Docket No. 3790 - National Grid - Gas Energy Efficiency Programs for 2007

Status of Docket: Closed.

• National Grid - Proposal to establish a gas energy surcharge to fund the implementation of Gas Energy Efficiency Programs, Phase I filing includes testimony of witnesses Peter C. Czekanski and Bruce A. Johnson (filed on 12/1/06)
• Division of Public Utilities - Memo and recommendation on the Company's proposed charge to fund gas demand side management (DSM) programs (12/15/06)
• At open meeting on December 19, 2006, the PUC approved National Grid's proposed gas energy surcharge of $0.063 per dekatherm on an interim basis pending full review of Company's Phase I filing of 12/1/06 and Phase II filing expected to be filed by 2/1/07.
• National Grid - Phase II filing includes supplemental testimony of Bruce A. Johnson (1/29/07)
• Procedural Schedule for Docket - Evidentiary hearing scheduled May 1, 2007
• RI Office of Energy Resources - Motion to Intervene (2/23/07)
• The Energy Council of RI - Motion to Intervene (2/27/07)
• Environment Northeast - Motion to Intervene (2/28/07)
• People's Power & Light - Motion to Intervene (3/2/07)
• Division of Pubic Utilities - Testimony of Tim Woolf (3/30/07)
• Division of Public Utilities - Corrected pages to testimony of Tim Woolf (4/2/07)
• Environment Northeast - Testimony of Samuel Krasnow (4/2/07)
• The Energy Council of RI - Testimony of John Farley (4/2/07)
• National Grid - Stipulation and Settlement jointly submitted by the Division, TEC-RI, Office of Energy Resources, People's Power & Light, Environment Northeast and NGrid concerning the Company's gas energy efficiency programs for the years 2007 and 2008 (4/2/07)
• People's Power & Light - Comments concerning the Stipulation and Settlement (4/2/07)
• Notice of Public Hearing
• National Grid - Responses to PUC's record requests from hearing held on May 1, 2007 (5/8/07)
• National Grid - Response to PUC's data requests (5/16/07)
• National Grid - Response to record requests issued on May 18 hearing (5/21/07)
• National Grid - Response to PUC's data requests (5/22/07)
• At open meeting held on May 23, 2007, the PUC considered the Stipulation and Settlement of the parties and unanimously approved the Settlement, including Attachment 5, with modification to: (1) eliminate funding for two internet programs costing $296,000; and (2) reduce the shareholder incentive by (a) not basing it on funding the EERMC and (b) the reduction of $296,000 in the operating budget, an overall reduction of approximately $18,450. As a result, the EERMC budget will be reduced as well and overall the budget will decrease by approximately 4.2 percent and the surcharge will be approximately 11¢ a dekatherm on July 1, 2007. A written Order will follow.
• National Grid - Amended Gas Energy Efficiency Programs in compliance with adjustments made by the PUC on May 23 open meeting (5/31/07)
• PUC issues Order No. 19024 approving Demand Side Management Programs and budget for years 2007 and 2008. Order issued 7/23/07.
• National Grid - Gas & Electric DSM 2008 Year-End Report (6/1/09)