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NG14-005 - In the Matter of the Application of MidAmerican Energy Company for Authority to Increase its Natural Gas Rates
Date Filed: 08/04/14 ♦ Intervention Date: 10/24/14♦
Date of Notice of Filing: 08/07/14 ♦ Docket Closed: 06/18/15
Date of Notice of Filing: 08/07/14 ♦ Docket Closed: 06/18/15
Agendas:
June 16, 2015, Agenda of Ad Hoc Commission Meeting
August 19, 2014, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of June 16, 2015, Ad Hoc Commission Meeting
Minutes of August 19, 2014, Commission Meeting
- Order Assessing Filing Fee and Suspending Operation of Proposed Rates
- Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Refund Plan
- 08/04/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Application
- Volume I
- Index
- Transmittal Letter
- Notice of Change in Rates
- Attestation
- Report of Tariff Schedule Change
- Public Rate Increase Notice
- Comparison of Sales, Services and Revenues
Rate Comparisons - Comparison of Rates
- Statements and Support Schedules: A through R
- Statement A - Balance Sheet
- Statement B - Income Statement
- Statement C - Earned Surplus Statement
- Statement D - Cost of Plant
- D-1 - Detailed Plant Accounts
- D-2 - Plant Addition and Retirement for Test Period
- D-3 - Plant Accounts on Average Basis for Test Period
- D-4 - Book Changes in Gas Plant in Service - Previous Years
- D-5 - Interest and Other Overheads
- D-6 - Changes in Intangible Plant
- D-7 - Plant in Service Not Used and Useful
- D-8 - Property Records
- D-9 - Plant Acquired for Which Regulatory Approval has not been Obtained
- Statement E - Accumulated Depreciation
- Statement F - Working Capital
- F-1 - Monthly Balances for Materials and Supplies
- F-2 - Monthly balances for Materials and Supplies for Two Years Immediately Preceding Test Year
- F-3 - Data Used in Computing Working Capital
- Statement G
- Statement H - Operation and Maintenance Expenses
- Statement I - Operating Revenues
- Statement J - Depreciation Expense
- Statement K - Income Taxes
- K-1 - Workpapers for Income Taxes
- K-1 - Income Taxes 2009 Confidential (not available to the public)
- K-1 - Income Taxes 2010 Confidential (not available to the public)
- K-1 - Income Taxes 2011 Confidential (not available to the public)
- K-1 - Income Taxes 2012 Confidential (not available to the public)
- K-2 - Difference between Book and Tax Depreciation
- K-3 - Consolidated Federal Income Taxes
- K-3 - Consolidated Federal Income Taxes Confidential (not available to the public)
- K-4 - Working Papers for an Allowance for Current Tax Greater than Tax Calculated at Consolidated Rate
- K-5 - Working Papers for Claimed Allowances for State Income Taxes
- K-1 - Workpapers for Income Taxes
- Statement L - Other Taxes
- Statement M - Overall Cost of Service
- Statement N - Allocated Cost of Service
- Schedule N-1 - Functional Allocation of Cost of Service
- Schedule N-2 - Classification by Energy and Customer
- Schedule N-3 - Facilities Allocated to South Dakota Only
- Schedule N-4 - SD Sales by Load Research Class and Total Company
- Schedule N-5 - SD Sales and Total Company Sales During Peak
- Schedule N-6 - Functional Allocations
- Schedule N-7 - Classification of O Expense to Demand, Energy and Customer
- Statement O - Comparison of Cost of Service
- Statement O - Workpaper - Comparison of Cost of Service
- Statement O - Workpaper - Functional Cost of Service Results
- Statement O - Workpaper - Test Year Financials with ProFormas
- Statement O - Workpaper - Functional Cost of Service
- Statement O - Workpaper - Functional Cost of Service Allocators
- Statement O - Workpaper - Functional Payroll Allocators
- Statement O - Workpaper - Class Cost of Service Results
- Statement O - Workpaper - S.D. Jurisdictional Sales by Rate Code
- Statement O - Workpaper - S.D. Jurisdictional Revenues by Rate Code
- Statement O - Workpaper - S.D. Jurisdictional Rider Revenue by Rate Code
- Statement O - Workpaper - S.D. Jurisdictional Customers by Rate Code
- Statement O - Workpaper - S.D. Monthly Sales and Revenue by Rate Code
- Statement O - Workpaper - Design Day Peak Calculations
- Statement O - Workpaper -Small Volume Rate Design
- Statement O - Workpaper - Medium Volume Rate Design
- Statement O - Workpaper - Large Volume Rate Design
- Statement O - Workpaper - Metering Rate Design
- Statement O - Workpaper - Comparison of Cost of Service
- Statement P - Fuel Cost Adjustment Factor
- Statement P - Fuel Cost Adjustment Factor Confidential (not available to the public)
- Statement Q - Description of Utility Operations
- Statement R - Purchases from Affiliated Companies
- Volume II
- Index
- Direct Testimony of Tom Hutchins (Policy)
- Direct Testimony of Rick Tunning (Revenue Requirement, Income Statement, Capital
Structure)
- Schedule Index
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 1 - South Dakota Gas Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 2 - South Dakota Gas Operating Income Statement with Pro Forma Adjustments
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 3 - Pro Forma Summary
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 4 - Interest Synchronization Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 5 - Payroll Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 6 - Weather Normalization Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 7 - Retirement Plan Cost Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 8 - Depreciation on Rate Base Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 9 - Sales Growth Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 10 - Acquisition Adjustment Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 11 - Rate Case Expense Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 12 - Late Payment Charge Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 13 - LTIP Cost Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 14 - Energy Efficiency Costs and Revenue Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 15 - PGA Costs and Revenue Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 16 - Economic Development Cost Pro Forma Adjustment
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 17 - Out of Period Income Tax Adjustments
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedules 18-24 Not used.
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 25 - Weighted Average Cost of Capital
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 26 - Cost of Long-term Debt
- Exhibit RRT 1.1 - Schedule 27 - Cost of Common Equity
- Direct Testimony of Mary Jo Anderson (Rate Base)
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Index
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Schedule 1 - South Dakota Gas Rate Base with Pro Forma Adjustments
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Schedule 2 - South Dakota Gas Rate Base Pro Forma Adjustments
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Schedule 3 - Acquisition Adjustment - 50%
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Schedule 4 - Cast Iron Replacement
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Schedule 5 - 2013 Sales Growth Normalization
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Schedule 6 - Project in Service During Test Year
- Exhibit MJA 1.1. - Schedule 7 - Projects in Service by 12/31/2015
- Direct Testimony of James Vander Weide (Return on Equity)
- List of Schedules and Appendices
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 1-1 - Summary of Discounted Cash Flow Analysis for Natural Gas Utilities
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 2-1 - Comparison of the DCF Expected Return on an Investment in Natural Gas Utilities to the Interest Rate on Moody's A-Rated Utility Bonds
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 3-1 - Comparative Returns on S&P 500 Stock Index and Moody's A-Rated Bonds 1937-2014
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 4-1 - Comparative Returns on S&P Utility Stock Index and Moody's A-Rated Bonds 1937-2014
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 5-1 - Using the Arithmetic Mean to Estimate the Cost of Equity Capital
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 6-1 - Calculation of Capital Asset Pricing Model Cost of Equity Using an Historical 7.0 Percent Risk Premium
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 7-1 - Comparison of Risk Premia on S&P 500 and S&P Utilities 1937-2014
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 8-1 - Calculation of Capital Asset Pricing Model Cost of Equity Using an Historical 7.0 Percent Risk Premium and 0.87 Utility Beta
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Schedule 9-1 - Calculation of Capital Asset Pricing Model Cost of Equity Using DCF Estimate of the Expected Rate of Return on the Market Portfolio
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Appendix 1-1 - Qualifications of James H. Vander Weide
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Appendix 2-1 - Derivation of the Quarterly DCF Model
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Appendix 3-1 - Adjusting for Flotation Costs in Determining a Public Utility's Allowed Rate of Return on Equity
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 - Appendix 4-1 - Ex Ante Risk Premium Method
- Exhibit JHV 1.1 -
Appendix 5 - Ex Post Risk Premium Method
- Direct Testimony of Chuck Rea (Cost of Service/Rate Design, Weather Normalization
Adjustment)
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule A - Functional Cost of Service Allocators
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule B - Class Cost of Service Results
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule C - Derivation of Gas Rates
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule D - Proposed Gas Rates
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule E - Gas Weather Normalization Pro Forma Results
- Exhibit CBR 1.1 - Schedule F - Explanation of Weather Normalization Pro Forma Adjustment
- Direct Testimony of Debra Kutsunis (Tariffs, Cash Working Capital, Rate Case Expense)
- Direct Testimony of Tom Gesell (Transport Tariff)
- Volume I
- 08/15/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Notices to Customers
- Notice of Proposed Large Volume Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Proposed Large Volume Natural Gas Transportation Rate Increase
- Notice of Proposed Medium Volume Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Proposed Medium Volume Natural Gas Transportation Rate Increase
- Notice of Proposed Residential Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Proposed Small Volume Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Proposed Small Volume Natural Gas Transportation Rate Increase
- Notice of Proposed Natural Gas Rate Increase
- 08/27/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Cross-Reference Comparisons
- 12/31/14 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Implementing an Interim Rate
- 06/03/15 - MidAmerican Energy and PUC Staff's Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation
- 06/03/15 - PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation (Public)
- PUC Staff Memorandum Supporting Settlement Stipulation Confidential (not available to the public)
- Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 1 - SD Gas Revenue Requirement
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 2 - SD Gas Operating Income Statement Summary
- Exhibit___(EJP-1) Schedule 3 - SD Gas Operating Income Statement with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 1 - SD Gas Rate Base Summary
- Exhibit___(EJP-2) Schedule 2 - SD Gas Rate Base with Known and Measurable Adjustments
- Exhibit___(EJP-3) Schedule 1 - Rate Case Expense Adjustment
- Exhibit___(EJP-3) Schedule 2 - Association Dues Adjustment
- Exhibit___(BAM-1) - Interest Synchronization Adjustment
- Exhibit___(BAM-2) - Cast Iron Replacement
- Exhibit___(BAM-3) - Capital Projects In-Service by 5/31/14
- Exhibit___(BAM-4) - Depreciation on Rate Base Adjustments
- Exhibit___(BAM-5) - Projects In-Service During Test Year
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 - Cost of Capital (Public)
- Exhibit___(BLC-1) Schedule 1 - Cost of Capital Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 1 - Cash Working Capital
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 2 - Advanced Tax Collections
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 3 - Working Capital Updates
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 4 - Bad Debt Expense
- Exhibit___(PJS-1) Schedule 5 - Maintenance of Mains
- Exhibit___(DEP-1) Schedule 1 - PIP Costs Adjustment
- Rate Design
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 1 - Rate Design by Customer Class
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 2-1 - Small Service Schedules
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 2-2 - Medium Service Schedules
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 2-3 - Large Service Schedules
- Exhibit___(PJS-2) Schedule 3 - Small Volume Firm Bill Comparison
- Certificate of Service
- 06/05/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Notices to Customers and Interim Refund Plan
- Notice of Large Volume Transportation Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Large Seasonal Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Large Volume Interruptible Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Medium Volume Residential Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Medium Volume Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Medium Volume Transportation Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Monthly Meter Transportation Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Small Volume Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Small Seasonal Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Small Volume Transportation Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Notice of Small Volume Interruptible Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
- Interim Refund Plan
- Interim Refund Factor Calculation
- Certificate of Service
- 06/11/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Cross-Reference Comparison of MidAmerican’s Current and Proposed Tariffs
- 06/17/15 - PUC Staff's Letter regarding MidAmerican's Charges for Damages of Gas Line by Excavators
- 06/18/15 - Docket Closed
- 10/09/15 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding Interim Refund
- 12/07/16 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding 2015 Depreciation Study
- 04/21/22 - MidAmerican Energy's Letter regarding 2020 Depreciation Study
