VA · gas · PUR-2018-00015
Closed case·Complete·Authorized
The order set a 9.4% ROE and an 8.42% weighted cost of capital; the 2024 AIF supplies the latest rate-base and capital-structure measurements under that authorization.
The Virginia SCC approved a $206,247 total rate increase and established a 9.4% ROE for Appalachian Natural Gas.
Nov 15, 2019
Not scheduled
Case stage
complete
Filed
Aug 1, 2018
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Nov 15, 2019
Rates effective
Current stage
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
Application-based
Gas utilities file rate applications under the SCC's general rate-case rules rather than the Phase I and Phase II electric review schedule.
Rate period: Filing-specific schedules and supporting statements under the SCC rate-case rules.
Governing rule ↗Between full reviews
No separate recurring mechanism is identified in the current state profile for this service.
Commission decision
Utility request and Commission-authorized outcome.
| Metric | Utility request | Authorized outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Rate base | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Return on equity | Not available Not captured in current case sources | 9.4% Authorized ROE reported for Appalachian Natural Gas's combined Virginia jurisdictional business, including the Bluefield territory operated under the Cardinal Natural Gas name. · Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Common equity ratio | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Residential bill impact | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
1 event · 3 documents · 3 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Nov 15, 2019
Virginia SCC entered the Appalachian Natural Gas final order
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
Appalachian Natural Gas 2024 annual informational filing
evidence · supporting · Dec 31, 2024
Virginia SCC final order in Appalachian Natural Gas PUR-2023-00070
evidence · supporting · Jan 25, 2024
Virginia SCC final order in Appalachian Natural Gas PUR-2018-00015
evidence · primary · Nov 15, 2019
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
Virginia SCC final order in Appalachian Natural Gas PUR-2018-00015
commission final order · Nov 15, 2019
Appalachian Natural Gas 2024 annual informational filing
utility filing · Dec 31, 2024
Appalachian Natural Gas 2024 annual informational filing
utility filing · Dec 31, 2024
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common equity ratio | mechanism authorized | Appalachian Natural Gas Distribution Company | — | 64.18% | |
| Rate base | disclosed actual | Appalachian Natural Gas Distribution Company | — | $8.47M | |
| Return on equity | authorized | Virginia State Corporation Commission | — | 9.4% | |
| Common equity ratio | mechanism authorized | Appalachian Natural Gas Distribution Company | — | 64.18% | |
| Rate base | disclosed actual | Appalachian Natural Gas Distribution Company | — | $8.47M | |
| Return on equity | authorized | Virginia State Corporation Commission | — | 9.4% |