Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that ENSTAR Natural Gas Company (ENSTAR) filed TA350-4, seeking Commission approval to recover all costs associated with studying and securing long-term gas supplies through its gas cost adjustment (GCA) surcharge. These costs include all accumulated and carrying costs related to the regulatory asset approved in Order No. U-22-090(2), as well as all on-going future costs incurred in developing and securing natural gas volumes, including legal fees, industry consulting, due diligence, engineering, permitting, and other third-party costs. ENSTAR has executed an exclusivity agreement with Glenfarne Energy Transition, LLC (Glenfarne) and is working towards the development of a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal on the Kenai Peninsula. ENSTAR anticipates spending approximately $10 million for the Glenfarne project development expenditures, which includes $4.6 million already accumulated in the regulatory asset account as of December 31, 2024. ENSTAR will apply an annual rate of 5.34% to the $4.6 million existing regulatory asset balance, compounded monthly through March 2025. Third-party costs incurred after December 31, 2024 will be passed through the GCA directly. ENSTAR estimates the total costs to advance the Glenfarne project could range between $53 million to $58 million.
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 Chelsea Guintu, Manager of Regulatory and Planning for ENSTAR, at PO Box 190288, Anchorage, AK 99519-0288; 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 at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA350-4” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., February 13, 2025, at the Commission address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA350-4 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with ENSTAR 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 Sam Vukasin at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1 or 1 (800) 770-8973 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by February 6, 2025.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 30th day of January, 2025.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Becki Alvey
Advisory Section Manager