VA · gas · PUR-2018-00080
Closed case·Complete·Authorized
The final order adopted Washington Gas's updated 53.48% common-equity capital structure and a 9.2% ROE while requiring refunds of excess interim collections.
The Virginia SCC authorized a $13.2 million base-rate increase to incorporate costs associated with $101.9 million of prior SAVE investment and set a 9.2% ROE.
Dec 20, 2019
Not scheduled
Case stage
complete
Filed
Jul 31, 2018
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Dec 20, 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 specified The final order does not publish total authorized Virginia rate base; $101.9 million is identified only as SAVE investment incorporated into base rates. · Dec 20, 2019 | — |
| Return on equity | Not available Not captured in current case sources | 9.2% Washington Gas Virginia authorized return on common equity in PUR-2018-00080. · Dec 20, 2019 | — |
| Common equity ratio | Not available Not captured in current case sources | 53.48% Washington Gas updated five-quarter-average common-equity ratio adopted in PUR-2018-00080. · Dec 20, 2019 | — |
| Residential bill impact | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
1 event · 2 documents · 2 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Dec 20, 2019
Virginia SCC entered the Washington Gas final order
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
Virginia SCC final order in Washington Gas PUR-2018-00080
evidence · primary · Dec 20, 2019
Virginia SCC Hearing Examiner report in Washington Gas PUR-2018-00080, part 2
evidence · supporting · Sep 16, 2019
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
Virginia SCC Hearing Examiner report in Washington Gas PUR-2018-00080, part 2
recommended decision · Sep 16, 2019
Virginia SCC final order in Washington Gas PUR-2018-00080
commission final order · Dec 20, 2019
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common equity ratio | authorized | Virginia State Corporation Commission | — | 53.48% | |
| Rate base | authorized | Virginia State Corporation Commission | — | Not specified | |
| Return on equity | authorized | Virginia State Corporation Commission | — | 9.2% |