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DG 21-130

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty

Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas

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DATE

DESCRIPTION

FILED BY

1

09/01/21

Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas

Cover Letter
Direct Testimony David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara
Direct Testimony Deborah M. Gilbertson
Attachment D. Gilbertson
Direct Testimony Mary E. Casey
Proposed Tariff Pages
Table of Contents Schedules
Schedules
2019-2020 RDAF adjustment
2020-2021 RDAF adjustment

Confidential Material in Commission Files

Michael J. Sheehan

2

09/07/21

Acknowledgment Letter

NHPUC

3

09/14/21

Commencement of Adjudicative Proceeding and Notice of Prehearing Conference and Hearing

NHPUC

4

09/14/21

NHPUC Evidentiary Hybrid Hearing Guidelines

NHPUC

5

09/16/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty affidavit of publication

Michael J. Sheehan

6

09/21/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy notice of appearance of Mary E. Schwarzer and request for service list changes

Mary E. Schwarzer

7

09/21/21

OCA Ltr of Participation

Donald M. Kreis

8

09/22/21

Clerk Report

Staff

9

09/23/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty proposed procedural schedule

Michael J. Sheehan

10

09/29/21

Letter Approving Proposed Procedural Schedule and Record Requests

NHPUC

11

10/04/21

OCA Motion in Limine of Office of the Consumer advocate Seeking Prehearing Determination That Request to Recover $4 Million Constitutes Illegal Retroactive Ratemaking

Donald M. Kreis

12

10/06/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy request to modify procedural schedule

Mary E. Schwarzer

13

10/07/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty objection to New Hampshire Department of Energy proposed schedule

Michael J. Sheehan

14

10/07/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy response to Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty objection to the proposed schedule

Mary E. Schwarzer

15

10/07/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty responses to record requests

Cover Letter
Record Request Responses
Attachment 1-2-a
Attachment 1-2-b-1
Attachment 1-2-b-2

Confidential Material in Commission File

Michael J. Sheehan

16

10/08/21

Procedural Order Re: Amended Procedural Schedule

NHPUC

17

10/08/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy notice of appearance of Paul B. Dexter

Paul B. Dexter

18

10/11/21

Transcript of hearing held 09/22/21

Steven E. Patnaude

19

10/14/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy Motion joining in Part, the Relief Requested in Office of Consumer Advocate's Motion in Limine Seeking Prehearing Determination That Request to Recover $4 Million Constitutes Illegal Retroactive Ratemaking and in the Alternative, Proposes Bifurcation

Cover Letter
Motion

Mary E. Schwarzer

20

10/14/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty objection to Motion in Limine and appearances of Cheryl M. Kimball and Kevin F. Penders

Cover Letter
Objection to Motion
Appearance of Cheryl M. Kimball
Appearance of Kevin F. Penders

Michael J. Sheehan

21

10/19/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty updated Cost of Gas filing

Cover Letter
Updated Direct Testimony of David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara
Direct Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson
Attachments-D. Gilbertson
Direct Testimony of Mary E. Casey
Proposed Tariff Pages
Table of Content
Updated Schedules
Updated 2019-2020 RDAF adjustment
Updated 2020-2021 RDAF adjustment

Confidential Material in Commission File

Michael J. Sheehan

22

10/20/21

Procedural Order Re: Updated Cost of Gas Filing

NHPUC

23

10/21/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy joint exhibit and witness list

Mary E. Schwarzer

24

10/22/21

Order No. 26,535 Listing Scope of October 25, 2021 Hearing

NHPUC

25

10/22/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty updated record request responses

Cover Letter

Confidential Material in Commission File

Michael J. Sheehan

26

10/25/21

Clerk Report

NHPUC

27

10/27/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Brief

Michael J. Sheehan

28

10/27/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy Motion to Suspend and Regarding Tariff

Cover Letter
Motion

Mary E. Schwarzer

29

10/27/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty updated record requests marked as Exhibits 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37

Cover Letter
Exhibit 33
Exhibit 34
Exhibit 35
Exhibit 36
Exhibit 37

Marked as Exhibits 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37 at October 25, 2021 hearing

Michael J. Sheehan

30

10/28/21

OCA Brief

Donald M. Kreis

31

10/28/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy cursory comments on Liberty's record request responses

Mary E. Schwarzer

32

10/29/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty response to New Hampshire Department of Energy cursory comments

Michael J. Sheehan

33

10/29/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy letter addressing issue related to Tariff No. 11 language

Mary E. Schwarzer

34

10/29/21

Order No. 26,541 Establishing Cost of Gas Rates

NHPUC

35

11/15/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty compliance tariff

Cover Letter
Tariff Pages

4th rev pg 1, 3, 4, and 1st rev 5, 87, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 153, 154

Michael J. Sheehan

36

11/16/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy comments re: Liberty's November 15, 2021 compliance filing

Mary E. Schwarzer

37

11/16/21

Transcript of hearing held 10/25/21

Steven E. Patnaude

38

11/19/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty compliance tariff

Cover Letter
Tariff Pages

1st rev pg 5, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 153, 154, and 4th rev pg 1, 3, 4

Catherine A. McNamara

39

11/22/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy response to Liberty's 11/19/21 letter

Mary E. Schwarzer

40

11/23/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty December COG adjustment and tariff pages

Cover Letter
COG
Tariff Pages

6th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 2nd rev pg 87, 89 and 95

Catherine A. McNamara

41

11/30/21

Ltr of Non-Compliance

6th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 2nd rev pg 87, 89 and 95

NHPUC

42

12/08/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Compliance Tariff

Cover Letter
Tariff Pages

1st rev pg 101

Catherine A. McNamara

43

12/10/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Corrected Tariff Pages

Cover Letter
Corrected Tariff Pages

2nd rev pg 87, 89, and 95

Catherine A. McNamara

44

12/15/21

Ltr of Compliance

1st rev pg 5, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 153, 154, and 4th rev pg 1, 3, 4

NHPUC

45

12/23/21

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty January COG adjustment and tariff pages

Cover Letter
COG
Tariff pages

8th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 4th rev pg 87, 89, and 3rd rev pg 95

Catherine A. McNamara

46

12/27/21

New Hampshire Department of Energy joint report on LDAC and COG proceedings

Cover Letter
Report

Mary E. Schwarzer

47

12/27/21

OCA position on joint report filed by New Hampshire Department of Energy

Donald M. Kreis

48

12/28/21

Letter of Provisional Compliance

8th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 4th rev pg 87, 89, 5th rev pg 88, 3rd rev pg 95

NHPUC

49

01/25/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty February COG adjustment and tariff pages

Cover Letter
COG
Tariff Pages

12th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 6th rev pg 87, 89; 4th rev pg 95

Catherine A. McNamara

50

01/25/22

Ltr of Provisional Compliance

12th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 6th rev pg 87, 89; 4th rev pg 95

NHPUC

51

02/21/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty March COG adjustment and tariff pages

Cover Letter
COG
Tariff Pages

14th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 7th rev pg 87, 98, and 5th rev pg 95

Catherine A. McNamara

52

02/22/22

Letter of Provisional Compliance

14th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 7th rev pg 87, 98, and 5th rev pg 95

NHPUC

53

03/17/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Request for Service List Change

Michael J. Sheehan

54

03/24/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty April COG adjustment and tariff pages

Cover Letter
COG
Tariff Pages

17th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 10th rev pg 87, 89, 6th rev pg 95

Catherine A. McNamara

55

03/30/22

Letter of Provisional Compliance

16th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 9th rev pg 87, 89; 10th rev pg 88; 5th rev pg 101

NHPUC

56

03/30/22

Revised Letter of Provisional Compliance

17th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 10th rev pg 87, 89; 6th rev pg 95

NHPUC

57

03/31/22

Letter of Provisional Compliance

16th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 9th rev pg 87, 89; 10th rev pg 88; 5th rev pg 101

NHPUC

58

04/15/22

Order No. 26,611 Addressing Tariff Applicability and Interpretation and Scheduling Prehearing Conference

NHPUC

59

04/25/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty May COG adjustment and tariff pages

Cover Letter
COG
Tariff pages

19th rev. pg 1, 18th rev. pg 3 & 4, 11th rev pg 87 & 89, 2nd rev. pg 92

Catherine A. McNamara

60

04/29/22

Letter of Compliance

NHPUC

61

05/05/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty May COG corrected tariff pages

Cover Letter
Tariff pages

22nd rev pg 1, 20th rev pg 3, 12th rev pg 87 and 89

Catherine A. McNamara

62

05/09/22

Letter of Non-Compliance

21st rev pg 1, 19th rev pg 3, 1st rev pg 73

NHPUC

63

05/13/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Compliance Tariff filing

Cover Letter
Tariff pages

12th Rev pg 89

Catherine A. McNamara

64

05/20/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Motion to Increase Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Rates

Cover Letter
Motion
Direct Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson
Direct Testimony of Catherine A. McNamara
Table of Contents
Proposed Tariff Pages
Attachments

Michael J. Sheehan

65

05/24/22

New Hampshire Department of Energy's Objection to Liberty's proposed expedited review for an effective

date of June 1, 2022, to any use of NiSi Process here, and Request for a Commission Order Regarding the Relief DOE Requests Before any COG Rate Increase Goes into Effect.

Cover Letter
Objection

Mary E. Schwarzer

66

05/24/22

Office of Consumer Advocate Letter of Support

Donald M. Kreis

67

05/26/22

Order No. 26,632 Suspending Proposed Tariffs, and Scheduling Hearing

NHPUC

68

05/26/22

Hearing Guidelines

NHPUC

69

06/01/22

Office of Consumer Advocate Letter requesting earlier hearing date

Donald M. Kreis

70

06/02/22

Letter of Provisional Compliance

22nd rev pg 1; 20th rev pg 3; 12th rev pg 87, 89; 12th rev pg 89

NHPUC

71

06/02/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp., d/b/a Liberty letter requesting a corrected compliance letter be issued

Michael J. Sheehan

72

06/15/22

Procedural Order Re: Request for Earlier Hearing Date

NHPUC

73

06/22/22

New Hampshire Department of Energy request for service list change

Mary E. Schwarzer

74

06/23/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty July COG adjustment

Catherine A. McNamara

75

06/30/22

Procedural Order Re: Request to Correct the June 2, 2022, Compliance Letter

NHPUC

76

07/06/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty witness and exhibit list

Michael J. Sheehan

77

07/12/22

Clerk Report

NHPUC

78

07/13/22

Clerk Report

NHPUC

79

07/15/22

Order No. 26,649 Approving Rate Adjustment

NHPUC

80

07/21/22

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services request for service list change

Craig A. Wright

81

07/22/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty July COG adjustment

Catherine A. McNamara

82

07/25/22

Transcript of hearing held on 7/12/2022

Steven E. Patnaude

83

07/27/22

New Hampshire Department of Energy letter regarding Energy North's Incomplete 7/22/22 Trigger Filing

Mary E. Schwarzer

84

07/29/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty compliance tariff filing

Cover Letter
Tariff

26th rev pg 1, 24th rev pg 3, 23rd rev pg 4, 13th rev pg 87, 89, 92

Catherine A. McNamara

85

08/04/22

Order No. 26,663 Following Prehearing Conference

NHPUC

86

08/05/22

Transcript of hearing held 07/13/22

Steven E. Patnaude

87

08/24/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty projected September COG

Cover Letter
Attachment

Catherine A. McNamara

88

08/26/22

Provisional Letter of Compliance

NHPUC

89

09/01/22

New Hampshire Department of Energy status update

Mary E. Schwarzer

90

09/26/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty October 2022 Monthly Cost of Gas

Heather M. Tebbetts

91

11/23/22

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp.d/b/a Liberty Request Service List Change

Michael J. Sheehan

92

12/28/22

New Hampshire Department of Energy Parties' Joint Request to Enlarge Time and Transfer Issue to Docket No. IR 22-053

Mary E. Schwarzer

93

01/25/23

Order No. 26,765 on Motion to Enlarge Time and Transfer Issue

NHPUC

94

02/02/23

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty 2022 Summer Cost of Gas Reconciliation

Cover Letter
COG

Confidential Material in Commission File

Craig A. Holden

95

05/19/23

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Revised 2022 Summer Cost of Gas Reconciliation

Cover Letter
COG

Confidential Material in Commission File

James M. King

96

02/16/24

Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. and Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. both d/b/a Liberty Request for Service List Change

Michelle Azulay

 

 


EXHIBITS


DATE

NO.

DESCRIPTION

WITNESS

10/25/21

1

Confidential Version

Updated Testimony of David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara, Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson, and Testimony of Mary E. Casey, with Attachments

10/25/21

2

Updated Testimony of David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara, Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson, and Testimony of Mary E. Casey, with Attachments

10/25/21

3

Confidential Version

2021-2022 Winter Cost of Gas Model, Updated Response to PUC Record Request 1-1

10/25/21

4

Summary of Changes in Updated Winter Cost of Gas Model

10/25/21

5

Response to PUC Record Request 1-2

10/25/21

6

Attachment PUC Record Request 1-2.a

10/25/21

7

Attachment PUC Record Request 1-2.b.1

10/25/21

8

Attachment PUC Record Request 1-2.b.2

10/25/21

9

Response to PUC Record Request 1-3

10/25/21

10

Response to PUC Record Request 1-4

10/25/21

11

Response to PUC Record Request 1-5

10/25/21

12A

Responses to Technical Session Data Requests Set 1

10/25/21

12B

Excel Spreadsheet Attachment to Support Responses To Technical Session Data Requests Set 1

10/25/21

13

Liberty Responses to NH Dept of Energy Data Request Set 1

10/25/21

14

Liberty Responses to NH Dept of Energy Technical Session

10/25/21

15

Excluded

10/25/21

16

Email String Among Various Parties, including Counsel for NH Dept of Energy and Counsel from Liberty Dated 10/20/21

10/25/21

17

NH Dept of Energy Audit of Winter 2020-2021 Reconciliation 10/13/21 and Addendum 10/20/21

10/25/21

18

Confidential Version

NH Dept of Energy Audit of Winter 2020-2021 Reconciliation 10/13/21 and Addendum 10/20/21

10/25/21

19

DG 17-048 Exhibit 90

10/25/21

20

DG 19-145 Transcript of 10/11/19 Hearing Page 1 and pp 12-29

10/25/21

21

DG 19-145 Exhibit 2 pp 10-13 from Testimony of Simek and McNamara and pp 118-131 from On Peak Schedules

10/25/21

22

DG 19-145 Exhibit 3 pp 10R, 11R, 12R, 16R from Revised Testimony and Attachments of Simek and McNamara and pp 124R-129R from Revised Attachments

10/25/21

23

DR 20-141 Exhibit 3 pp 10R-12R, 109R, 110R and 112R from Revised Testimony and Attachments of Simek and McNamara

10/25/21

24

DR 20-105 Exhibit 5

10/25/21

25

DG 20-105 Exhibit 6

10/25/21

26

DG 20-105 Exhibit 49

10/25/21

27

Docket 81-284 Concord Natural Gas Corp Supplemental Order No. 15,471 February 2, 1982

10/25/21

28

Docket 81-284 Concord Natural Gas Corp Order on Motion for Clarification and Other Relief February 17, 1982

10/25/21

29

Initial September 1, 2021 Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Filing

10/25/21

30

Confidential Version

Initial September 1, 2021 Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Filing

10/25/21

31

Redlined Version of the Updated Testimony and Schedules

10/25/21

32

Confidential Version

Redlined Version of the Updated Testimony and Schedules

10/27/21

33

RECORD REQUEST

10/27/21

34

RECORD REQUEST

10/27/21

35

RECORD REQUEST

10/27/21

36

RECORD REQUEST

10/27/21

37

RECORD REQUEST

07/13/22

38

CONFIDENTIAL

Supplemental Direct Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson and Catherine McNamara, with Attachments and Proposed Tariff Pages

07/13/22

39

REDACTED

07/13/22

40

Liberty Utilities Revised Response to DOE 2-1 with Attachment

07/13/22

41

Liberty Response to DOE 2-2 with Attachments

07/13/22

42

Liberty Response to DOE 2-3

07/13/22

43

Liberty Response to DOE 2-4

07/13/22

44

Liberty Response to DOE 2-6

07/13/22

45

Liberty Response to DOE 2-8

07/13/22

46

Liberty Response to DOE 2-10

07/13/22

47

Liberty Response to DOE 2-11

07/13/22

48

Liberty Response to DOE 2-14

07/13/22

49

Liberty Response to DOE 2-16

07/13/22

50

REDACTED

07/13/22

51

CONFIDENTIAL

Liberty Response to DOE Set 3

07/13/22

52

 

 


Comments


Pub

DATE

FILED BY

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09/20/21

Margie Frans

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10/01/21

Stephanie Moll

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10/04/21

Marlo Pelchat

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10/06/21

Judy Bower

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