NOTICE OF UTILITY FILING PETITION
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on November 10, 2022, ENSTAR Natural Gas Company, A Division of SEMCO Energy, Inc. (ENSTAR), filed a petition seeking authorization for the creation of a regulatory asset allowing ENSTAR to accumulate and defer the costs associated with studying and securing long term gas supplies for the Alaska Railbelt. ENSTAR seeks to accumulate and defer these extraordinary costs because they are (1) unusual and non-recurring and (2) will benefit the customers and residents of the Cook Inlet area as current gas supply agreements expire. It is ENSTAR’S intent to seek recovery of the amount not allocated to future capital projects, or reimbursed by third parties, in a future rate proceeding. We opened Docket No. U-22-090 to address this matter.
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; phone: (907) 334-7661. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th 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 “U-22-090” in the Find a Matter search box.
This notice does not address in detail of all the items contained in the petition. The Commission may approve or impose conditions that vary from those proposed.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments into Docket U-22-090 by 5:00 p.m., December 15, 2022, at the Commission address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference Docket No. U-22-090 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 Naomi Johnston at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1 or 1800-770-8973, or send a request by email to rca.mail@alaska.gov by December 9, 2022.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this 15th day of December 2022.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Keith Kurber II,
Chairman