GAS ADJUSTMENTS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2024 -JANUARY 31, 2025 , CGS
TO: Jennifer Poirrier,City Manager
FROM: Brian Langille, Gas System Executive Director
COPIES: Dan Slaughter, Assistant City Manager
Jay Ravins,Finance Director
CGS &UCS Management/Billing Teams
SUBJECT: GAS ADJUSTMENTS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1,2024—JANUARY 31,2025
DATE: October 29, 2024
I'm recommending no changes to our current natural gas rate riders, which include Purchase Gas
Adjustments (PGA), Energy Conservation Adjustment (ECA) and Regulatory Imposition Adjustment
(RIA). Both the Commercial & Residential Usage & Inflation adjustment (UTA-Com) will remain at
$0.00 per therm and will be evaluated in the 1St quarter of 2025.
Additionally, I'm recommending increasing our Natural Gas Vehicle(NGV)Fueling Station price to
$3.44 per gas gallon equivalent(GGE)for outside (non-city vehicles) customers, and$3.25/GGE for
our internal city fleet vehicles. These rates are sufficient to support our current fuel and operating
expenses at the station, and assist in recovering our capital improvement expenses.
Therefore, we are recommending your approval of the following rates to become effective for
billings rendered on and after November 1,2024:
Natural Gas Firm Standard Rate Schedule PGA..................... $0.44 per therm(N/C)
Natural Gas Interruptible and Contract
(Non-Standard)Rate Schedule PGA ........................... $0.35 per therm(N/C)
Energy Conservation Adjustment(ECA) ................................ $0.10 per therm(N/C)
Regulatory Imposition Adjustment(RIA) ..........................$0.02 per therm(N/C)
Usage&Inflation Adjustment(UTA) - Residential .......... $0.00(N/C)
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Commercial ......... $0.00(N/C)
Natural Gas Vehicle(NGV)Fueling Station ................... $3.44 per GGE (outside customers)
$3.25 per GGE (City vehicles)
Attached are the updated Recovery Clause balances with actuals through September 2024, and
projections through September 30,2025.
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I recommend your approval of these adjustment rates so that we can get this information to Utility
Customer Service (UCS) so that they may make the appropriate adjustments in the billing formulas in
time for next month.
If you have any questions on this,please let me know. Thanks!
Approved:
Je fer 'er,`City Manager
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NATURAL GAS RATE BILLING FACTORS
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---------- November 1,2024-January 31,2025
BASED ON APPROVED GAS ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
Interr. Contract
Firm Natural Gas Rate Schedules NG Rate NG Rate
RS SMF MMF LMF SGS MGS LGS RAC GAC_ LAC SL SL w/M& NGV NSS IS CNS
Relight (Non-Resi) (Non-Resi)
Applicable Annual Therm Range NA(1- NA(4+ NA(4+ NA(4+ 0- 18)000- 100)000 NA(1- NA(0- NA(150 NA NA NA NA 100)000 NA
or Other Rate Determinant 3 Units) Units) Units) Units) 17,999 99,999 &up 3 Units) 149 tons) tons&+) &up
Monthly Customer Charge $16.00 $25.00 $40.00 $95.00 $25.00 $40.00 $95.00 Rate Rate Rate $20.00 $20.00 By Contract $50.00 $250.00 By Contract
(For Central Pasco Territory) ($24.00) ($40.00) ($70.00) ($160.00) ($40.00) ($70.00) ($160.00) Suspended Suspended Suspended ($30.00) ($30.00) (By Contract) ($75.00) ($400.00) (By Contract)
Reserved for Reserved for Reserved for
Non-Fuel Energv Charge/Therm Future Use Future Use Future Use
Non-Fuel Energy Charge $0.56 $0.56 $0.56 $0.56 $0.50 $0.46 $0.42 NA NA NA $0.26 $0.41 By Contract $0.44 $0.28 By Contract
Energy Conservation Adj.(ECA) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Regulatory Imposition Adj.(RIA) 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Usage&Inflation Adj.(UTA) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Total Non-Fuel Energy Charge $0.68 $0.68 $0.68 $0.68 $0.62 $0.58 $0.54 NA NA NA $0.26 $0.41 By Contract $0.44 $0.28 By Contract
Purchased Gas Adjustment(PGA) 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 NA NA NA 0.44 0.44 By Contract 0.44 0.35 0.35
Total Energy Charge/Therm 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.06 1.02 0.98 NA NA NA 0.70 0.85 By Contract 0.88 0.63 0.35
+Non-Fuel
Minimum Monthly Bill $16.00 $25.00 $40.00 $95.00 $25.00 $40.00 $95.00 NA NA NA $20.00 $20.00 By Contract $50.00 $250.00 Customer
(For Central Pasco Territory) ($24.00) ($40.00) ($70.00) ($160.00) ($40.00) ($70.00) ($160.00) ($30.00) ($30.00) (By Contract) ($75.00) ($400.00) Charge+
+FAC +FAC +FAC +FAC +Non-Fuel Therm Non-Fuel Therm
Rate for Contract Rate for Contract
#of Therms #of Therms
Compares to LP/Gallon Rate of $ 1.02 $ 1.02 $ 1.02 $ 1.02 $ 0.97 $ 0.93 $ 0.90 NA NA NA $ 0.64 $ 0.78 NA $ 0.81 $ 0.58
with 6.0%Franchise $ 1.09 $ 1.09 $ 1.09 $ 1.09 $ 1.03 $ 0.99 $ 0.95 NA NA NA $ 0.68 $ 0.82 NA $ 0.85 $ 0.61
Utility Tax Note:
Fuel Rate per Therm 10/0 1/1973 $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 NA NA NA $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 $0.055 $0.069
Non-Utility Taxable Fuel/Therm $0.371 $0.371 $0.371 $0.371 $0.371 $0.371 $0.371 NA NA NA $0.371 $0.371 ($0.069) $0.371 $0.295 $0.281
BTU FACTOR=THERMS/100 CUBIC FEET(CCF)
10/2024 11/2024 12/2024 01/2025 02/2025 03/2025 04/2025 05/2025 06/2025 07/2025 08/2025 09/2025FY 24/25 Avq.
Firm&Interruptible Service Rates 1.029 1.027 1.028