed allocation study, to add a charge for <br /> <br />light emitting diode lighting service, to reflect an appropriate restoration time frame goal, and to <br /> <br />reflect the average franchise expense in the rate. For Miscellaneous Lighting Service, <br /> <br />CenterPoint Houston proposes to change the charges to reflect the revenue requirement as <br /> <br />described in the proposed allocation study and to reflect the average franchise expense in the <br /> <br />rate. <br /> <br />b. Rate Charges by Function <br /> <br />The Application explains the proposed Customer Charge, Metering Charge, Distribution <br /> <br />System Charge, and Transmission System Charge. In the event the Commission does not adopt <br /> <br />the Company's proposed Rider DCRF, discussed below, the Company proposes an alternate rate <br /> <br />design only for the residential customer class that consists of an $18.18 Customer Charge and, <br /> <br />correspondingly, a decrease in the volumetric Distribution Charge. <br /> <br />c. Retail Delivery Service Riders and Charges <br /> <br />1. Rider DCRF - Distribution Cost Recovery Factor ("Rider DCRF") <br /> <br />CenterPoint Houston proposes new Rider DCRF to address the increasing demand for <br /> <br />additional spending on reliability programs such as system hardening, vegetation management, <br /> <br />pole and line inspections, the intelligent grid, as well as energy efficiency and conservation. This <br /> <br />alternative cost recovery mechanism will offer the Company a reasonable opportunity to recover <br /> <br />its non-transmission cost of service inclusive of a fair return without the attendant regulatory lag <br /> <br />and costs associated with a general rate proceeding. The Rider DCRF rate adjustment may be <br /> <br />positive or negative. The Company is not seeking to recover any costs through Rider DCRF in <br />