Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGSA) filed TA55-733, requesting approval of the proposed form 2023 Expansion Firm Storage Service Agreement (Expansion FSS Agreement) and the 2023 Expansion Inception Rates for its new natural gas storage facility.
CINGSA and ENSTAR Natural Gas Company, LLC (ENSTAR) had entered into an Expansion Precedent Agreement (Precedent Agreement) wherein CINGSA will provide FSS to ENSTAR under the proposed Expansion FSS Agreement. The terms of the Precedent Agreement require CINGSA to receive approval of the form Expansion FSS Agreement and the corresponding inception rates, by January 1, 2024. The Expansion FSS Agreement is a Special Contract in accordance with Alaska Statute 42.05.361(a), 3 AAC 48.390, and Order U-11-003(2).A comparison of the Initial Capacity and 2023 Expansion tariff rates is shown in the table below.
| | Initial Capacity Tariff Rate | 2023 Expansion Tariff Rate |
| FSS Reservation Rate | $4.9712/Mcf | $6.7501/Mcf |
| FSS Capacity Rate | $0.0678/Mcf | $0.2194/Mcf |
| FSS Injection/Withdrawal Rate | $0.0483/Mcf | $0.1090/Mcf |
| Overrun Storage Service Rate | $0.2118/Mcf | TBD |
| Excess Storage Service Charge | $0.0678/Mcf | TBD |
Pursuant to 3 AAC 48.045, CINGSA filed a petition for confidential treatment for the estimated capital expenditures and depreciation expense for the new storage facility as shown in Attachment D, filed with TA55-733 on November 3, 2023. CINGSA stated that disclosure of the information to the public could competitively or financially disadvantage CINGSA.
This notice does not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification that varies from those proposed. You may obtain information about this filing by contacting Chelsea N. Guintu, Supervisor of Rates and Regulatory Affairs at CINGSA, P. O. Box 190989, Anchorage, AK 99519-0989; phone: (907) 334-7620. 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 on the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA55-733” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., December 8, 2023, at the Commission address given above or at its website:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA55-733 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with CINGSA at its address given above. 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 at 7-1-1 or 1-800-770-8973, or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by December 1, 2023.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 8th day of November, 2023.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
John Paul Manaois
Engineering Section Manager