Proposed Major Rate Increase in KEDNY's Gas Delivery Revenues by $236.8 Million (13.6% Incr...
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7/31/19 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-31-19-00015-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 31
July 31, 2019
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-31-19-00015-P
Proposed Major Rate Increase in KEDNY's Gas Delivery Revenues by $236.8 Million (13.6% Increase in Total Revenues)
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 proposal filed by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (KEDNY) to make changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations as contained in Tariff Schedule P.S.C. No. 12—Gas.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5, 65 and 66
Subject:
Proposed major rate increase in KEDNY's gas delivery revenues by $236.8 million (13.6% increase in total revenues).
Purpose:
To ensure safe and adequate service at just and reasonable rates charged to customers without undue preferences.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:00 a.m., Oct. 2, 2019 at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY. (Evidentiary Hearing)*
*On occasion, there are requests to reschedule or postpone hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.ny.gov) under Case 19-G-0309.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal, filed on April 30, 2019 by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a/ National Grid NY (KEDNY) to increase its gas delivery revenues for the rate year ending March 31, 2021, as contained in P.S.C. No. 12 – Gas.
KEDNY is requesting an increase of approximately $236.8 million (a 19.3% increase, or a 13.6% increase in total revenues) in gas delivery revenues. KEDNY anticipates total average monthly bills to increase by approximately $16.66 million (17.78% on the delivery portion of the bill or 11.99% on the total bill) for an average residential heating customer using 100 therms per month. The major cost drivers of this rate filing include increasing property taxes, environmental remediation costs, and other operating costs. The initial suspension period for the proposed filing runs through September 28, 2019.
The full text of the proposal 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:
Kathleen H. Burgess, 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:
Five days after the last scheduled public hearing.
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.
(19-G-0309SP1)
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