Arkansas Public Service Commission Tariff ("TF") Docket Summary Cover Sheet

Arkansas
PublicPM:
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Tariff ("TF") Docket Summary Cover Sheet
Must be filed with each new TF docket filed at the Commission
STYLE OF DOCKET: (Style may be changed by Secretary of Commission)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS COMPANY'S INITIAL ENERGY
EFFICIENCY PROGRAM
DOCKET DESIGNATOR:
TF
LAST RATE CASE DOCKET:
Docket Number:
Docket No. 07-078-TF
Docket No. 12-003-U
Does this change company name:
Yes
No
RELATED DOCKETS:
PETITIONER:
SourceGas Arkansas Inc.
655 East Millsap Road, Suite 104
P.O. Box 13288
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
ATTORNEY(S;)NAME, ADDRESS,PHONE,FAX AND E-MAIL
Lawrence E. Chisenhall, Jr.
CHISENHALL, NESTRUD & JULIAN, P.A.
2840 Regions Center
400 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: (501) 372-5800
Fax: (501) 372-4941
Email: [email protected]
Write a brief statement, limited to the space provided herein describing the case that you are filing. Please provide
enough information to assure that the nature of your docket is clear.
SourceGas Arkansas Inc. submits this Application to the Arkansas Public Service Commission for approval of its
revised Energy Efficiency Plan effective for Program Years 2013 and 2014.
Pursuant to Rule 2.03(b), of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, please provide name, address,
phone, fax, e-mail of at least one person, but not more than two, to appear on the Service List for this docket
Matthew A. Greene, Deputy General Counsel
SourceGas Arkansas Inc.
655 Millsap Road, Suite 104
P.O. Box 13288
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Phone: 479-582-7818
Fax: 479-582-7831
E-mail: [email protected]
Lisa Pfitzinger, Manager, Energy Efficiency
SourceGas Arkansas Inc,
655 Millsap Road, Suite 104
P.O. Box 13288
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Phone: 479-582-7852
Fax: 479-582-7831
E-mail: [email protected]
1. Number of customers by class affected by this tariff change: 156,775
2. Company's current authorized retail revenue requirement: $59,205,989
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3. Estimated annual retail revenue impact if proposal is approved, both in dollars and as a
percentage of current retail revenue requirement:
None. No impact on retail revenues
4. Estimated monthly impact on an average residential customer in both dollars and
percentage increase: Unknown at this time
5. Proposed effective date: September 1, 2013
Form completed by: Lisa Pfitzinger
Date: July 29, 2013
Representing: SourceGas Arkansas Inc.
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BEFORE THE
ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
FOR APPROVAL OF ARKANSAS WESTERN
GAS COMPANY’S INITIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PROGRAM PLAN
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DOCKET NO. 07-078-TF
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF SOURCEGAS ARKANSAS INC.’S
REVISED ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLAN
SourceGas Arkansas Inc. (“SGA” or the “Company,” formerly Arkansas Western Gas
Company) hereby submits this Application for Approval of its Revised Energy Efficiency
Plan (the “Revised EE Plan” or the “Revised Plan”) pursuant to the Arkansas Energy
Conservation
Endorsement
Act
of
19771 and
the Arkansas Public Service
Commission’s (“APSC” or the “Commission”) Rules for Conservation and Energy
Efficiency Programs (“Rules”). The Revised EE Plan makes changes to SGA’s
Commission-approved, existing Energy Efficiency Plan for Program Years 2011 - 2013
(“Existing EE Plan”), filed on March 14, 2011 and approved on June 30, 2011 by Order
No. 25 of this Docket.2 In support of its Application, SGA states as follows:
1. SGA respectfully requests that the Commission approve its Revised EE Plan for
the period beginning September 1, 2013 (or upon APSC approval) and ending
December 31, 2014 (the “Revised Plan Term”). The Revised Plan for which SGA
seeks approval is described in detail in the testimony and exhibits of SGA
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Ark. Code Ann. §§ 23-3-401 et seq.
Arkansas Public Service Commission Docket No. 13-002-U Order No. 2 extended SGA’s Program Year 2013
Portfolio energy savings targets, budgets, and incentive structure through Program Year 2014.
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witness Lisa A. Pfitzinger. SGA’s Revised EE Plan consists of the following
modifications to its Existing Energy Efficiency Plan:
a. Residential Programs
i. Home Energy Savings Program: Create a new program to drive
building envelope improvements in residences within SGA’s service
territory.
ii. Heating Equipment Rebate Program: Adjust incentive budget to
allow achievement of program goals.
iii. Water Heating Program: Revise Water Conservation Kit Offering.
iv. Opower Home Energy Reports Program: Request approval to
discontinue this program effective December 31, 2013.
b. Commercial/Industrial (“C/I”) Programs
i. C/I Boiler Equipment Rebate Program: Eliminate this as a standalone program and combine it with the C/I Solutions Program for
program years 2013 and 2014.
ii. Commercial
Cooking
Equipment
Rebate
Program:
Require
equipment being incentivized to be tested by Energy Star ® or Food
Service Technology Center and increase incentives offered on
commercial kitchen equipment to cover more of the incremental
cost.
iii. C/I Solutions Program: Combine the C/I Boiler Equipment Rebate
Program with the C/I Solutions Program for program years 2013
and 2014.
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c. Request for Extension of Budget Flexibility:
i. SGA requests that the extension allowed to the Company to
increase its approved portfolio budget by ten percent (10%) and the
unilateral ability to shift up to ten percent (10%) of funds between
programs, as approved by the APSC in Order No. 40 of this Docket
on November 16, 2012 be continued through the remainder of
Program Year 2013 and extended through Program Year 2014.
Upon approval by the Commission, this budget flexibility would
apply to the Revised EE Plan.
2. The Revised EE Plan continues to offer programs that serve all customer classes
and are comprehensive in their scope.
3. Total energy savings for the Revised EE Plan are 130,399 Dekatherms in
Program Year 2013 and 118,253 Dekatherms in Program Year 2014, for a total
Plan Term savings of 248,652 Dekatherms. The Revised EE Plan as a whole is
cost-effective.
4. The programs comprising the Revised EE Plan are designed to exceed the
energy savings targets set by the Commission in its Order No. 17 in Docket No.
08-144-U. The energy savings target for gas utilities set by the Commission in
that Order (as a percentage of 2010 gas sales) was 0.40% in Program Year
2013. APSC Docket No. 13-002-U Order No. 2 extended the Program Year
2013 goals through Program Year 2014.
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5. The total budget for SGA’s Revised EE Plan during the Plan Term is $5,777,375
for the 2013-2014 calendar years. The budget for all programs for each year
during the Plan Term is as follows:
a. 2013: $2,651,547
b. 2014: $3,120,828
6. The Company requests authorization to add or remove measures within a
program, as more information becomes available, so long as the Company’s
overall program portfolio remains cost effective.
WHEREFORE, for the above stated reasons, SGA hereby respectfully requests
that the Commission enter an expedited order approving: (1) SGA's request to
implement the Revised EE Plan for the Plan Term; (2) the proposed Revised EE Plan
budget; and (3) SGA's request for authorization to move monies from one program to
another, to add or remove measures within a program, and to exceed the Revised EE
Plan budget for each calendar year by ten percent (10%).
Respectfully submitted,
CHISENHALL, NESTRUD & JULIAN, P.A.
2840 Regions Center
400 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: (501) 372-5800
Fax: (501) 372-4941
By: Lawrence E. Chisenhall, Jr.
Lawrence E. Chisenhall, Jr. (#74023)
ATTORNEYS FOR SOURCEGAS ARKANSAS INC.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Lawrence E. Chisenhall, Jr. do hereby certify that I have served a copy of the
foregoing instrument upon all parties of record via the PSC EFS system this xxth day of
July, 2013.
Lawrence E. Chisenhall, Jr.
Lawrence E. Chisenhall, Jr.
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