Public Utilities Commission Denies Motion for Leave to Respond in Regulatory Decision

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The Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado has issued a decision denying Tiger Natural Gas, Inc.'s motion for leave to respond to an application for rehearing, rear gument, or reconsideration (RRR) filed by the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate (UCA) in Proceeding No. 21A-0192EG. The motion was filed in response to Public Service Company of Colorado's Application for Recovery of Costs Associated with the February 2021 Extreme Weather Event for Its Electric and Gas Utilities. The Commission has waived the response time to the motion, citing time constraints and the need to ensure sufficient time to consider and deliberate upon the UCA's RRR as appropriate.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado has denied Tiger Natural Gas, Inc.'s motion for leave to respond to the UCA's RRR, citing time constraints and the need to ensure sufficient time to consider and deliberate upon the UCA's RRR.
  • The Commission has waived the response time to the motion, allowing it to focus on deliberating on the UCA's RRR.
  • Tiger Natural Gas, Inc. argued that the UCA's RRR presented an incorrect assertion regarding the Public Service Company of Colorado's gas supply customer subsidies, and that the RRR presented a new legal theory not applicable to the proceeding.
  • The Commission found that responses to the UCA RRR are unnecessary, and that the motion does not demonstrate a material misrepresentation of fact or law.
  • The Commission is under time constraints due to statutory deadlines, and must ensure that it has sufficient time to consider and deliberate upon the UCA's RRR.

Statistics:

  • The Commission has waived the response time to Tiger Natural Gas, Inc.'s motion for leave to respond, which was filed on August 15, 2022. (Source: Decision No. C22-0497-I)
  • The Commission has denied the motion, citing time constraints and the need to ensure sufficient time to consider and deliberate upon the UCA's RRR. (Source: Decision No. C22-0497-I)
  • The Commission has found that responses to the UCA RRR are unnecessary, and that the motion does not demonstrate a material misrepresentation of fact or law. (Source: Decision No. C22-0497-I)

Sources:

  • Decision No. C22-0497-I, Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado (August 22, 2022)
  • Rule 1506(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 4 Code of Colorado Regulations, 723-1
  • Statute § 40-6-114, C.R.S.