O N 29068.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
July 1 2002
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY FOR
AUTHORITY TO DECREASE ITS RATES FOR
SERVICE
CASE NO. INT -02-
ORDER NO. 29068
On May 23, 2002, Intermountain Gas Company (Intermountain, Company) filed an
Application (Application) with the Commission for authority to place into effect new rate
schedules that would decrease its annualized revenues by $52.5 million yet maintain the
Weighted Average Cost of Gas (W ACOG) at $0.35295 per therm.l If its Application is
approved, Intermountain stated that customer rates will decrease on average by 24%. The
Application also proposed an over-collection of $8.2 million (an additional 4.7%) to promote
future rate stability. After reviewing the comments and record in this case, the Commission
partially grants the Application as set out in greater detail below but denies the Company
proposal for an over-collection.
BACKGROUND
A. Procedural History
On May 23 , 2002, Intermountain Gas Company filed its annual Purchased Gas Cost
Adjustment (PGA) Application for authority to decrease its net revenue and customer rates by
approximately $52.5 million (24%). The PGA account is a deferral mechanism for over- and
under-collections and for realized savings on spot market gas purchases. Intermountain Gas
supplies natural gas to approximately 200 000 customers in southern Idaho. On June 3 , 2002
the Commission issued a Notice of Application, Modified Procedure and Comment Deadline.
Order No. 29042.
1 A "therm" is a commercial unit of heat energy and comprises approximately 1 00 cubic feet of natural gas. A
therm is equivalent to 100 000 Btus (British thermal units).
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B. The Application
Intermountain s Application sought to pass through a $52.5 million revenue decrease
in gas-related costs to ratepayers resulting from: 1) a net decrease in costs for Intermountain
natural gas interstate transportation, 2) an updated customer allocation of gas-related costs
pursuant to the Company s Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment provision, and 3) the inclusion of
temporary surcharges and credits for one year relating to gas and interstate transportation costs
from Intermountain s deferred gas cost account. Application at 3-
Because of changes in Intermountain s gas-related costs, Intermountain stated that its
earnings will not be affected as a result of the proposed decrease in prices and revenues. Id. at 9.
The Company proposed to provide the $52.5 million reduction by implementing the following
permanent change and temporary credit to its tariff rates for natural gas service and sales:
Permanent Adjustments:
INT -O 1-3 Elimination of Temporary Surcharges/Credits
Base Rate Change
Fixed Cost Collection
($40 994 177)
($ 1 007 635)
($ 478 316)
Temporary Surcharges and Credits : Deferred Gas Costs
Market Segmentation
Northwest Pipeline FERC settlements
Fixed Gas Cost Misc.
Variable Cost Collection Adjustment
Recovery of the Amount Deferred from Case No. INT-01-
($ 2 369 508)
($ 1 490 349)
$ 16 073
($ 9 800 811)
$ 3 505 756
Intermountain Gas proposed allocating deferred gas costs from its PGA Account No.
186 balance to its customers through a temporary price adjustment effective during the 12-month
period beginning July I , 2002 and ending June 30, 2003. Id. at 7. As of June 30, 2002
Intermountain Gas estimated it will have a negative variable gas cost balance in the amount of
$10 138 839. The Company proposed to refund this amount via a per therm credit to all
customers. Intermountain Gas recommended the following annualized change in rates per
customer class to reflect the combined effect of both permanent and temporary adjustments:
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Customer Class Revenue Proposed Proposed Proposed
Average Decrease Average Decrease Average Price
$ /Therm % Change $/Therm
RS-1 Residential ($ 7 414 546)($0.20818)(21.8%)$0.74544
RS-2 Residential ($25 310 212)($0.20524)(24.2%)$0.64330
GS-1 General Service ($18 892 039)($0.20419)(25.6%)$0.59509
LV-I Large Volume *631 513)($0.20203)(31.4%)$0.44213
* T -I tariff price plus the Weighted Average Cost of Gas (W ACOG) $0.35295
W ACOG = total commodity cost of gas +- total purchase therms
Transportation Revenue Proposed Proposed Proposed
Average Increase Average Increase Average Price
(Decrease)(Decrease)$/Therm
$ /Therm %Change
T -1 Transportation ($221 884)($0.00600)(5.7%)$0.09975
2 Transportation ($ 49 044)($0.00202)(7.1%)$0.02656
Intermountain s Application also proposed leaving the W ACOG at $0.35295 per
therm, which is the same W ACOG approved by the Commission last year in Case
No. INT-01-03. Order No. 28783. The Company stated that current market-based commodity
prices support the continuance of the $0.35295 per therm W ACOG to Intermountain
customers. Application at 4. However, due to the Company s management and participation in
hedging transactions, Intermountain stated that under normal conditions customers, will receive
savings" of $0.033 per therm "over the next 12-month period as compared to the $0.35295 per
therm W AGOG.Id. at 4-5. In other words, Intermountain s requested W ACOG would over-
collect the predicted amount that will be required to pay gas-related costs incurred from July
2002 to July 2003 by $0.033 per thermo This would result in an over-collection totaling $8.
million. When added to the requested $52.5 million decrease, this over-collection would
otherwise result in an average decrease of 28.7% (an additional 4.7%).
The Application stated that natural gas future prices predict an upward trend for
future PGA periods even though Intermountain did not believe that market fundamentals will
support the high future prices now predicted. Id. at 5. Therefore, Intermountain believed that
by allowing the W ACOG to remain at the $0.35295 per therm level, a future price increase can
be avoided or mitigated during the July 2003 PGA period (one year from now) by offsetting
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future increases with the savings generated by Intermountain s currently hedged supplies.Id.
If circumstances warranted, Intermountain would file an "out of period" PGA if natural gas
prices decline substantially to a level that facilitates price stability for the future with the pass
through of any deferred gas cost credits that might exist at the time. !d.
WRITTEN COMMENTS
A. Public Comments
As of June 26 , 2002, the Commission received eleven (11) written comments from
the public. None opposed implementation of a rate decrease. Nine of these eleven customers
specifically commented on the Company s plan to over-collect as a hedge against the possibility
of future gas cost increases. Two favored the over-collection because, in the words of one Boise
resident: "the idea of an 'insurance policy,' in case the cost of gas escalates next year , is a sound
one. "Seven commentors opposed the $8.2 million over-collection because, as one Kuna
customer stated: "Rates should only increase when they need to, not so that someone else can
hold my money in a bank account for the 'what if ' reason." Some commentors were also
concerned that Intermountain s proposed over-collection was "creative accounting" in the style
of Enron, an attempt to profit from the interest-free use of ratepayer money, and merely
speculation that natural gas rates would increase next year.
B. Staff Comments
On June 19 2002, the Commission Staff filed Comments that discussed: 1) the results
of its audit, 2) the W ACOG and price stability, and 3) consumer issues.
1. Staff Audit.In Case No. INT-01-, the Commission required Intermountain
to continue to defer $3 505 756.35 of expenses pending further review. Order No. 28783 at 10.
While it was not possible to determine the exact cost to IGI Resources of gas it resold to
Intermountain, Staff determined the purchase prices paid by the Company were in a reasonable
range. Staff Comments at 3. Staff recommended that the Company be allowed to recover the
amount deferred from last year with interest calculated at the Company s short-term investment
rate authorized by the Commission. Id.
Staff also noted that the Company s record-keeping and information retention have
improved dramatically since last year and that it is pleased with the efforts of the Company and
IGI Resources to show how resource management decisions are made. Id. at 3-
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During the audit, Staff discovered that the Company entered into financial hedges to
fix the price of gas for customers last winter and spring. The price protection provided by the
hedges cost $14.9 million in addition to the actual gas purchased. Id. at 4. Staffs review also
indicated that the surcharge put in place last year will over-collect approximately $6.8 million
dollars from customers through June 2002. Id. Because the surcharge was based on normalized
revenues, the Company collected more than authorized when the weather was colder than
normal. The over-collected amount will be returned to customers with interest through the
proposed credit.
Staffs audit also noted that the Company continues to pursue capacity releases and
segmentation credits that benefit customers. Id. Moreover, the Company received a favorable
FERC settlement of $1.49 million dollars from Northwest Pipeline that will be passed on to
customers. !d. Finally, Staff certified that Intermountain correctly calculated the amounts of the
proposed permanent adjustments and the temporary surcharges and credits for the next PGA
period. Id. at 5.
2. W ACOG and Price Stability Given the price volatility and significant rate
increases experienced over the last two years, Staff indicated that it made every effort to ensure
that only the price of gas was included in rates. Id. However, Staff noted that the Company
request that the W ACOG remain at $.35295/therm - even though the Company s data indicated
that the W ACOG should be $.3200/therm - was a departure from every other PGA authorized in
the past two years. Id.
While Staff agreed that over-collection this year could offset a portion of a potential
rate increase next year, it may not eliminate all increases that could occur nor guarantee overall
lower natural gas rates in the future. Id. Because customers will receive approximately $10
million in temporary credits this year that will expire in 2003 , Staff stated that rates will increase
by approximately $10 million unless gas prices decline or an over-collection is available to offset
the loss of the credit next year. Id.
When considering whether to allow Intermountain Gas to charge higher rates this
year in order to keep rates lower next year, Staff noted that Intermountain Gas' customer base is
not static.Intermountain Gas' Integrated Resource Plan filed in April 2002 estimates a
residential "baseline" growth of about 10 000 customers per year for the next several years due to
new construction and conversions to gas. Id. at 6. The Company s residential customer growth
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rate averaged 5.5% per year for the past five years. Id. In addition, some customers will leave
the system in the next twelve months resulting in a mismatch between customers who overpay
this year and customers who underpay next year. Id.
Given the size of the anticipated over-collection, the minimal impact on rate stability,
the non-static nature of the customer base, and the uncertainty of forward market prices, Staff
recommended that the Company further reduce rates by lowering the W ACOG to $.3200/therm
consistent with the costs anticipated in the Company s filing. Id. at 7. Staff further advised that
3200/therm is a reasonable W ACOG given the more recent price forecasts indicating that
actual costs for 2002/2003 could be closer to $.3000/therm. Id. The reduction will also assure
customers that all costs and savings are directly passed through when they occur.
3. Consumer Issues.Between July 16, 2001 (the effective date of the Company
previous rate increase) and June 11 , 2002, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission s Consumer
Assistance Staff has received 223 complaints and inquiries regarding credit and collection issues.
Id. at 8. Of that number, 159 were concerning disconnection of service and 33 were from
customers who were asked to pay a deposit either to reconnect service or to keep service. This.
was an increase over the same 2000-2001 time period when Staff received 121 complaints and
inquiries regarding credit and collections issues, of which 86 concerned disconnections and only
15 involved deposits. Id.
According to Staff, these figures dramatically emphasize the impact recent rate hikes
have had on customers and their ability to pay higher utility bills. Faced with a growing number
of past due accounts, Intermountain Gas increased collection activities to make payment
arrangements whenever possible and, if necessary, disconnect service.The Company now
typically requests payment of a deposit as security on an account before reconnecting service.
Id. To continue assisting customers in reducing their energy needs, Staff recommended that
Intermountain Gas maintain its education efforts and continue providing customers with
conservation information. Id. Staff also recommended that Intermountain provide its final plan
to adjust the level pay program to the Commission for review prior to its final implementation.
Id. at 9.
C. Northwest Industrial Gas Users Comments
On June 25, 2002, the Northwest Industrial Gas Users (NWIGU) petitioned the
Commission for leave to intervene and submit comments in this proceeding. The NWIGU is a
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non-profit association comprised of thirty-two (32) diverse industrial end users of natural gas
with major facilities in the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. NWIGU Comments at 2.
These customers transport large quantities of natural gas to serve their facilities.
As part of its Application, Intermountain proposed to refund any surcharge amounts
generated from resolution of two Northwest Pipeline Corporation (NPC) cases before the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The NWIGU stated that its concerns with the
equitable resolution of these NPC refunds and surcharges have been resolved with Intermountain
as set forth in the Company s filing with the Commission. !d. at 3-4. By tracking the refunds
and surcharges in accordance with the individual customer s usage and cost responsibility during
these time periods in question, the NWIGU believed that Intermountain s filing has reached "
equitable and fair resolution of these issues, both with the 1993 surcharges and the 1995
refunds.Id. at 4. Thus, the NWIGU requested the Commission approve the direct billing and
crediting of industrial accounts as proposed in Intermountain s Application.The NWIGU
further stated that it reviewed the Company s filing and associated work papers and urged the
Commission to approve the permanent adjustments and temporary surcharges and credits for the
deferred gas costs as an appropriate and correct resolution of those accounts. Id.
D. AARP Idaho Comments
On June 26, 2002, AARP Idaho filed Comments on behalf of its more than 143 000
Idaho members. The AARP urged the Commission to reject the Company s proposal to over-
collect $8.2 million. AARP Comments at 2. By doing so, the Commission would ensure that all
gas costs and savings would be directly passed through to customers as they occur and maintain
consistency with past PCA practices. !d. The AARP also noted that over-collection would
likely create a mismatch between customers who overpay this year and customers who underpay
next year. Id. at 3. The AARP also agreed with Staff that an over-collection will not guarantee
overall lower natural gas rates and may not eliminate all increases that could occur in the future.
Id.
Rising utility rates are having an overwhelming impact on Idaho citizens - especially
older persons, many of whom are living on low and fixed incomes. The AARP indicated that
older Americans spend a greater proportion of income on home energy costs. Low-income older
families spend an average of 16 percent of their income on residential energy. Id. Too often
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these families are forced to choose between risking their health and comfort by cutting back on
energy expenditures and reducing spending for other basic necessities. Id.
The AARP urged the Commission to adopt Staffs recommendation to order
Intermountain to continue its efforts to educate consumers about energy assistance and
conservation programs in an ongoing effort to help consumers reduce their energy needs. Id.
4. Since there will continue to be consumers who cannot pay their bills even with the proposed
rate decrease, the AARP strongly recommended the Commission "also adopt automatic
enrollment to effectively increase participation rates in available low-income energy assistance
programs.Id. Advocating expanded funding for energy assistance programs, AARP welcomed
the opportunity to work with the Commission to implement automatic enrollment and to educate
their members on the existence of available energy assistance programs. Id.
In the event the Commission authorizes the over-collection, the AARP requested that
any future refunds due to customers from the over-collection should be credited with interest. Id.
at 2. The AARP also urged the Commission to hold public hearings to allow customers
especially those who do not expect to receive notices of the Company s proposal in their bills
until June 25, an adequate opportunity to participate in this proceeding before the Commission
reaches a final decision. Id.
E. Intermountain Reply Comments
On June 24, 2002, Intermountain Gas filed Reply Comments with the Commission.
Even though futures market prices currently indicate natural gas prices will increase, it remained
Intermountain s collective opinion that it should not currently lock-in natural gas prices simply
for the sake of energy price stability because futures prices are "poised for further softening.
Reply Comments at 1. However, the Company noted that market liquidity "is sustained by
contrary opinions and prices could indeed escalate to the levels predicted by the collective
market." Id.
The Company stated that it is a viable option for the Commission to secure customer
price stability for a longer period by granting a large price reduction now while simultaneously
allowing a credit balance to accrue with interest. Id. at 2. According to Intermountain, this
credit balance will help offset the impact next year of expiring temporary credits and escalating
natural gas prices predicted by the futures market. Id. As an alternative to Staffs proposal to
further reduce the W ACOG, the Company committed to further lowering prices before the
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winter heating season if market prices decline to a level that facilitates price stability. Id. While
noting "what is in the best interests of the customer over the intermediate future is obviously a
judgment call " the Company believes that it is appropriate to wait until later this year before the
winter heating season to consider the merits of a further incremental adjustment. Id.
DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS
A. Procedural Matters
We have reviewed the record, including the Application and comments filed by
interested parties, and are confident that we have adequate information upon which to base our
findings. Although holding the public hearings requested by the AARP would certainly add to
our present record, we do not wish to delay implementation of this significant rate decrease to do
so.We also believe that the comments received by the Commission thus far adequately
represent the public sentiment on the issues presented by Intermountain s Application.
On June 25 2002, the Northwest Industrial Gas Users petitioned to intervene in this
proceeding. Because this Application is being processed under Modified Procedure, an
interested party does not need to intervene in order to file comments. IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
However, the Commission cannot issue an Order on the Northwest Industrial Gas Users ' petition
to intervene until seven (7) days after the petition s filing have passed as required by Procedural
Rule 75. IDAP A 31.01.01.075. In the event that further proceedings on this Application are
required, the Commission will timely issue an Order on this petition.
B. Adjustments, Surcharges Credits
Intermountain s Application proposes the inclusion of permanent adjustments as well
as temporary surcharges and credits for deferred gas costs in customer rates. The temporary
surcharges and credits include amounts resulting from the settlement of disputed Northwest
Pipeline Corporation2 pipeline transportation purchased in the 1990s. Staff, Intermountain and
the Northwest Industrial Gas Users agreed that these amounts are correct and recommend their
approval. Consequently, the Commission finds the permanent adjustments and temporary
surcharges and credits for deferred gas costs to be reasonable and directs Intermountain to
implement them during the 2002-2003 PGA period.
2 Northwest Pipeline Corporation is also known as Williams Gas Pipeline-West.
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C. The W A COG
After reviewing the utility s Application to decrease rates, the Commission
required to establish "just and reasonable" rates. Idaho Code 9 61-502. Wholesale natural gas
prices have fluctuated dramatically over the past few years, resulting in higher natural gas costs
for gas utilities nationally and in Idaho. As a result of the increased commodity prices that
Intermountain Gas paid its suppliers in 2000 and 2001 , the Commission approved several
substantial rate increases. Weare now in a position to ensure that Intermountain Gas customers
experience significant rate relief. The primary issue raised by the Company s Application is not
whether rates should be decreased, but by how much.
Given the expiration of temporary credits next year and high futures market
commodity prices, the Commission shares the Company s concern that customer rates may
increase next year. The Company s Application should put customers on notice that a rate
increase next year is possible, and perhaps likely.
The PGA mechanism is designed to pass through commodity costs in a timely
fashion. By passing through more than the Company s documented commodity costs now as
Intermountain requests, the PGA would not operate as intended. Many Intermountain customers
are also customers of Idaho Power Company. Both Companies have trackers built into their
rates that have passed through increased commodity costs as they occurred during the last two
years. Consistent with the approved PGA methodology, it is appropriate that Intermountain
PGA also pass through the full benefit of decreased commodity costs as they occur. Passing
through the full rate reduction to customers now will also avoid any mismatch between
customers who would overpay this year and customers who would underpay next year.
Moreover, the Commission assured customers in past public hearings that this parallel
treatment would occur equally not only as rates increased, but also as they decreased. Although
the Company s proposal to over-collect $8.2 million to offset a likely rate increase next year is
well-intended, the Commission will not breach the commitment it made to ratepayers to pass
through the full rate decrease.
For the foregoing reasons, we find it reasonable to reduce the W ACOG from
$0.35295 to $0.3200 per thermo When combined with the adjustments, surcharges and credits
agreed upon by Staff, Northwest Industrial Gas Users and the Company, rates per therm will
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decrease on average by 28.7%. The following table indicates the annualized change in rates per
customer class:
Customer Class Revenue Average Decrease Average Decrease Average Price
$ /Therm % Change $/Therm
RS-1 Residential ($8 588 094)($0.24113)(25.3%)$0.71249
RS-2 Residential ($29 373 608)($0.23819)(28.1%)$0.61035
GS-1 General Service ($21 940 635)($0.23714)(29.7%)$0.56214
LV-I Large Volume *($734 510)($0.23498)(36.5%)$0.40918
* T -I tariff price plus the Weighted Average Cost of Gas (W ACOG) $0.3200
W ACOG = total commodity cost of gas +- total purchase therms
Average Average Average Price
Transportation Revenue Decrease Decrease $/Therm
$ /Therm %Change
T -1 Transportation ($221 884)($0.00600)(5.7%)$0.09975
2 Transportation ($49 044)($0.07038)(9.2%)$0.69596
As a result of this decrease, residential (RS-1) customers using an average of 49
therms of natural gas per month for space heating only will experience a monthly decrease of
$12.37 (-25.3%). Residential (RS-2) customers using an average of 65 therms per month for
natural gas space and water heating will experience a monthly decrease of $18.17 (-28.1 %).
Commercial customers using an average of 259 therms per month will experience a monthly
decrease of$76.78 (-29.7 %).
The rate decrease approved in this Order shall become effective on July 1 , 2002. The
Commission orders Intermountain Gas to adjust its billing and file new tariffs to implement the
new rates. Idaho Code 961-618.
D. Recovery of $3. 5 Million in Spot Market Purchases
This rate decrease includes collection of the $3 505 756.35 deferred from last year
PGA case. In its comments submitted then in Case No. INT-01-, Staff indicated that it was
unable to verify the prudency of certain spot market transactions IGI Resources made on behalf
of Intermountain Gas due to changes in IGI Resources' billing practices. To allow Staff the
opportunity to confirm that the price paid by Intermountain Gas was reasonable, the Commission
found it necessary to defer consideration of $3 505 756.35 in spot market purchases until the
next PGA period. Order No. 28783 at 10.
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Staff later indicated that while it was not possible to determine the exact cost to
Resources of gas it resold to Intermountain, the purchase prices paid by the Company were in a
reasonable range. Staff Comments at 3. Thus, Staff recommended that the Company be allowed
to recover the amount deferred from last year with interest calculated at the Company s short-
term investment rate authorized by the Commission. Given the results of Staffs investigation
the Commission finds it appropriate to allow recovery of $3 505 756.35 in spot market purchases
deferred from Case No. INT-01-03 with interest at the current authorized rates and
methodology.
E. Documentation
We appreciate the diligence of Intermountain and IGI Resources to provide the
necessary documentation to detail the decision-making process followed when securing the
short-term spot market purchases and conducting other financial transactions. To facilitate
continued review of the Company s actions by the Commission and Staff, the Commission
directs Intermountain to continue to record and retain copies of information used to make
important decisions regarding the purchase of gas and financial transactions. To assist the
Commission in monitoring the potential effect of market fluctuations on future customer rates
the Company shall continue to file updated W ACOG projections monthly through September
2002 and quarterly thereafter. Intermountain shall also continue to file monthly summaries of its
purchased gas transactions and related deferred balances. Although commodity rates have
declined, the Commission finds it reasonable for the Company to maintain its education efforts
and continue providing customers with conservation information in an ongoing effort to help
customers reduce their energy needs. Finally, we direct Intermountain to provide its final plan
for adjusting level pay amounts for customers who participate in the level pay program to the
Commission for review prior to its implementation.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Intermountain Gas s Application is partially granted.
The Company shall file tariffs in conformance with a W ACOG of $0.3200 per therm to be
effective July 1 , 2002. For meters read after the effective date of this Order, usage will be pro-
rated back to July 1 2002.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Intermountain pass through its proposed permanent
adjustments and temporary surcharges and credits to customers as filed.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the $3 505 756.35 in spot market purchases
deferred from Case No. INT-01-3 be recovered with interest at the current authorized rates
and methodology.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Intermountain Gas continue to record and retain
copies of information used to make important decisions regarding the purchase of gas and
financial transactions.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Intermountain Gas continue to file updated
W ACOG projections monthly through September 2002 and quarterly thereafter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Intermountain Gas continue to file monthly
summaries of its purchased gas transactions and related deferred balances.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Intermountain Gas maintain its education efforts
and continue providing customers with conservation information in an ongoing effort to help
customers reduce their energy needs.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Intermountain Gas provide its final plan for
adjusting level pay amounts for customers who participate in the level pay program to the
Commission for review prior to its implementation.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally
decided by this Order) or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case No. INT-02-
may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order
with regard to any matter decided in this order or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this
Case No. INT-02-03. For purposes of filing a petition for reconsideration, this order shall
become effective as of the service date. Idaho Code 9 61-626. Within seven (7) days after any
person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration. See Idaho Code 9 61-626.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this J sf
day of July 2002.
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
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