20230307Intermountain Gas Public Workshops Press Release.pdf

Case No. INT-G-22-07
Order No. 35697
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE: Commission schedules public workshops on Intermountain Gas application
to raise rates

BOISE (March 7, 2023) – The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has scheduled public
informational workshops to share information on an application filed by Intermountain Gas
requesting authority to increase its rates. The commission may approve, reject, or modify the
rates and charges proposed.

If Intermountain Gas’s request is approved by the commission, the monthly bill for the average
residential customer would increase by approximately $2.19, or 4.4 percent. The monthly bill for
the average commercial customer would increase by approximately $3.43, or 1.5 percent.
Intermountain Gas represented the primary reason for the requested increase in rates is due to
infrastructure investments it has made.

Commission staff will hold public informational workshops in Pocatello and Twin Falls on
Wednesday, March 15. A public informational workshop will also be held in Boise on Tuesday,
March 21. At the public workshops, commission staff will present information on Intermountain
Gas’s application to increase rates. They also will answer questions from customers and the
public.

The public workshop in Pocatello will start at 11:00 a.m. (MDT) and is being held at the regional
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Office at 1345 Barton Road. Those interested in attending
the workshop can do so in-person or online. To listen to the workshop, please call 1-415-655-
0001 and enter meeting number 2457 823 8326. To watch the workshop online, please visit
idahogov.webex.com and enter meeting number 2457 823 8326. At the next window, please
enter your name, e-mail address and this password: PocatelloMeeting. The workshop in
Pocatello will conclude at 2:00 p.m. (MDT) or after all questions have been answered, whichever
comes first.

A public workshop will also be held in Twin Falls on March 15. The workshop will start at 6:00
p.m. (MDT) and is being held at the College of Southern Idaho, Health Science & Human
Services Building, Lecture Hall 150, 315 Falls Avenue. Those interested in attending can do so
in-person or online. To listen to the workshop, please call 1-415-655-0001 and enter meeting
number 2455 415 4468. To watch the workshop online, please visit idahogov.webex.com and
enter meeting number 2455 415 4468. At the next window, please enter your name, e-mail
address and this password: TwinFallsMeeting. The workshop in Twin Falls will conclude at 9:00
p.m. (MDT) or after all questions have been answered, whichever comes first.

The public workshop in Boise on March 21 will start at 6:00 p.m. (MDT) at the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission, 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Building 8, Suite 201-A. Those interested in
attending can do so in-person or online. To participate over the phone, please call 1-415-655-
0001 and enter meeting number 2461 848 6162. To watch the workshop online, please visit
idahogov.webex.com and enter meeting number 2461 848 6162. At the next window, please
enter your name, e-mail address and this password: BoiseMeeting. The workshop in Boise will
conclude at 9:00 p.m. (MDT) or after all questions have been answered, whichever comes first.

Written comments on the application are being accepted until Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
Comments must be filed through the commission’s website or by e-mail unless computer access
is unavailable. To comment using the website, please visit puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “Case
Comment Form” link that is on the upper left side of the page. Complete the form using Case
Number INT-G-22-07.

When filing by e-mail, those submitting comments must e-mail their comments to the
commission secretary and Intermountain Gas at the e-mail addresses listed below. If computer
access is not available, comments can be mailed to the commission and Intermountain Gas at
these addresses:

For the Idaho Public Utilities Commission:

Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
[e-mail]

Street Address for Express Mail:
11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714

For Intermountain Gas:

Preston N. Carter
Givens Pursley, LLP
601 W. Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83702
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Lori A. Blattner
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Intermountain Gas Company
P.O. Box 7608
Boise, ID 83707
[e-mail]

Additional information on the application can be found at: puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/6936.