Utility Capital Expenditure Proposal
NY-ADR
4/1/20 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-13-20-00006-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLII, ISSUE 13
April 01, 2020
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-13-20-00006-P
Utility Capital Expenditure Proposal
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering a report filed by St. Lawrence Gas Company, Inc. explaining the business case for the capital expenditures it intends to pursue in the Franklin County portion of its service territory in 2020.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(1)
Subject:
Utility capital expenditure proposal.
Purpose:
To ensure safe and adequate service at just and reasonable rates charged to customers without undue preferences.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a report filed on March 3, 2020 by St. Lawrence Gas Company, Inc. (St. Lawrence or the Company).
The report explains the business case for the capital expenditures to be incurred in relation to distribution enhancements the Company intends to pursue in and around the Franklin County portion of its service territory during 2020.
The Company filed the report as required in the Commission’s Order Adopting the Terms of Joint Proposal, issued in Case 18-G-0133 and 18-G-0140 on October 18, 2019. Section IV A.4 of the Joint Proposal required St. Lawrence to file with the Secretary, on an annual basis, a business case, including estimated capital expenditures, demonstrating the economic feasibility for distribution enhancements it intends to construct in and around the Franklin County portion of its service territory. According to the Commission’s Order, the business case must include: (1) project cost estimates; (2) prospective customer survey results (with potential customers’ current energy type); (3) historic and projected natural gas and alternative energy costs; (4) number of total potential new customers, number of committed customers; (5) annual conversion estimates for the first five years; (6) annual projected volumetric throughput for the first five years; (7) annual projected revenues for the first five years; and (8) any other information SLG considers relevant.
The full text of the report and the full record of the proceeding may be reviewed online at the Department of Public Service web page: www.dps.ny.gov. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the action proposed and may resolve related matters.
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
Public comment will be received until:
60 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement
Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
(18-G-0133SP2)
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