Rate Increase

PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION OF
WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
CASE NO.
15-0003-G-42T
MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY
In the matter of increased rates and charges.
and
CASE NO. 15-0048-G-D
MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY
Application to change depreciation rates.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARINGS
AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING
On January 5, 2015, Mountaineer Gas Company (Mountaineer) made a Rule 42 tariff filing to increase gas rates and charges seeking an additional $12.2 million in annual revenue, or an approximate 4.7 percent increase on a total-Company basis over current rates (based on a future test year) for furnishing natural gas service to approximately 221,000 customers in Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, and Wyoming Counties in West Virginia.
On January 20, 2015, Mountaineer filed an application to request revised depreciation rates under Rule 20 of the Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, 150 C.S.R. Series 1 (Procedural Rules). Mountaineer stated that the revised depreciation rates require an approximate $800,000 decrease in annual depreciation expenses.
By Order issued January 30, 2015, the Commission suspended the proposed rates and charges until 12:01 a.m. on November 2, 2015.
The Commission will hold the following afternoon and evening public comment hearings and the evidentiary hearing:
Huntington, WV Public Comment hearing – Monday, June 15, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Cabell County Courthouse, Courtroom No. 1, 2nd Floor, 750 5th Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia
Beckley, WV Public Comment hearing – Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Raleigh County Convention Center, Beckley Convention Center — Room A&B, 200 Armory Drive, Beckley, West Virginia
Wheeling, WV Public Comment hearing – Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Ohio County Courthouse, Judge Mazzone’s Courtroom, 1500 Chaplin St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Charleston, WV Public Comment hearing – Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Public Service Commission Hearing Room, 201 Brooks St. Charleston, West Virginia
Evidentiary hearing in Charleston WV – Wednesday, July 15-17, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., Public Service Commission Hearing Room, 201 Brooks St. Charleston, West Virginia
Interested persons may attend any of the public comment hearings and make public comment. Members of the public may also observe the evidentiary hearing
MOUNTAINEER
GAS COMPANY
Times: May 18, 2015