PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
COMMONWEALTH KEYSTONE BUILDING
400 NORTH STREET
HARRISBURG, PA 17120 / IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OUR FILE
P-2011-2277868
I-2012-2320323
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August 17, 2017
Re:Joint Petition for Generic Investigation or Rulemaking Regarding “Gas-on Gas” Competition between Jurisdictional Natural Gas Distribution Companies;
Docket No. P-2011-2277868
Generic Investigation Regarding Gas-On-Gas Competition Between Jurisdictional Natural Gas Distribution Companies;
Docket No. I-2012-2320323
TO ALL PARTIES:
By Opinion and Order entered May 4, 2017 (May 2017 Order), the Commission, inter alia,permitted “gas-on-gas” competition between jurisdictional natural gas distribution companies with overlapping service territories in Western Pennsylvania to continue in a limited fashion wherein the flex rate discounts provided to certain commercial and industrial customers would be subject to a price floor. The May 2017 Order sought Comments from interested parties regarding the uniform tariff provisions that should be utilized to implement “gas-on-gas” flex rates on a going forward basis. Comments were due within ninety days of the May 2017 Order (i.e.,August 2, 2017). Reply Comments were due within twenty days after the date that Comments were due (i.e., August 22, 2017). Various Parties filed Comments by the August 2, 2017 deadline.
On August 15, 2017, counsel for Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (including its Equitable Division) and Peoples Gas Company LLC (formerly Peoples TWP LLC)(collectively, Peoples) contacted Commission staff to request an extension of thirty days (i.e. until September 21, 2017) for all Parties to fileReply Comments. Peoples asserted that upon reviewing the Comments, Peoples and each of the other commenting Parties believed they can work together to resolve some or all of the issues in this proceeding. Commission Staff was advised that counsel for Peoples discussed its request for extension of time with counsel for each of the other commenting Parties, who concurred in Peoples’ request.
Our Regulation at 52 Pa. Code § 1.15 permits us to grant an extension of time for good cause shown before the pertinent time period has expired. In this instance, we find that Peoplesand each of the concurring commenting Parties have established good cause for the requested extension of time. Thus, we will extend the deadline for all Parties to file Reply Commentsto September 21, 2017.
Should you have any questions you may contact the Office of Special Assistants, Cheryl Walker Davis, Director. Please direct your inquiry to Andrew Showers, Utility Analyst, at (717) 214-2186 or .
Very truly yours,
Rosemary Chiavetta
Secretary
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