Connection Charge Segmentation

If you levy connection charges, you have two options:

• You can create a SA type that exists purely to handle connect charge debt. After doing this, you'd create a start option for this SA type that causes an adjustment to be levied as part of the start service process. This adjustment would contain your standard connection charge. This approach would be used by a utility that had multiple services (e.g., a combined electric, gas, water utility) that only levies a single connection charge regardless of the number of services started. If you use this approach, make sure to indicate the SA type is non billable.
• You can levy a start adjustment on one of your existing SA types (e.g., CA/E-RES). The easiest way to do this is with a start option. On the start option you'd indicate an adjustment to be levied as part of the start service process. This adjustment would contain your standard connection charge. This approach would be used by a utility that had a single service offering (e.g., an electric-only utility). Refer to Setting Up Start Options for more information.

In the table below, we show what would be necessary if you want to have a separate service agreement for the connection charge.

Notice the following about the new connection charge SA type:

• It has a normal receivable distribution code.
• It doesn't need a bill segment type because the system never creates bill segments for such service agreements (its charged via an adjustment).
• The debt class is interesting - REGU (for regulated). We are intentionally linking the connection charge debt to the same debt class as the regulated debt from which it originates. This way, the C&C process will consider the connection charge debt the same as regulated debt and therefore perform the regulated collection (which results in the severance of all regulated service agreements).