20230221Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: CLAIRE SHARP
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023

SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF INTERMOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY’S
APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND
CHARGES FOR NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO;
CASE NO. INT-G-22-07

On December 1, 2022, Intermountain Gas Company (“Company”), applied for authority
to increase its rates and charges for natural gas service in the State of Idaho, effective on or after
January 1, 2023.
On December 21, 2022, the Commission issued a Notice of Application, Notice of
Suspension of Proposed Effective Date, and Notice of Intervention Deadline. Order No. 35640.
Alliance of Western Energy Consumers (“AWEC”), Idaho Conservation League (“ICL”), and
Boise City intervened. Order Nos. 35653, 35662, and 35664.
On February 16, 2023, Commission Staff (“Staff”) provided the Company and all
Intervenors with a proposed schedule. Staff proposed:
 Customer Workshops
o Pocatello, ID: March 15, 2023, at 11 am
o Twin Falls, ID: March 15, 2023, at 6 pm
o Boise, ID: March 21, 2023, at 6 pm
 Staff Testimony Filing Date: April 26, 2023
 Rebuttal Testimony: May 17, 2023
 Public Customer Hearing(s): TBD
 Technical Hearings: TBD
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
The Company and all Intervenors were notified of Staff’s proposed schedule and did not object to
the proposed dates.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Scheduling Order setting Customer Workshops,
as described above, on March 15, 2023, and March 21, 2023; the Staff Testimony Filing deadline
on April 26, 2023; and the Rebuttal Testimony deadline on May 17, 2023.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Scheduling Order setting Customer Workshops on
March 15, 2023, and March 21, 2023; the Staff Testimony Filing deadline on April 26, 2023; and
the Rebuttal Testimony deadline on May 17, 2023?

__________________________
Claire Sharp
Deputy Attorney General

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