PA · gas · R-2024-3046519
Closed case·Complete·Authorized
The authorized increase is about $50.1 million below the request. The settlement did not specify authorized ROE, capital structure, rate base, or overall return.
Columbia Gas requested a $124.1 million annual increase. The Commission approved a $74 million black-box settlement, and new rates took effect December 14, 2024.
Dec 14, 2024
Not scheduled
Case stage
complete
Filed
Feb 14, 2024
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Nov 21, 2024
Rates effective
Dec 14, 2024
State rules
This docket is a full base-rate review. Selected charges can change on separate schedules without reopening every issue in this case.
Full base-rate review
No fixed recurring interval
A utility initiates a general rate increase by filing a new tariff. It cannot file another general increase for the same service until the prior request is decided or its maximum suspension period expires.
Rate period: Case-specific; Pennsylvania law sets the filing and decision clock rather than a standard single-year or multi-year plan.
Governing rule ↗Between full reviews
Purchased gas cost recovery
Annual rate · quarterly reconciliation
Large gas distributors file an annual gas-cost tariff and quarterly recalculations. Material differences can change the tariff between annual proceedings, with over- and under-collections reconciled.
Governing source ↗Distribution System Improvement Charge
Quarterly updates · annual reconciliation
An approved DSIC can recover eligible distribution investment between base-rate cases. The formula is updated quarterly and reconciled annually, subject to the utility's approved long-term infrastructure plan.
Governing source ↗Commission decision
Utility request and Commission-authorized outcome.
| Metric | Utility request | Authorized outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | $124.14M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | $74M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Nov 21, 2024 | +$50.14M |
| Rate base | $3,489.09M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Mar 15, 2024 | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Nov 21, 2024 | — |
| Return on equity | 11.75% Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Mar 15, 2024 | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Nov 21, 2024 | — |
| Common equity ratio | 54.4% Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Mar 15, 2024 | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Nov 21, 2024 | — |
| Residential bill impact | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 · Nov 21, 2024 | — |
Prior authorizations, mechanism values, actuals, and company projections are shown separately because they are not default like-for-like case comparisons.
Annual revenue change
authorized · Legacy approved observation retained during the v0.2 migration; source-level scope was not expanded. · Dec 8, 2022
$44.5M
Return on equity
authorized · Legacy approved observation retained during the v0.2 migration; source-level scope was not expanded. · Feb 19, 2021
9.86%
3 events · 3 documents · 5 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Feb 14, 2024
Commission docket opened
official commission · completed
Nov 21, 2024
Commission final order
official commission · completed
Dec 14, 2024
New base rates effective
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
PA PUC rate-filing discovery — R-2024-3046519
official docket · official docket · Mar 15, 2024
Columbia Gas 2024 final order
evidence · final order · Nov 21, 2024
Columbia Gas 2024 rate filing — Volume 6
evidence · primary filing · Mar 15, 2024
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
Columbia Gas 2024 final order
commission order · Nov 21, 2024
Columbia Gas 2024 rate filing — Volume 8
rate case filing · Mar 15, 2024
Columbia Gas 2024 final order
commission order · Nov 21, 2024
Columbia Gas 2024 rate filing — Volume 6
rate case filing · Mar 15, 2024
PA PUC rate-filing discovery — R-2024-3046519
pa puc daily action search · Mar 15, 2024
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue change | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | $74M | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | $124.14M | |
| Common equity ratio | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | Not specified | |
| Common equity ratio | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | 54.4% | |
| Overall rate of return | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | Not specified | |
| Overall rate of return | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | 8.71% | |
| Rate base | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | Not specified | |
| Rate base | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | $3,489.09M | |
| Residential monthly bill impact | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | Not specified | |
| Return on equity | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | Not specified | |
| Return on equity | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | 11.75% | |
| Revenue change | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2025 | 15.79% |