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State of Florida
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Public Service Commission Capital Circle Office Center ● 2540 Shumard
Oak Boulevard -M-E-M-O-R-A-N-D-U-M- |
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DATE: |
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Office of Commission Clerk (Teitzman) |
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Division of Economics (McClelland, Hampson) Office of the General Counsel (Sandy) |
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RE: |
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AGENDA: |
10/01/24 – Regular Agenda – Tariff Suspension – Participation is at the Commission’s Discretion |
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COMMISSIONERS ASSIGNED: |
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PREHEARING OFFICER: |
Administrative |
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: |
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On September 3, 2024, Florida Public Utilities Company (FPUC or utility) filed a petition for approval of revised Swing Service Rider rates and associated tariffs for the period January 2025 through December 2025.
The Commission first approved FPUC’s swing service rider tariff by Order No. PSC-16-0422-TRF-GU (swing service order) and the initial swing service rider rates were in effect for the period March through December 2017.[1] The swing service rider requires FPUC to file an annual petition to recalculate the swing service rider rates based on the utility’s actual interstate capacity costs and the most recent 12-months’ usage data. Furthermore, the swing service order requires FPUC to incorporate the calculated revenues from the swing service rider as a credit to the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) proceeding for the concurrent year. The January through December 2024 swing service rider rates were approved in Order No. PSC-2023-0358-TRF-GU.[2] The swing service rider is a cents per therm charge that is included in the monthly gas bill of transportation customers, who purchase gas from third party marketers, and therefore do not pay the PGA charge.[3]
This is staff’s recommendation to suspend the proposed tariffs. The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Sections 366.04, 366.041, 366.05, and 366.06, Florida Statutes (F.S.).