About

Archive

Contact

Daily Email

Live Blog

Search

 

Energy Choice
                            

Matters

SEMCO Energy to Study Effect of Choice Volumes on SOLR Function Under GCR Settlement

August  26, 2011
Email This Story

SEMCO Energy Gas Company will conduct an internal evaluation regarding its ability to perform as the Supplier Of Last Resort under the current Gas Customer Choice level of participation and future forecasts of choice volumes, under a settlement in SEMCO's gas cost recovery plan proceeding approved by the Michigan PSC yesterday (U-16483 et. al.).

The adopted settlement incorporated SEMCO's commitment to, "perform an internal evaluation regarding its ability to perform as the SOLR given current and future forecasted levels of GCC [choice] participation," and to provide the parties with the results of this evaluation upon completion.

"If the Company's internal evaluation determines that a modification to the Company's GCC [choice] program is necessary, the Company will address such a modification in a future tariff filing," SEMCO said.

The provision for the study in the settlement was in response to testimony from the Residential Ratepayer Consortium, which sought to require SEMCO to, "perform a study to establish an appropriate cap [on choice participation] that will assure it can continue to operate reliably."

SEMCO will also conduct a technical conference, to be organized by the Attorney General, to develop a better understanding among the parties of the company's storage and capacity assets in its former Battle Creek Division service area.

Under the settlement, the PSC authorized SEMCO Energy Gas Company to implement a 2011-2012 gas cost recovery (GCR) base factor of $5.4899 per dekatherm, effective with the next billing month.

 

Email This Story

Home

Be Seen By Energy Professionals in Retail and Wholesale Marketing

Run Ads with Energy Choice Matters

Call Paul Ring

954-205-1738

 

 

 

 

About

Archive

Contact

Daily Email

Live Blog

Search