Major Gas Rate Filing

NY-ADR

11/10/20 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-45-20-00004-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLII, ISSUE 45
November 10, 2020
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-45-20-00004-P
Major Gas Rate Filing
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 Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson) to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations as contained in its schedule P.S.C. No. 12—Gas.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5, 65 and 66
Subject:
Major gas rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider an increase in Central Hudson's gas delivery revenues.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m., Feb. 16, 2021 and continuing daily as needed at Department of Public Service, 19 Fl. Board Rm., 3 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 20-G-0429.
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 August 27, 2020, by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation (Central Hudson or the Company) to increase its gas delivery revenues for the rate year ending June 30, 2022, by approximately $14.9 million (12.1% in delivery revenues, or 7.2% in total revenues).
The Company’s requested increase in delivery revenues would result in an average residential monthly delivery bill increase $9.45 (10.1% increase on the delivery bill, or 8.0% increase on total bill for a heating customer using 70 Ccf per month. The Company has proposed using $8 million of moderation in the form of net regulatory liability bill credits to reduce the impact on customers from $14.9 million to $6.9 million. The resulting impact with the use of moderators on a typical residential heating customer would be $3.28 per month (3.5% increase on delivery bill, or 2.8% increase on total bill). The initial suspension period for the proposed filing runs through January 23, 2021.
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 relief proposed and may also 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:
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.
(20-G-0429SP1)
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