BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI

 

In the Matter of the Application of Missouri                    )

Gas Energy, an operating unit of Laclede              )      File No. GR-2015-0025

Gas Company, for Approval to Establish an           )      Tariff No. YG-2015-0028

Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge      )

 

ORDER DIRECTING NOTICE AND SETTING INTERVENTION DATE

 

Issue Date:  July 29, 2014                                          Effective Date:  July 29, 2014

 

This order provides notice of the application to establish an Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge filed by Missouri Gas Energy, an operating unit of Laclede Gas Company (hereafter “MGE”).  This order also sets an intervention deadline.

On July 25, 2014[1], MGE applied to the Missouri Public Service Commission under Sections 393.1009, 393.1012 and 393.1015, RSMo Cum. Supp. 2007, requesting that the Commission authorize the company to establish an Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge for numerous gas utility plant projects.  Sec­tion 393.1015.2(3) requires the Commission to act on the application no later than 120 days after it was filed.  That means the Commission must issue an order regarding the application effective no later than November 22.  

Section 393.1015.1(2) and Commission Rule 4 CSR 240-3.265(7) require that the Commission publish notice of MGE’s filing.  Therefore, notice of this application shall be made to the general public and those who may be interested, and a date set for intervention requests.

The Commission will require that its Data Center mail a copy of this notice to the County Commissions of the counties that MGE serves.  Also, the Commission’s Public Information Office shall make notice of this order available to the media serving MGE’s service area and to the members of the General Assembly representing that service area.

THE COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:

1.               The Data Center of the Missouri Public Service Commission shall serve notice of this order upon the County Commissions of the Counties of:  Andrew, Barry, Barton, Bates, Buchanan, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Dade, DeKalb, Greene, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, McDonald, Moniteau, Pettis, Platte, Ray, Saline, Stone, and Vernon.

2.               The Information Officer of the Missouri Public Service Commission shall serve notice as set out in the body of this order.

3.               Any person wishing to intervene in this matter shall file an application to do so no later than August 13, 2014.  Such application shall be filed with:

Morris L. Woodruff, Secretary

Missouri Public Service Commission

Post Office Box 360

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

 

4.               This order shall become effective immediately.

 

BY THE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

Morris L. Woodruff

Secretary

 

Ronald D. Pridgin, Deputy Chief Regulatory

Law Judge, by delegation of authority

pursuant to Section 386.240, RSMo 2000.

 

Dated at Jefferson City, Missouri,

on this 29th day of July, 2014.


[1] All calendar references are to 2014 unless otherwise indicated.