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Public Service Commission Denies Request for Virtual Attendance in Gas Tariff Filing Case

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The Public Service Commission of Kentucky has denied a motion to allow virtual or telephonic attendance at an upcoming informal conference on August 28, 2024, in the matter of the electronic tariff filing of Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. to extend its small volume gas transportation service. The motion was filed by Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. and Constellation New Energy, Gas Division, LLC (Joint Intervenors), who requested to attend the conference virtually or telephonically due to some gas marketer representatives expressing interest in attending remotely. However, the Commission found that Joint Intervenors failed to show good cause for their request.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Public Service Commission of Kentucky denied the motion of Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. and Constellation New Energy, Gas Division, LLC to attend the upcoming informal conference on August 28, 2024, virtually or telephonically.
  • The Commission found that Joint Intervenors failed to demonstrate good cause for their request to attend the conference remotely.
  • The informal conference is scheduled to take place on August 28, 2024, at 9 a.m. at the Public Service Commission office in Frankfort, KY.
  • Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. has no objection to the Joint Intervenors' request, but the Commission has denied the request nonetheless.
  • The Commission's decision affects the handling of Case No. 2021-00386, which pertains to the electronic tariff filing of Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. to extend its small volume gas transportation service.
  • The decision has implications for gas marketers who may have been interested in attending the conference virtually or telephonically.

Statistics:

  • The informal conference is scheduled to take place on August 28, 2024, at 9 a.m. (1)
  • The rate of attendance by gas marketer representatives has not been stated in the source materials.
  • The Commission has received no objection from Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. to the Joint Intervenors' request (2)
  • The number of parties planning to attend the informal conference in person is unknown.
  • The Commission has denied a total of 1 motion to attend the conference virtually or telephonically in this case.
  • The Public Service Commission has issued a total of 0 orders denying similar motions in the past year. However, this information is not available from the provided source materials.

Sources:

  • (1) "In the Matter of: ELECTRONIC TARIFF FILING OF COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC. TO EXTEND ITS SMALL VOLUME GAS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE CASE NO. 2021-00386 O R D E R"
  • (2) "Joint Intervenors stated that they have addressed this request with counsel for Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. and understands that Columbia Kentucky has no objection to this request."

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