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Innovative Rates, Non-Volumetric Rates, and Tracking Mechanisms: Current List

Innovative Rates, Non-Volumetric Rates, and Tracking Mechanisms: Current List. As of September 2012. STATES WITH NATURAL GAS REVENUE DECOUPLING as of September 2012. DECOUPLING TARIFFS AS OF SEPTEMBER 2012 APPROVED – 48 Companies, 21 States, 30 Million Res. Customers*. AR – Arkansas Oklahoma

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Innovative Rates, Non-Volumetric Rates, and Tracking Mechanisms: Current List

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  1. Innovative Rates, Non-VolumetricRates, and Tracking Mechanisms: Current List As of September 2012

  2. STATES WITH NATURAL GAS REVENUE DECOUPLINGas of September 2012

  3. DECOUPLING TARIFFS AS OF SEPTEMBER 2012APPROVED – 48 Companies, 21 States, 30 Million Res. Customers* • AR – Arkansas Oklahoma • AR – Arkansas Western • AR – CenterPoint Energy • AZ – Southwest Gas • CA – Pacific Gas and Electric • CA - San Diego Gas and Electric • CA – Southern California Gas • CA – Southwest Gas • IL – Integrys Peoples Gas • IL – Integrys North Shore Gas • IN – Citizens Energy Group • IN – Vectren North Indiana Gas • IN – Vectren South SIGECO • MA – Columbia Massachusetts • MA – Fitchburg Gas and Electric • MA – National Grid Massachusetts • MA – New England Gas • MD – Baltimore Gas and Elec. • MD – Washington Gas • MI - Michigan Consolidated Gas • MI – Integrys Michigan Gas Utilities • MN – CenterPoint Minnesota Gas • MN – Minnesota Energy Resources • NC - Piedmont Natural Gas • NC – Public Service Co. of North Carolina • NJ – New Jersey Natural Gas • NJ – South Jersey Gas • NV – Southwest Gas • NY – Central Hudson Gas and Electric • NY – Consolidated Edison • NY – National Fuel Gas Distribution • NY – National Grid Long Island • NY - National Grid Niagara Mohawk • NY – National Grid NYC • NY – Orange and Rockland Utilities • NY – Rochester Gas and Electric • OR – Cascade Natural Gas • OR – NW Natural Gas • RI – National Grid Narragansett • TN – Chattanooga Gas • UT – Questar Gas • VA – Columbia Virginia • VA – Virginia Natural Gas • WA – Avista Corp. • WA – Cascade Natural Gas • WI – Integrys Wisconsin Public Service Co. • WY – Questar Gas • WY – Source Gas * Of 65 Million (2010) US Residential Customers

  4. PENDING AND MUNICIPALLY APPROVED Decoupling Tariffs As Of September 2012 PENDING – 4 Companies, 2 States, 1 Million Res. Customers* • NJ – Elizabethtown Gas • WI – Integrys Wisconsin Public Service DE – Delmarva Power and Light KS – Kansas Gas Service MUNICIPAL PROGRAM – 1 Co., 1 State, 15,000 Res. Customers* FL – Clearwater Gas System * Of 65 Million (2010) US Residential Customers

  5. STATES WITH FLAT MONTHLY FEE RATE DESIGNSas of September 2012

  6. FLAT MONTHLY FEE RATE DESIGN (SFV)as of September 2012 Approved – 15 Companies, 9 States, 9 Million Res. Customers* • FL – TECO Peoples Gas – Three-tier monthly charge plus small variable charge • GA – Atlanta Gas Light – Individually determined monthly demand charge (Straight Fixed Variable) • IL – Nicor Gas – Flat fee plus a small variable charge • MO – Atmos Energy – Flat fee plus a small variable charge; 75% of costs recovered in monthly fee • MO – Empire District Gas • MO – Laclede Gas – Modified rate blocks • MO – Missouri Gas Energy - Flat monthly fee - $28 residential/$39.26 small general service • NE – SourceGas – Modified rate blocks • ND – Xcel Energy – $18.48 flat monthly fee • OH – Columbia Ohio – Flat fee • OH – Dominion East Ohio – Flat fee plus small variable charge • OH – Duke Energy – Flat fee • OH – Vectren Ohio - $18.37 flat monthly fee • OK – Oklahoma Natural Gas – Two-tier plan – Offers customers a choice • TX – Texas Gas Service El Paso – $10.80 flat fee up to 200 ccf/month Pending – 5 Companies, 2 States, 2 Million Res. Customers* • DE – Delmarva Power and Light • IL – Integrys - Peoples Gas • IL – Integrys - North Shore Gas • NE - Black Hills – Two-tier, declining block rate • OR – NW Natural * Of 65 Million (2010) US Residential Customers

  7. STATES WITH RATE STABILIZATION TARIFFSas of September 2012

  8. RATE STABILIZATION TARIFFS as of September 2012 Approved – 14 Companies, 7 States, 6 Million Res. Customers* • AL – Alabama Gas • AL – Mobile Gas • GA – Atmos Energy • LA – Atmos Energy • LA – CenterPoint Energy • LA – Entergy • MS – Atmos Energy • MS – CenterPoint Energy • OK – CenterPoint Energy • OK – Oklahoma Natural Gas • SC – Piedmont Natural Gas • SC – South Carolina Electric and Gas • TX – CenterPoint Energy • TX – Atmos Energy * Of 65 Million (2010) US Residential Customers

  9. STATES WITH NON-VOLUMETRIC RATE DESIGNS (DECOUPLING, FLAT MONTHLY FEE, RATE STABILIZATION) 33 Approved, 2 Pending As of September 2012

  10. STATES WITH NON-VOLUMETRIC RATE DESIGNSfor Natural Gas as of September 2012Approved - 78 Companies, 33 States, 45 Million Res. CustomersPending - 9 Companies, 2 States, 3 Million Res. Customers STATES WITH DECOUPLING • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Indiana • Massachusetts • Maryland • Michigan • Minnesota • New Jersey • Nevada • New York • North Carolina • Oregon • Rhode Island • Tennessee • Utah • Virginia • Washington • Wisconsin • Wyoming STATES WITH FLAT MONTHLY FEES • Florida • Missouri • Nebraska • North Dakota • Ohio STATES WITH RATE STABILIZATION • Alabama • Mississippi • Louisiana • South Carolina STATES WITH BOTH DECOUPLING AND FLAT MONTHLY FEES • Illinois STATES WITH BOTH FLAT MONTHLY FEES AND RATE STABILIZATION • Georgia • Oklahoma • Texas PENDING STATES • Delaware • Kansas

  11. STATES WITH WEATHER NORMALIZATION ADJUSTMENTS25 Approved as of September 2012

  12. WEATHER NORMALIZATION ADJUSTMENT CLAUSESas of September 2012Approved - 56 Companies, 25 States, 17 Million Res. US Customers; *7 Million Res. Customers at US Companies w/o Decoupling or RS • AB – Atco Gas • AL - Alabama Gas • AL – Mobile Gas • AR – Arkansas Western • AR - CenterPoint Energy • BC – Terasen Gas • CT - Southern Connecticut Gas* • GA - Atmos Energy • IN – Vectren North Indiana Gas • IN – Vectren South SIGECO • KS - Atmos Energy* • KS – Black Hills* • KS – Kansas Gas Service* • KY - Atmos Energy* • KY - Columbia Kentucky* • KY - Delta Natural Gas* • KY - Louisville Gas and Electric* • LA – Atmos - Louisiana Gas Service • LA - Atmos - Trans Louisiana • MD - Chesapeake Utilities* • MD - Columbia Maryland* • MS - Atmos Energy • ND – Montana-Dakota Utilities* • NJ – Elizabethtown Gas* • NJ – Public Service Electric and Gas* • NY - Consolidated Edison • NY - National Fuel Gas Distribution • NY – National Grid Long Island • - NY – National Grid Niagara Mohawk • -NY – National Grid NYC • - NY – New York State Electric and Gas* • - NY - Orange & Rockland Utilities • - NY - Rochester Gas & Electric • - OK - CenterPoint Energy • - OK – Oklahoma Natural Gas • - OR - NW Natural • - PA - Philadelphia Gas Works* • - QB - Gaz Metro • - RI - National Grid Narragansett Gas • - SC - Piedmont Natural Gas • - SC - South Carolina Electric & Gas • - SD – Montana-Dakota Utilities* • - TN – Atmos Energy* • - TN - Chattanooga Gas • - TN - Piedmont Natural Gas* • - TX - Atmos Energy • - TX - Texas Gas Service • - UT – Questar Gas • - VA – Atmos Energy* • - VA – City of Richmond Dept. Pub. Utils* • - VA – Columbia Virginia • - VA - Roanoke Natural Gas* • - VA - Southwestern Virginia Gas* • - VA – Washington Gas* • - WV – West Virginia Utilities* • - WY – Questar Gas

  13. STATES WITH NON-VOLUMETRIC RATES AND WNA39 Approved, 1 Pending As of September 2012

  14. STATES WITH WNA AND NON-VOLUMETRIC RATE Designs for Natural Gas as of September 2012Approved - 113 Companies, 39 States, 52 Million Res. Customers STATES WITH DECOUPLING • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Indiana • Massachusetts • Maryland • Michigan • Minnesota • New Jersey • Nevada • New York • North Carolina • Oregon • Rhode Island • Tennessee • Utah • Virginia • Washington • Wisconsin • Wyoming STATES WITH FLAT MONTHLY FEES • Florida • Missouri • Nebraska • North Dakota • Ohio STATES WITH RATE STABILIZATION • Alabama • Mississippi • Louisiana • South Carolina STATES WITH BOTH DECOUPLING AND FLAT MONTHLY FEES • Illinois • STATES WITH BOTH FLAT MONTHLY FEES AND RATE STABILIZATION • Georgia • Oklahoma • Texas • STATES WITH WNA AND WITHOUT OTHER TYPES • Connecticut • Kansas • Kentucky • Pennsylvania • South Dakota • West Virginia • PENDING STATES • Delaware 14

  15. INNOVATIVE BAD DEBT COST RECOVERY Mechanisms as of September 2012

  16. UTILITIES WITH INNOVATIVE BAD DEBT COST Recovery Mechanisms as of September 2012Approved - 61 Companies, 24 States, 25 Million Res. Customers • CO – Atmos Energy • CT – Connecticut Natural Gas • CT - Southern Connecticut Gas • CT – Yankee Gas Services • DC – Washington Gas • IL – Ameren Illinois • IL – Integrys Peoples Gas • IL – Integrys North Shore Gas • IL – Nicor Gas • IN – NIPSCO • IN – Vectren North Indiana Gas • IN – Vectren South SIGECO • KS - Atmos Energy • KS – Black Hills • KS – Kansas Gas Service • KY – Atmos Energy • KY – Columbia Kentucky • KY – Delta Natural Gas • KY – Duke Energy • MA – Columbia Massachusetts • MA – National Grid Massachusetts • MA – NSTAR Gas • MD – Baltimore Gas and Electric • MD – Washington Gas • ME – Northern Utilities • MI – Michigan Consolidated Gas • MI – Michigan Gas Utilities • NC – Piedmont Natural Gas • NE – Black Hills • NE – SourceGas • NH – National Grid EnergyNorth • NH – Northern Utilities • NV – Southwest Gas • NY – Central Hudson Gas and Electric • NY - Consolidated Edison • NY – National Grid New York City • NY – National Grid Long Island • NY - National Fuel Gas Distribution • NY – National Grid Niagara Mohawk • NY – New York State Electric and Gas • NY - Orange & Rockland Utilities • OH – Columbia Ohio • OH – Dominion East Ohio • OH – Eastern Natural Gas • OH – Pike Natural Gas • OH – Vectren Ohio • OK – Oklahoma Natural Gas • ON – Union Gas • RI - National Grid Narragansett Gas • SC - Piedmont Natural Gas • TN – Atmos Energy • TN - Chattanooga Gas • TN - Piedmont Natural Gas • TX - Atmos Energy • TX - Texas Gas Service • UT – Questar Gas • VA - Atmos Energy • VA – Washington Gas • WI - Wisconsin Electric – Gas • VA – Columbia Virginia • VA – Virginia Natural Gas Pending – 1 Million Residential Customers • MO – Atmos Energy • MO– Laclede Gas • RI – Narragansett Electric (Gas Division)

  17. STATES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE COST RECOVERY Mechanisms as of September 2012

  18. UTILITIES WITH FULL INFRASTRUCTURERecovery Mechanisms as of September 201220 Million Residential Customers - Of 65 Million (2010) US Customers FULL - 19 States • AL – Mobile Gas Service • AR – CenterPoint Energy • CO – Public Service Co. of Colorado • FL - Chesapeake Utilities • FL - Florida Public Utilities • FL - Peoples Gas System • GA – Atlanta Gas Light • GA – Atmos Energy • IN – Vectren North Indiana Gas • IN – Vectren South SIGECO • KS – Atmos Energy • KS – Black Hills • KS – Kansas Gas Service • KY – Atmos Energy • KY – Columbia Kentucky • KY – Delta Natural Gas • KY – Duke Energy Kentucky • MA – Columbia Massachusetts • MA – National Grid Massachusetts • MA – New England Gas • MI – Consumers Energy • MI – SEMCO Energy • MO – Ameren Missouri • MO – Atmos Energy • MO – Laclede Gas • MO – Missouri Gas Energy • NH – National Grid EnergyNorth • NJ – New Jersey Natural • NJ – Elizabethtown Gas • NJ – Public Service Electric and Gas • NJ – South Jersey Gas • OH – Columbia Ohio • OH – Dominion East Ohio • OH – Duke Energy • OH – Vectren Ohio • OR – Avista Corp. • OR – NW Natural • RI – National Grid Narragansett Gas • TX – Atmos Energy • TX – CenterPoint Energy • TX – Texas Gas Service • UT – Questar Gas • VA – Columbia Virginia • VA – Washington Gas

  19. - LIMITED AND PENDING -INFRASTRUCTURE COST RECOVERY MECHANISMSas of September 2012Of 65 Million Customers in U.S. (2010) LIMITED - 4 States • AZ – Southwest Gas • ME – Northern Utilities • NV – Southwest Gas • NY – Corning Natural Gas • NY – National Grid NYC • NY – National Grid Long Island • NY – National Grid Niagara Mohawk 4 Million Residential Customers GENERIC RULINGS OR LEGISLATION - 3 States • Iowa – All utilities may apply; limited mech. • Nebraska – All utilities may apply • Pennsylvania – All utilities may apply PENDING – 1 State + DC • CA – Southern California Gas • CA – San Diego Gas and Electric • DC – Washington Gas • KY – Louisville Gas and Electric • MI – Michigan Consolidated • NV – Southwest Gas 8 Million Residential Customers

  20. INNOVATIVE PENSION AND OPEB COST RECOVERY Mechanisms as of September 2012

  21. PENSION AND OPEB COST RECOVERY Mechanisms as of September 2012APPROVED: 26 Companies, 15 States + DC, 17 Million Res. Customers • CA - San Diego Gas & Electric • CA - Southern California Gas • DC - Washington Gas • KS - Kansas Gas Service • LA - Atmos Energy • LA - CenterPoint Energy Arkla • LA – CenterPoint Energy Entex • MA - Columbia Massachusetts • MA - National Grid Boston Gas • MD - Baltimore Gas & Electric • MI - Michigan Consolidated Gas • MO - Ameren Missouri • MO - Laclede Gas • MO - Missouri Gas Energy • MS - AtmosEnergy • NY - Central Hudson Gas & Electric • NY - Consolidated Edison • NY - Orange and Rockland Utilities • NY - National Grid • OH – Columbia Ohio • OK - CenterPoint Energy • OK - Oklahoma Natural Gas • PA - UGI – Penn • RI – National Grid Narragansett Gas • TX – CenterPoint Energy • WI - Wisconsin Power & Light Pending • RI – Narragansett Electric (Gas Division)

  22. NATURAL GAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS117 Utilities in 2012

  23. UTILITIES WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMSin 2012 - Page 1 • AR - Arkansas Oklahoma Gas • AR - Arkansas Western Gas • AR - CenterPoint Energy • AZ - Southwest Gas • CA - Pacific Gas and Electric • CA - San Diego Gas & Electric • CA - Southern California Gas • CA - Southwest Gas • CO - Atmos Energy • CO - Black Hills Energy • CO - Colorado Natural Gas • CO - Source Gas • CO - Public Service Co. of Colorado • CT - Connecticut Natural Gas • CT - Southern Connecticut Natural Gas • CT - Yankee Gas Service • FL - TECO Peoples Gas • GA - Atlanta Gas Light • IA - Atmos Energy Midstates Division • IA - Black Hills Energy • IA - Interstate Power and Light • IA - MidAmerican Energy • ID - Avista Utilities • ID - Intermountain Gas • IL - Ameren Illinois Utilities • IL - MidAmerican Energy • IL - Nicor Gas • IL - North Shore Gas • IL - Peoples Gas • IL - Citizens Energy Group • IL - Northern Indiana Public Service Co. • IN - Vectren Energy Delivery • KY - Atmos Energy - Midstates Division • KY - Columbia Gas of Kentucky • KY - Delta Natural Gas • KY - Duke Energy • KY - Louisville Gas and Electric • MA - Bay State Gas Company • MA - Berkshire Gas • MA - Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light • MA - National Grid Massachusetts • MA - NSTAR Electric and Gas • MD - Baltimore Gas and Electric • MD - Columbia Gas of Maryland • MD - Washington Gas Light • ME - Northern Utilities • MI - Consumers Energy • MI - MichCon • MI - Michigan Gas Utilities • MN - CenterPoint Energy • MN - Great Plains Natural Gas • MN - Interstate Power and Light • MN - Minnesota Energy Resources • MN - Xcel Energy • MO - Atmos Energy Midstates Division • MO - Empire District Gas • MO - Laclede Gas • MO - Missouri Gas Energy • MT - Montana-Dakota Utilities • NC - Piedmont Natural Gas

  24. UTILITIES WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS in 2012 - Page 2 • NC - Public Service Co. of North Carolina • ND - Montana-Dakota Utilities • ND - Xcel Energy • NH - National Grid New Hampshire • NH - Northern Utilities • NJ - Elizabethtown Gas • NJ - New Jersey Natural Gas • NJ - Public Service Electric and Gas • NJ - South Jersey Gas • NM - New Mexico Gas • NV - NV Energy • NV - Southwest Gas • NY - Consolidated Edison of New York • NY - National Fuel Gas • NY - National Grid NY Downstate(LI & NYC) • NY - Niagara Mohawk • NY - Orange & Rockland Utilities • NY - St. Lawrence Gas • OH - Columbia Gas of Ohio • OH - Dominion East Ohio • OH - Duke Energy • OH - Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio • OK - Oklahoma Natural Gas • OR - Avista Utilities • OR - Cascade Natural Gas • OR - NW Natural • PA - Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania • PA - Equitable Gas • PA - PECO • PA - Peoples Natural Gas • PA - Philadelphia Gas Works • PA - UGI Utilities • RI - National Grid Rhode Island • SD - MidAmerican Energy • SD - Montana-Dakota Utilities • TX - Atmos Energy - Mid-Texas Division • TX - Texas Gas Service • UT - Questar Gas • VA - Columbia Gas of Virginia • VA - Virginia Natural Gas • VA - Washington Gas Light • VT - Vermont Gas Systems • WA - Avista Utilities • WA - Cascade Natural Gas • WA - NW Natural • WA - Puget Sound Energy • WI - City Gas • WI - Madison Gas and Electric • WI - Midwest Natural Gas • WI - St. Croix Valley Natural Gas • WI - Superior Water, Light & Power • WI - We Energies • WI - Wisconsin Power and Light • WI - Wisconsin Public Service • WI - Xcel Energy • WY - Montana-Dakota Utilities • WY - Questar Gas

  25. NON-VOLUMETRIC RATESRevenue Trackers and Flat Fee Rate Designs Total* • 113 utilities in 39 states; 52 million res. customers Weather Normalization (partial decoupling) • 56 utilities (49 in 2007)in 25 states and Canada serving 17 million US customers Revenue Decoupling • 48 utilities (19 in 2007) in 21 states serving 30 million customers Rate Stabilization Tariffs • 14 utilities (11 in 2007) in 7 states serving 6 million customers Flat Monthly Fee and Variants • 15 utilities (4 in 2007) in 9 states serving 9 million customers *Of 65 Million (2010) US Residential Customers

  26. COST TRACKER SUMMARYas of September 2012 Gas Cost Tracker (PGA) • All states Lost and Unaccounted For Tracker (LUAF) • 47 States (excluding MI, MT, SD) Bad Debt Cost Tracker • 24 states plus DC and Canada, 61 companies, 25 million US customers; pending 3 companies, 1 million customers Infrastructure Investment Cost Tracker • 23 states (19 full, 4 limited), 51 utilities, 24 million customers; pending 6 companies, 8 million customers Pension Tracker • 15 states plus DC, 26 companies, 17 million customers, 1 company pending *Of 65 Million (2010) US Residential Customers

  27. Find Us Online Cynthia J. Marple Director, Rates and Regulatory Affairs 202-824-7228 cmarple@aga.org

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