VA · gas · PUR-2026-00014
Active case·Hearing·Utility request
The filing requests a 10.95% ROE and two distinct annual rate steps; it must not be shown as a single authorized increase. The October 4 requested effective date and the October 11 interim-rate authority are not final rates.
Columbia Gas of Virginia completed its multi-year base-rate-plan application on May 14, 2026. The company requests $64.3 million of non-gas base revenue for the first rate year and a further $14.6 million for the second. The SCC suspended the proposed rates and set a December 15 hearing; interim rates are permitted, but not required, from October 11 subject to refund with interest.
Jun 22, 2026
Oct 4, 2026
Case stage
hearing
Filed
May 14, 2026
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Dec 15, 2026
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Jun 22, 2026
Rates effective
Not recorded
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.
Current case economics
Filed request and any outcome captured in this docket.
| Metric | Utility request | Current case outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | Multi-year Annual utility request | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Rate base | $116M net rate base SAVE investments as of September 30, 2026 proposed for base-rate recovery · May 14, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Return on equity | 10.95% proposed common equity return for the multi-year rate plan · May 14, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Common equity ratio | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Residential bill impact | 3.03 Rate year 2027 · May 14, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
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 · Annual jurisdictional non-gas base-revenue increase effective with the first billing unit of October 2024. · May 15, 2025
$40.7M
Common equity ratio
authorized · Authorized common-equity share of the ratemaking capital structure effective with the October 2024 rates. · May 15, 2025
43.15%
Overall rate of return
authorized · Authorized overall weighted cost of capital effective October 2022. · May 15, 2023
6.69%
Rate base
disclosed actual · Total Columbia Gas of Virginia utility rate base reported in NiSource's business profile. · Dec 31, 2021
$1,072M
Return on equity
authorized · Authorized midpoint ROE used for earnings tests, regulatory-asset recovery, ESAC deferrals, and expedited rate cases until new base rates are implemented. · May 15, 2025
9.75%
7 events · 6 documents · 5 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
May 14, 2026
Multi-year rate-plan application completed
official commission · completed
Jun 22, 2026
Order for notice and hearing entered
official commission · completed
Oct 4, 2026
Utility-proposed first rate step
utility guidance · conditional
Oct 11, 2026
Earliest interim-rate authority
official commission · conditional
Dec 15, 2026
Evidentiary hearing
official commission · scheduled
Dec 15, 2026
Public-witness hearing
official commission · scheduled
Oct 4, 2027
Utility-proposed second rate step
utility guidance · conditional
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
Virginia SCC case information — PUR-2026-00014
official docket · direct · —
SCC order for notice and hearing — filing and requested timing
evidence · primary · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — requested economics
evidence · primary · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — hearing schedule
evidence · primary · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — ROE and bill impacts
evidence · primary · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — interim-rate authority
evidence · primary · Jun 22, 2026
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
SCC order for notice and hearing — ROE and bill impacts
commission order · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — requested economics
commission order · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — filing and requested timing
commission order · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — hearing schedule
commission order · Jun 22, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — interim-rate authority
commission order · Jun 22, 2026
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential monthly bill impact | utility request | Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. | Rate year 2026 | 10.81 | |
| Residential monthly bill impact | utility request | Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. | Rate year 2027 | 3.03 | |
| Rate base | utility request | Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. | — | $116M | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. | Rate year 2026 | $64.3M | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. | Rate year 2027 | $14.6M | |
| Return on equity | utility request | Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. | — | 10.95% |