Docket 3696 - New England Gas Co. files to increase the Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) Rate Filing (filed 9/1/05)

Status of Docket: CLOSED

PUC issues Report & Order No. 18521 approving revised GCR rates effective 11/1/05 (an increase of 17.3%). The increase is based on upon the NYMEX strip of 10/20/05 and an under-collection balance of $13 million deferred in the Company's gas cost account. (1/30/06) Errata Order No. 18523 issued 2/1/06.

Filings by New England Gas Co:

• New England Gas Co. testimony in support of revised Gas Cost Recovery factors for effect November 1, 2005 (date filed 9/1/05) - Transmittal Letter & Motion for Protective Order
  
  1) Testimony and schedules of Peter Czekanski
  
  2) Testimony and schedules of Gary Beland
• New England Gas Co. supplemental testimony of Peter Czekanski and Gary Beland in support to amend previously proposed GCR factors and initial filing made on September 1, 2005 (filed 9/30/05)
• New England Gas - Calculations and backup worksheets showing cost allocations and derivations for the FT-2 Firm Transpiration Marketer Gas Charge, Poll Balancing charge and Weighted Average Upstream Pipeline Transportation costs based on the 10/20/05 NYMEX strip (10/31/05)
• New England Gas Co. - Responses/Objections to Data Requests:
  1. Response to Commission's 1st set of data requests (10/12/05)
  2. Response to Commission's 2nd set of data requests 10/14/05)
  3. Response to Commission's 3rd set of data requests (10/20/05)
  4. Response to Commission's record requests propounded at 10/21/05 hearing (10/26/05)
  5. Response to George Wiley's record requests 1 through 4 (12/2/05)
  6. Supplemental response to Commission's data requests 1-01 (12/6/05)
  7. Response to Commission's 4th set of data requests (1/11/06)

Filings by the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers:

• Division of Public Utilities - Testimony of Bruce R. Oliver (10/11/05)
• Division of Public Utilities - Supplemental testimony of Bruce R. Oliver (10/19/05)

Filings by the Intervenors:

• Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch filed a Motion to Intervene (9/9/05)
• George Wiley Center filed a Motion to Intervene (9/14/05)
• George Wiley Center - Testimony of John Howat (10/12/05)
• George Wiley Center - Supplemental testimony of John Howat (10/17/05)
• George Wiley Center - Motion to Interim Relief Under Rule 1.17 to stay any rate increase until January 2006 (10/25/05) - PUC denied the motion at open meeting held 10/26/05.

Semi-Annual Btu Content Filings

• Semi-annual Btu Content Factor Update - daily sendout data for period October, 2005 - April 2006 supporting a Btu conversion factor of 1.023 ( to calculate the conversion of volumetric meter reading into therms) - Approved at April 26, 2006 open meeting
• Semi-annual Btu Content Factor Update - daily sendout data for period November, 2006 - April 2007 supporting a Btu conversion factor of 1.024 ( to calculate the conversion of volumetric meter reading into therms)

Compliance Filings - Gas Purchasing Program Reports:

• Report on gas purchasing activity for quarter ending March 31, 2006 (filed 4/20/06)
• Report on gas purchasing activity for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 (filed 7/21/06)
• Report on gas purchasing activity for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (filed 10/20/06)
• Twice yearly report on the status of the penalties and incentives under the Gas Purchasing Plan - showing results purchases as of June 30, 2006, made under the plan for the months of July 2005 to June 2008 (filed 7/28/06)

Compliance Filings - Gas Cost Recovery Reports:

• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on twelve months of actual through 10/31/05 (filed 11/22/05)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on one month of actual data and eleven projected through 10/31/06 (filed 12/23/05)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on two months of actual data and ten projected through 10/31/06 (filed 1/20/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on three months of actual data and nine projected through 10/31/06 (filed 2/22/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on four months of actual data and eight projected through 10/31/06 (filed 3/20/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on five months of actual data and seven projected through 10/31/06 (filed 4/20/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on six months of actual data and six months projected through 10/31/06 (filed 5/19/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on seven months of actual data and five months projected through 10/31/06 (filed 6/22/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on eight months of actual data and four months projected through 10/31/06 (filed 7/21/06)
• Annual Gas cost recovery reconciliation report reflecting actual data for period ending June 30, 2006 (filed 8/2/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on nine months of actual data and three months projected through 10/31/06 (filed 8/22/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on ten months of actual data and two months projected through 10/31/06(filed 9/20/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on eleven months of actual data and one month projected through 10/31/06 (filed 10/20/06)
• Monthly filing of Gas Cost Recovery Deferred Balances and gas collections data based on twelve months of actual data through 10/31/06 (filed 11/20/06)

ARCHIVE FILES: Background information, related filings and Orders regarding New England Gas GCR