Docket No. 25-45-GE

Docket No. 25-45-GE - The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a Rhode Island Energy - Application for Approval of a Change in Electric and Gas Base Distribution Rates (filed on November 26, 2025)

• Procedural Schedule
• Revised Procedural Schedule
• PUC Procedural Memo (12/1/25)
  • Clarification of filing requirements for Pre-Filed Testimony and Hearing Process
  • Clarification of Process Requirements for Filing Discovery Responses 

Rhode Island Energy's Filings:

Rhode Island Energy's Direct Testimony/Schedules in Support of Rate Change Application:

Rhode Island Energy filed on November 26, 2025, an application to implement an increase in electric and gas base distribution rates to recover the costs incurred to operate the electric and gas distribution systems on a safe and reliable basis for customers. The Company has proposed a 2-year rate plan with two proposed increases. The Company is requesting a base distribution rate increase of approximately $65.9 million for the electric system and approximately $114.7 million for the gas system in the first year. For the second year of the proposed rate plan, the Company is requesting an increase of approximately $17.6 million for the electric system and approximately $31.8 million for the gas system. The application includes a Transmittal Letter summarizing the components of the application, direct case testimony and the Filing Requirements in conformance with PUC Rules. The application includes the direct testimony of the following witnesses in support of the Company's application:

• RIE Direct Testimony Witness List

Rhode Island Energy's Direct Case

• Book 1 - Direct Case

  • Testimony of J. Gregory Cornett, President, Rhode Island Energy, regarding the Company's continuing commitment to Rhode Islanders and the value provided to customers, significant changes that the Company is seeing in the electric and gas distribution businesses and how those changes impact customers, and measures that the Company is taking to address affordability challenges that many of the Company's customers and customers of other utilities in the region face.

  • Testimony of Dennis A. Urban, Jr., Senior Director, Finance Transformation, PPL Services Corporation ("PPL Services"), regarding the financial drivers that support the Company's base distribution rate change application,

  • Testimony of Kristin DeSousa, Vice President, Customer Services, Rhode Island Energy, providing an overview of the changes to the Customer Service organization at Rhode Island Energy after the Acquisition,

  • Testimony of Kathy Castro, Vice President, Distribution, Rhode Island Energy, regarding an overview of the changes to Rhode Island Energy's electric distribution operations and the organizational structure after the Acquisition

  • Testimony of Michele Leone, Vice President, Gas, Rhode Island Energy, regarding an overview of the changes to Rhode Island Energy's gas distribution operations and the organizational structure after the Acquisition

  • Testimony of Christopher Garrett, Vice President, Financial Strategy & Chief Risk Officer, PPL Services, regarding the shared services provided to the Company by PPL Services

• Book 2 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Daniel Johnson, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, PPL Services, describing the proposed IT investments by PPL, the IT that was in place at the Company before the Acquisition in comparison to the IT that was in place at PPL's affiliated utilities in Pennsylvania and Kentucky at the time of the Acquisition

  • Testimony and schedules of Thomas Camara, Manager, Facilities, Rhode Island Energy, providing an overview of the Company's main facilities and supporting the Company's facilities investment plan,

    • Schedule TC-4 (Excel)

    • Schedule TC-5 (Excel)

  • Testimony and schedules of Vincent Poplaski, Vice President, Total Rewards, PPL Services, providing supporting analysis and documentation for the recovery of employee compensation, benefit, and pension costs and describing changes to the Company's labor practices that have occurred since 2022

• Book 3 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of John J. Spanos, President, Gannett Fleming Valuation and Rate Consultants, LLC ("Gannett Fleming"), presenting the depreciation studies and proposed depreciation rates for ratemaking purposes for Narragansett Electric and Narragansett Gas.

• Book 4 - Direct Case

  • Schedules JJS-3 through JJS-5 of John J. Spanos, President, Gannett Fleming.

    • Schedule JJS-5 (Excel)

• Book 5 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Cynthia Fang, Director, Atrium Economics LLC, describing the Company's framework for development of time-varying rates ("TVR") and a TVR implementation plan.

• Book 6 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Timothy A. Jones, Manager, Sales Analysis and Forecasting, LG&E and KU Services Company, regarding the Company's forecast of electric and gas deliveries and customer counts used to calculate the revenue forecast and support rate design for the Company.

    • Schedule TAJ-20 (Excel)

    • Schedule TAJ-21(Excel)

• Book 7 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Joshua C. Nowak, Vice President, Concentric Energy Advisors, Inc. ("Concentric"), supporting the cost of equity for Narragansett Electric and Narragansett Gas.

    • Schedule JCN-2 TO JCN-12 (Excel)

• Book 8 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Julissa Burgos, Assistant Treasurer, PPL Services, regarding capital structure, cost of debt, and weighted average cost of capital.

• Book 9 - Direct Case

  • Schedules JB-7 and JB-8 of Julissa Burgos, Assistant Treasurer, PPL Services.

• Book 10 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Natalie Hawk, Director, Income Tax Accounting and Reporting, PPL Services, regarding the income tax expense computations in the development of the Company's revenue requirements

    • Schedule NH-1-Electric (Excel) 

    • Schedule NH-1-Gas (Excel)

    • Schedule NH-2-Electric (Excel)

    • Schedule NH-2-Gas (Excel)

    • Schedule NH-3-Electric (Excel)

    • Schedule NH-3-Gas (Excel)

    • Schedule NH-4-Gas (Excel)

    • Schedule NH-5 (Excel)

  • Testimony and schedules of Joseph S. Weiss, Vice President, Concentric Energy Advisors, regarding cash working capital, lead-lag study, and benchmarking of shared corporate costs.

• Book 11 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy, presenting the Company's revenue-requirement analyses for Narragansett Electric and Narragansett Gas

• Book 12 - Direct Case

  • Schedules SAB-12 through SAB-41 of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy.

• Book 13 - Direct Case

  • Workpapers SAB-1 through SAB-11 of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy.

• Book 14 - Direct Case

  • Schedule SAB-42 of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy, containing clean tariffs for Narragansett Electric currently in effect annotated with mapping to the new tariff format.

• Book 15 - Direct Case

  • Schedule SAB-42 of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy, containing clean tariffs for Narragansett Electric currently in effect annotated with mapping to the new tariff format.

• Book 16 - Direct Case

  • Schedule SAB-43 of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy, containing marked tariffs for Narragansett Electric.

• Book 17 - Direct Case

  • Schedule SAB-44 of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy, containing the clean tariff for Narragansett Gas currently in effect annotated with mapping to the new tariff format.

• Book 18 - Direct Case

  • Schedule SAB-45 of Stephanie A. Briggs, Director, Rates and Revenue Requirements, Rhode Island Energy, containing the marked tariff for Narragansett Gas.

• Book 19 - Direct Case

  • Testimony and schedules of Lance C. Schafer, Senior Project Manager, Concentric, presenting the allocated cost of service study for Narragansett Electric.

  • Testimony and schedules of Steven W. Wishart, Assistant Vice President, Concentric, presenting the allocated cost of service study for Narragansett Gas.

• Book 20 - Direct Case

  • Testimony, schedules, and workpapers of Peter R. Blazunas, Assistant Vice President, Concentric, presenting the proposed class revenue allocation, rate design, and typical bill impacts for Narragansett Electric and Narragansett Gas.

• Book 21 - Direct Case

  • Schedules PRB-1-ELEC through PRB-6-ELEC and workpapers of Peter R. Blazunas, Assistant Vice President, Concentric.

    • Schedule PRB-5 ELEC to PRB-6-ELEC and Workpapers PRB-1 to PRB-9 (Excel)

• Filing Requirements Book 1 of 7
• Filing Requirements Book 2 of 7
• Filing Requirements Book 3 of 7
• Filing Requirements Book 4A of 7
• Filing Requirement Book 4B of 7
• Filing Requirements Book 5 of 7
• Filing Requirements Book 6 of 7
• Filing Requirements Book 7 of 7

Link to Discovery: Rate Filing Data Requests, Data Responses and Discovery Index

Link to Docket No. 4770 - The Narragansett Electric Co. - Application for Approval of a Change in Electric and Gas Base Distribution Rates