Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that ENSTAR Natural Gas Company (ENSTAR) filed tariff revision TA270-4 seeking Commission approval of a new Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) between Alaska Pipeline Company (APLC) and Cook Inlet Energy, LLC (CIE). APLC is the sister company of ENSTAR and owns the natural gas transmission pipeline that delivers gas to ENSTAR’s service area. Historically, the Commission has regulated ENSTAR and APLC as a single entity.
Under the proposed GSA, CIE will deliver 2.5 MMcf per day of natural gas on a firm basis to ENSTAR at $6.03 per Mcf (1MMcf = 1,000 Mcf). The terms of the proposed GSA will start on September 1, 2015, or at the termination of the existing contract with Anchor Point Energy, LLC, and end on March 31, 2016. The term may be extended for an Option period of six months. CIE will be responsible for paying for transportation to and all taxes incurred prior to the Receipt Point. ENSTAR will communicate with CIE to purchase Additional Gas, if desired. CIE has the option, but is not obligated, to provide Additional Gas.
This notice does not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification, which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Dan Dieckgraeff, Director of Rates and Regulatory Affairs for ENSTAR, at P. O. Box 190288, Anchorage, AK 99519-0288; phone: (907) 277-5551. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222 or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing TA270-4 in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., June 3, 2015, at the Commission address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA270-4 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with ENSTAR at its address given above or by email at Dan.Dieckgraeff@enstarnaturalgas.com. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by May 27, 2015.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 5th day of May, 2015.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Tyler Clark
Finance Section Manager