Enbridge Gas Utah seeks $16.9 million pass-through increase; DPU recommends interim approval
June 24, 2026 | Utah Public Service Commission, Utah Subcommittees, Commissions and Task Forces, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
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Enbridge Gas Utah asked the Utah Public Service Commission on June 23 to allow an interim pass-through adjustment that would increase Utah gas cost recovery by about $16.9 million in Docket 26-057-10. Company witness Jesse Jackson testified the filing seeks approval of roughly $611 million in Utah gas cost coverage and that the net effect on the supplier non‑gas and commodity amortizations produces an overall proposed increase of $16,885,451.
Jesse Jackson, a regulatory consultant for Enbridge, said the request reflects a roughly $25.9 million decrease in commodity costs offset by a roughly $42.8 million increase in supplier non‑gas costs and that Enbridge proposes amortizations to address over‑ and under‑collected balances. He said the company would amortize an over‑collected 191 account balance of about $32.7 million and requested the proposed rates take effect on an interim basis July 1, 2026. “If this application is approved, a typical Utah GS customer using 70 decatherms per year would see an increase of $9.20 or about 1.32%,” Jackson testified.
Ryan Daigle, a utility technical consultant with the Division of Public Utilities, summarized the Division’s review and recommended the Commission approve Enbridge’s requested rate change on an interim basis. Daigle told the Commission that, after reviewing Enbridge’s exhibits and prior 191 filings, the Division concluded the proposed rates are just and reasonable and noted the 191 account is subject to a Division audit. He repeated the Division’s estimate that if all applications filed May 1 were approved, a 70‑decatherm customer’s bill would increase about $25.49 (3.65%).
The hearing clarified a separate corrected exhibit the company had provided informally to DPU and later submitted to the Commission. Enbridge and DPU agreed the corrected spreadsheet—submitted to the Commission on or about June 12, 2026—did not alter DPU’s recommendation. The presiding officer instructed the parties that the corrected exhibit would be admitted and included in the record.
No final Commission order was issued at the hearing. Enbridge requested interim rates effective July 1, 2026 and DPU recommended interim approval pending audit; the Commission said it would issue orders in due course.
Jesse Jackson, a regulatory consultant for Enbridge, said the request reflects a roughly $25.9 million decrease in commodity costs offset by a roughly $42.8 million increase in supplier non‑gas costs and that Enbridge proposes amortizations to address over‑ and under‑collected balances. He said the company would amortize an over‑collected 191 account balance of about $32.7 million and requested the proposed rates take effect on an interim basis July 1, 2026. “If this application is approved, a typical Utah GS customer using 70 decatherms per year would see an increase of $9.20 or about 1.32%,” Jackson testified.
Ryan Daigle, a utility technical consultant with the Division of Public Utilities, summarized the Division’s review and recommended the Commission approve Enbridge’s requested rate change on an interim basis. Daigle told the Commission that, after reviewing Enbridge’s exhibits and prior 191 filings, the Division concluded the proposed rates are just and reasonable and noted the 191 account is subject to a Division audit. He repeated the Division’s estimate that if all applications filed May 1 were approved, a 70‑decatherm customer’s bill would increase about $25.49 (3.65%).
The hearing clarified a separate corrected exhibit the company had provided informally to DPU and later submitted to the Commission. Enbridge and DPU agreed the corrected spreadsheet—submitted to the Commission on or about June 12, 2026—did not alter DPU’s recommendation. The presiding officer instructed the parties that the corrected exhibit would be admitted and included in the record.
No final Commission order was issued at the hearing. Enbridge requested interim rates effective July 1, 2026 and DPU recommended interim approval pending audit; the Commission said it would issue orders in due course.
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