Proposed Major Rate Increase in RG&E's Gas Delivery Revenues of Approximately $37.7 Mil...
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8/3/22 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-31-22-00007-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLIV, ISSUE 31
August 03, 2022
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-31-22-00007-P
Proposed Major Rate Increase in RG&E's Gas Delivery Revenues of Approximately $37.7 Million (or 9.7% 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 Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) to make changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations as contained in Tariff Schedule P.S.C. No. 16 — Gas.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5, 65 and 66
Subject:
Proposed major rate increase in RG&E's gas delivery revenues of approximately $37.7 million (or 9.7% 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:
10:30 a.m., November 2, 2022 and continuing daily as needed, via teleconference. (Evidentiary Hearing)*
*On occasion, the evidentiary hearing date may be rescheduled or postponed. In that event, public notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.ny.gov) under Case 22-G-0320.
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 May 26, 2022, by Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) to increase its gas delivery revenues for the rate year, or twelve months ending April 30, 2024, as contained in P.S.C. No. 16 — Gas.
RG&E is requesting an increase in annual gas delivery revenues of approximately $37.7 million (20.9 percent increase in delivery revenues, or 9.7 percent increase in total revenues). RG&E’s requested increase in gas delivery revenues would result in a total monthly bill increase of about $9.62 (12.8 percent increase on the total bill) for a residential heating customer using 83 therms per month. RG&E states that the major drivers of this filing include residual rate pressures from its 2019 rate cases, costs necessary to support its core business, which includes property taxes and inflation, costs associated with New York State policy goals, and costs for reliability and system resiliency projects. The initial suspension period for the proposed filing runs through October 21, 2022.
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 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.
(22-G-0320SP1)
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