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6-state publication standard

Methodology and publication standard

Correctness, provenance, and stage separation take priority over record volume. Unknown values remain unknown until an official source supports them.

Coverage

Current reviewed coverage includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Texas, Michigan, and Ohio investor-owned electric and natural-gas general distribution rate cases. Each state has an official-roster and qualifying-case audit from January 1, 2020 forward. Historical fields remain unknown when official material does not support them. Data-center and large-load tariffs use a separate reviewed contract.

Source hierarchy

Final commission orders and official docket records control. Procedural orders, utility applications, testimony, settlements, investor-relations material, and SEC filings follow in descending order of authority. Secondary sources are for discovery, not publication support.

Metric stages

Requested, staff, consumer advocate, other intervenor, settlement, recommended, and authorized values remain separate. A settlement is not authorized until the commission approves it.

Date basis

Every material date carries a basis: official commission, utility guidance, statutory deadline, procedural inference, or analyst estimate. Month or quarter guidance is never displayed as an exact day.

Review workflow

Automated collection creates staged candidates. Human-reviewed YAML is the publication source of truth; validation then generates the site and public downloads. Material automated updates never publish directly.