PUC public-comment hearing on Atlas Energy advice letter draws few speakers

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission took public comment on March 10, 2026, in Proceeding 25AL-0499G, a matter concerning Atlas Energy Corporation’s advice letter No. 636 dated Nov. 25, 2025. Administrative Law Judge Kelly Rosenberg presided and said the hearing was a remote forum for members of the public to provide oral comments.

Rosenberg told participants that written and oral comments “are given the same weight” and that she reads and listens to all submissions. She outlined filing options — the commission’s electronic filing system or the website’s file-a-comment link — and asked commenters to limit oral remarks to three minutes for the court reporter.

Rosenberg read a roster of registered commenters that included Courtney Franco, Briston Jones, Paul Boney, Guinevere Strokes, Reynaldo Balacanayo and Joseph Bartel. When called, several registrants said they were only observing. Briston Jones said he was “only here observing.” Paul Boney identified himself as “an ATMOS customer” and declined to offer an oral comment.

Because several registrants were not present when first called, Rosenberg recessed the session until 12:15 p.m. When the record resumed she again found no additional speakers and closed the oral-comment portion. Rosenberg reminded the public that written comments could be filed after the hearing and said she would issue a recommended written decision in the near future and may schedule an evidentiary hearing if one is necessary.

The record remains open for written submissions through the commission’s filing system and the web comment link; Rosenberg emphasized that filing in either format will be considered as part of the record.