NG15-005 - In the Matter of the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. for Authority to Increase its Natural Gas Rates
Date Filed: 06/30/15 ♦ Intervention Date: 09/11/15 ♦
Date of Notice of Filing: 07/02/15 ♦ Docket Closed: 06/15/16
Docket Reopened: 06/27/16 ♦ Docket Closed: 07/07/16
Date of Notice of Filing: 07/02/15 ♦ Docket Closed: 06/15/16
Docket Reopened: 06/27/16 ♦ Docket Closed: 07/07/16
Agendas:
July 5, 2016, Agenda of Commission Meeting
June 7, 2016, Agenda of Commission Meeting
August 20, 2015, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 21, 2015, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of July 5, 2016, Commission Meeting
Minutes of June 7, 2016, Commission Meeting
Minutes of August 20, 2015, Commission Meeting
Minutes of July 21, 2015, Commission Meeting
Click For Comments and Responses
- 07/22/15 - Order Assessing Filing Fee and Suspending Operation of Proposed Rates
- 08/21/15 - Order Granting Intervention (Federal Executive Agencies)
- 06/15/16 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation
- 07/06/16 - Order Approving Tariff Revisions
- 06/30/15 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Application
- Application
- Direct Testimony
- Garret Senger's Direct Testimony
- Exhibit ___ JSG-1 - J. Stephen Gaske's Direct Testimony
- Exhibit ___ (JSG-2) Schedule 1 - Various General Economic Statistics
- Exhibit ___ (JSG-2) Schedule 2 - Sample of Flotation
Costs Incurred with New Common Stock Issues by Natural Gas Distribution Companies from 2000 to 2015 - Exhibit ____ (JSG-2) Schedule 3 - Selected Natural Gas Distribution Companies Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Data and Credit Ratings
- Exhibit ____ (JSG-2) Schedule 4 - Selected Natural Gas Distribution Companies Dividend Yields from November 2014 to April 2015
- Exhibit ____ (JSG-2) Schedule 5 - Market DCF Calculation as of April30, 2015
- Exhibit ____ (JSG-2) Schedule 6 - Selected Natural Gas Distribution Companies Infrastructure Riders and Capital Tracking Mechanisms
- Exhibit ____ (JSG-2) Schedule 7 - Selected Natural Gas Distribution Companies Capital Structures as of December 31, 2014
- Pat Darras' Direct Testimony
- Anne M. Jones' Direct Testimony
- Travis R. Jacobson's Direct Testimony
- Sara J. Cardwell's Direct Testimony
- Tamie A. Aberle's Direct Testimony
- Statements
- Index
- Statement A - Balance Sheet
- Statement B - Income Statement
- Statement C - Retained Earnings
- Statement D - Plant in Service Gas Utility
- D-1 - Detailed Cost of Plant Gas Utility
- D-2 - Book Changes in Gas Plant in Service
- D-3 - Plant in Service Average Gas Utility
- D-4 - Book Changes in Gas Plant in Service - Previous Years
- D-5 - Methods and Procedures Followed in Capitalizing AFUDC and Other Construction Overheads
- D-6 - Significant Changes in Intangible Plant
- D-7 - Working papers on Plant Not Used and Useful
- D-8 - Description of Property Records
- D-9 - Gas Plant Acquisitions Without Regulatory Approval
- Statement E - Accumulated Reserve for Depreciation
- Statement F - Working Capital and Other Deductions
- Statement G - Average Utility Capital Structure
- Statement H - Summary of Operation and Maintenance Expenses
- Statement I - Operating Revenues
- Statement J - Summary of Depreciation Expense
- Statement
K - Income Taxes
- K-1 - Reconciliation of Net Income Per Books with Taxable Income Per Federal Income Tax Return
- K-2 - Difference in Book and Tax Depreciation
- K-3 - Net Taxable Income (loss) for Each Company Included in MDU Resources Group Inc.'s 2013 Consolidated Federal Income Tax Return
- K-4 - Allowance for Current Tax in Excess of Tax Calculated at Consolidated Tax Rate
- K-5 - Allowance for Current State Income Taxes Calculated at Consolidated Tax Rate
- Statement L - Taxes Other Than Income
- Statement M - Overall Cost of Service
- Statement N - Allocated Cost of Service
- Statement O - Comparison of Cost of Service
- Statement P - Pro Forma Gas Costs
- Statement Q - Description of Utility Operations
- Statement R - Intercompany Transactions
- 07/13/15 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Workpapers
- Index
- Statement D - Plant In Service
- Statement F - Working Capital
- Statement H - Operation and Maintenance Expenses
- Gas O&M Detail
- Cost of Gas
- Labor
- Benefits
- Subcontract Labor
- Vehicles & Work Equipment
- Materials
- Software Maintenance
- Office Supplies
- Communication
- Rents
- Company Consumption
- Uncollectible Accounts
- Postage
- Advertising
- Insurance (See Statement E, Pages 1-12)
- Industry Dues
- Regulatory Commission Expense (See Statement E, Page 16-23)
- Notes
- Statement I - Operating Revenues
- Statement J - Depreciation Expense
- Statement K - Income Taxes
- Statement L Taxes Other than Income
- Statement M Overall Cost of Service
- Statement N - Class Cost of Service Study
- Cost Allocation Manual
- 07/29/15 - Federal Executive Agencies' Petition to Intervene
- 11/05/15 - Department of Air Force's Letter regarding Pro Hac Vice
- Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Thomas A Jernigan
- Order Granting Intervention (Federal Executive Agencies)
- 11/23/15 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Notice of Intent to Implement Interim Natural Gas Service Rates
- 12/11/15 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Revised Tariff Page for Purchase Gas Adjustment
- 03/07/16 - Direct Testimony of Michael P. Gorman on behalf of Federal Executive Agencies
- 05/19/16 - Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation (between Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., the Federal Executive Agencies, and the Staff of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission)
- 05/20/16 - PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation (Public)
- PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation Confidential (not available to the public)
- Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 1 – SD Gas Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 2 – SD Gas Operating Income Statement Summary
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 3 – SD Gas Operating Income Statement with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 1 – SD Gas Rate Base Summary
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 2 – SD Gas Rate Base with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 1 – Plant in Service Per Books 13-Point Averages
- Exhibit___(PJS-3) Schedule 2 – Per Books 13-Point Averages (Accumulated Depreciation and Other Rate Base)
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 1 – Interest Synchronization Adjustment
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 2 – Cash Working Capital
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 3 – Advanced Tax Collections
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 4 – Labor Expense
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 5 – Benefits Expense
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 6 – Working Capital Updates
- Exhibit___(PJS-4) Schedule 7 – Subcontract Labor
- Exhibit___(BAM-1) – Post-Test Year Non-Revenue Producing Plant Additions
- Exhibit___(BAM-2) – Annualization of Test Year Non-Revenue Producing Plant Additions
- Exhibit___(BAM-3) – Depreciation
- Exhibit___(BAM-4) – Vehicles and Work Equipment
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 – Cost of Capital (Public)
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 – Cost of Capital Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 2 – Weather Normalization
- Exhibit___(DEP-1) Schedule 1 – Incentive Compensation Adjustment
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 1 – Other Operating Revenues
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 2 – Cost of Gas
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 3 – Materials
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 4 – Company Consumption
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 5 – Uncollectible Accounts
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 1 – Industry Dues Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 2 – Aviation Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 3 – Communication Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 4 – Software Maintenance Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(JMR-1) Schedule 5 – Rate Case Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(LMR-1) Schedule 1 – Advertising Adjustment
- Exhibit___(LMR-1) Schedule 2 – Postage Adjustment
- Rate Design
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 1 – Rate Design by Customer Class Summary
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 2-1 – Residential Service
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 2-2 – Firm General Service
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 2-3 – Small Interruptible Service
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 2-4 – Large Interruptible Service
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 3 – Bill Comparison
- 05/27/16 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Notice to Customer of the Rate Increase
- 06/09/16 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Tariff Revisions
- 06/15/16 - Docket Closed
- 06/27/16 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Tariff Revisions
- 07/07/16 - Docket Reclosed
- 10/31/16 - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Letter regarding Interim Rate Refund