96 Petition of Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. for a waiver of the distribution system improvement charge cap of 5% of billed revenues

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

Petition of Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. for a Waiver of the Distribution System Improvement Charge Cap of 5% of Billed Revenues

[46 Pa.B. 425]
[Saturday, January 16, 2016]

 P-2016-2521993. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. Petition of Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. requesting: 1) waiver of the Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC) cap of 5% of billed revenues; and 2) approval to increase the maximum allowable DSIC from 5% to 10% of billed revenue for service rendered on or after January 1, 2016. The act of February 14, 2012 (P. L. 72, No. 11) authorized public utilities to use a DSIC mechanism to facilitate the recovery of reasonable and prudent capital costs incurred to repair, improve or replace certain eligible distribution property that is part of the gas distribution companies' distribution systems. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.'s DSIC recovery at P-2012-2338282 is currently capped at 5% of billed distribution revenues between rate cases. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. proposes to increase the maximum DSIC rate by 5%.

 Formal protests and petitions to intervene must be filed in accordance with 52 Pa. Code (relating to public utilities). Filings must be made with the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120 on or before February 1, 2016. The documents filed in support of the petition are available for inspection in the Secretary's Bureau from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's web site at www.puc.pa.gov and at the applicant's business address.

 Applicant: Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.

 Through and By Counsel: Michael W. Hassell, Post & Schell, PC, 17 North Second Street, 12th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1601

ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-96. Filed for public inspection January 15, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]