FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMMISSION CONFERENCE AGENDA
CONFERENCE DATE AND
TIME: Tuesday, January 7,
2025, 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Betty Easley Conference Center, Joseph P. Cresse Hearing Room 148
DATE ISSUED: December 20, 2024
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PAA A) Application for Certificate of Authority to Provide Telecommunications Service.
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DOCKET NO. |
COMPANY NAME |
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Lumos Fiber of Florida, LLC |
PAA B) Docket No. 20240154-GU - Application for authorization to issue and sell securities, and to enter into agreements for interest rate swap products, equity products and other financial derivatives in 2025, by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation.
Recommendation: The Commission should approve the actions requested in the dockets referenced above and close Docket No. 202400158-TX. For monitoring purposes, Docket No. 20240154-GU should remain open until May 1, 2026, to allow the Company time to file the required Consummation Reports.
2**PAA Docket No. 20240088-TP – Petition for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier in the State of Florida, by Prepaid Wireless Group, LLC.
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Critical Date(s): |
None |
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Commissioners Assigned: |
All Commissioners |
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Prehearing Officer: |
Graham |
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Staff: |
IDM: Mallow, Day, Deas, Fogleman GCL: Farooqi, Imig |
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Issue 1:
Should PWG be granted an ETC designation to provide Lifeline service throughout the State of Florida?
No. PWG should not be granted an ETC designation to provide Lifeline service throughout the State of Florida.
Issue 2:
Should this docket be closed?
Yes. If no person whose substantial interests are affected by the proposed agency action files a protest within 21 days of the issuance of the Proposed Agency Action Order, this docket should be closed upon the issuance of a consummating order.
3**PAA Docket No. 20240046-GU – Petition for
rate increase by St. Joe Natural Gas Company, Inc.
Docket No. 20240004-GU – Natural gas conservation cost recovery.
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Critical Date(s): |
12/03/24 (5-Month Effective Date - PAA Rate Case waived through 12/03/24) |
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Commissioners Assigned: |
All Commissioners |
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Prehearing Officer: |
Fay (20240046-GU) Passidomo (20240004-GU) |
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Staff: |
ECO: Ward, McClelland, Barrett AFD: Vogel, Norris GCL: Dose, J. Crawford, Farooqi |
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Issue 30:
What are the appropriate customer charges?
The proposed customer charges should be approved as provided in the tariffs in Attachment B of staff’s memorandum dated December 20, 2024.
Issue 31:
What are the appropriate per therm Gas Delivery Service Rates?
The proposed per therm Gas Delivery Service Rates should be approved as provided in the tariffs in Attachment B of staff’s memorandum dated December 20, 2024.
Issue 35:
Should the Commission give staff administrative authority to approve tariffs reflecting Commission-approved rates and charges?
Yes. The Commission should approve the tariffs as shown in Attachments B and C of staff’s memorandum dated December 20, 2024.
Issue 36:
What is the effective date for SJNG's revised rates and charges?
Recommendation: Pursuant to Section 366.06(4), F.S., SJNG is entitled to place no more than its requested rates into effect subject to refund, upon notice to the Commission and upon filing the appropriate tariffs. Should no protest be timely filed, SJNG should be authorized to release the security holding rates subject to refund upon the expiration of the protest period and issuance of the consummating order. In the alternative, SJNG may implement the PAA rates approved herein upon the expiration of the protest period and issuance of the consummating order.
Issue 40:
Should these dockets be closed?
After the final order is issued, Docket No. 20240046-GU should be closed. Docket No. 20240004-GU is a continuing docket and should remain open.
4** Docket No. 20240134-GU – Petition for approval of safety, access, and facility enhancement program true-up and 2025 cost recovery factors, by Florida City Gas.
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Critical Date(s): |
04/30/25 (8-Month Effective Date) |
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Commissioners Assigned: |
All Commissioners |
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Prehearing Officer: |
Administrative |
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Staff: |
ECO: P. Kelley GCL: Dose |
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(Tariff Filing)
Issue 1:
Should the Commission approve FCG's proposed modification to Seventh Revised Sheet No. 79?
Yes. The Commission should approve FCG’s proposed corrected Seventh Revised Sheet No. 79. The modification provides the correct SAFE program charge for the GS-6K customer class as calculated in FCG’s initial petition. The tariffs should be effective for the period January through December 2025.
Issue 2:
Should this docket be closed?
Yes. If Issue 1 is approved and a protest is filed within 21 days of the issuance of the order, the tariffs should remain in effect, with any revenues held subject to refund, pending resolution of the protest. If no timely protest is filed, this docket should be closed upon the issuance of a consummating order.
5 Docket No. 20240159-GU – Joint petition by Florida Public Utilities Company and Florida City Gas for approval of tariff changes to standardize and align Florida Public Utilities Company and Florida City Gas's transportation service tariffs and to implement a flexible gas service tariff for Florida City Gas.
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Critical Date(s): |
1/19/2025 (60-Day Suspension Date) |
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Commissioners Assigned: |
All Commissioners |
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Prehearing Officer: |
Administrative |
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Staff: |
ECO: P. Kelley GCL: Sandy |
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(Tariff Suspension - Participation is at
the Commission's Discretion)
Issue 1:
Should the Parties' proposed revisions to their tariffs be suspended?
Yes. Staff recommends that the proposed revisions to the tariffs be suspended to allow staff sufficient time to review the petition and gather all pertinent information in order to present the Commission with an informed recommendation on the proposed tariff revisions.
Issue 2:
Should this docket be closed?