68-unit assisted living facility. Utility has it on a commercial rate, but the residents live there full-time and the building is primarily residential in function. State tariff has a "multi-family residential" class that would save ~22%. Is there precedent for reclassifying assisted living this way?
Assisted living — are they commercial or residential rate?
Depends heavily on your state. In PA and NJ, assisted living has been successfully reclassified as residential for tariff purposes — the key is demonstrating that units have individual sleeping quarters + shared common areas, which mirrors multi-family. I have a sample petition I filed in 2024 if you want to see the framework.