Enbridge seeks to amortize $17.4 million CET shortfall; Division of Public Utilities recommends approval

SALT LAKE CITY — Enbridge Gas Utah asked the Utah Public Service Commission on May 21 to amortize a March 2026 under-collected balance in its Conservation Enabling Tariff (CET) of roughly $17.4 million, which the company says would raise the annual bill for a typical GS residential customer by $16.27, or 2.33%.

At a virtual hearing in docket 26-057-09, company counsel Jennifer Clark called Enbridge regulatory manager Jessica Ibson as the company’s witness. Ibson said the filing responds to tariff Section 2.08, which requires a CET application when the CET balance exceeds or falls below a $10 million threshold and continued semi-annual filings until the balance returns within that threshold. “The company is requesting to amortize the March 2026 under-collected balance of $17.4 million,” Ibson said, and requested rates take effect June 1, 2026.

The Division of Public Utilities reviewed Enbridge’s exhibits and filings and recommended approval. Division witness Ryan Daigle, a utility technical consultant, summarized the division’s analysis and said the proposed change would result in a $16.27 annual increase for a typical GS residential customer using 70 decatherms per year. “After reviewing the company’s application exhibits and previous CET filings, the division concludes that the proposed change represents just and reasonable rates and is in the public interest,” Daigle said, and recommended the commission approve the requested rate change as final with an effective date of June 1, 2026.

Procedural motions at the hearing included admission of the company’s exhibits (1.1–1.7) and reply comments and admission of the division’s exhibits (DPU exhibits 1–5); both admissions were unopposed and entered into the record. No cross-examination questions were offered to either witness.

Presiding officer John Delaney thanked the parties and noted that the company and the division have met and will continue to meet to discuss lingering issues described in comments. Delaney said the commission was mindful of the requested June 1 effective date and that it would issue an order in due course.

No final commission decision or vote was recorded at the hearing. The commission’s forthcoming order will determine whether the requested amortization and new rates are approved and, if so, the effective date and any conditions.

Provenance: The article summarizes testimony and admitted exhibits presented during the May 21, 2026 virtual hearing in docket 26-057-09 before the Utah Public Service Commission.