(I) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF NEED, AS DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSION, FOR ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS WITH ANNUAL INCOMES AT OR BELOW
150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND THE BASIS FOR THIS DETERMINATION;
AND

(II) THE PERCENTAGE OF NEED, AS DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSION, BUT AT A MINIMUM OF 50%, THAT SHOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH THE
UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM AND THE BASIS FOR THIS DETERMINATION;

(3) FOR LOW-INCOME WEATHERIZATION, THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS
NEEDED, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION, FOR MEASURES THAT REDUCE
CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY BY ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS WITH ANNUAL INCOMES AT
OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND THE BASIS FOR THIS
DETERMINATION;

(4) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS NEEDED, AS DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSION, TO RETIRE ARREARAGES THAT WERE INCURRED PRIOR TO THE
INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE BY ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS WITH ANNUAL INCOMES
AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND THE BASIS FOR THIS
DETERMINATION

(5) THE IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS' RATES, INCLUDING THE ALLOCATION
AMONG CUSTOMER CLASSES, FROM COLLECTING THE TOTAL AMOUNT
RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND

(6) THE IMPACT OF USING OTHER FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL
BENCHMARKS ON COSTS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE
PROGRAM.

(D) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE COLLECTED FOR THE UNIVERSAL
SERVICE PROGRAM IN EACH OF THE 3 YEARS FOLLOWING THE INITIAL
IMPLEMENTATION DATE SHALL BE $34,000,000, ALLOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER:

(1) $244 MILLION SHALL BE COLLECTED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL CLASSES; AND

(2) $9.6 MILLION SHALL BE COLLECTED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL CLASS.

(E) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL RECOMMEND A TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS
TO BE USED FOR THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE FOURTH YEAR AND
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER

(2) THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION MAY ONLY BE MADE
AFTER CONSIDERATION OF:

(I) INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FUNDING FOR THE FIRST 3

YEARS;

(II) THE RETIREMENT, DURING THE FIRST 3 YEARS, OF
ARREARAGES INCURRED PRIOR TO THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE; AND