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Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty

Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas

TAB	DATE	DESCRIPTION	FILED BY
1	09/01/21	Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Cover Letter Direct Testimony David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara Direct Testimony Deborah M. Gilbertson Attachment D. Gilbertson Direct Testimony Mary E. Casey Proposed Tariff Pages Table of Contents Schedules Schedules 2019-2020 RDAF adjustment 2020-2021 RDAF adjustment Confidential Material in Commission Files	Michael J. Sheehan

2	09/07/21	Acknowledgment Letter	NHPUC

3	09/14/21	Commencement of Adjudicative Proceeding and Notice of Prehearing Conference and Hearing	NHPUC

4	09/14/21	NHPUC Evidentiary Hybrid Hearing Guidelines	NHPUC

5	09/16/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty affidavit of publication	Michael J. Sheehan

6	09/21/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy notice of appearance of Mary E. Schwarzer and request for service list changes	Mary E. Schwarzer

7	09/21/21	OCA Ltr of Participation	Donald M. Kreis

8	09/22/21	Clerk Report	Staff

9	09/23/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty proposed procedural schedule	Michael J. Sheehan

10	09/29/21	Letter Approving Proposed Procedural Schedule and Record Requests	NHPUC

11	10/04/21	OCA Motion in Limine of Office of the Consumer advocate Seeking Prehearing Determination That Request to Recover $4 Million Constitutes Illegal Retroactive Ratemaking	Donald M. Kreis

12	10/06/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy request to modify procedural schedule	Mary E. Schwarzer

13	10/07/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty objection to New Hampshire Department of Energy proposed schedule	Michael J. Sheehan

14	10/07/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy response to Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty objection to the proposed schedule	Mary E. Schwarzer

15	10/07/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty responses to record requests Cover Letter Record Request Responses Attachment 1-2-a Attachment 1-2-b-1 Attachment 1-2-b-2 Confidential Material in Commission File	Michael J. Sheehan

16	10/08/21	Procedural Order Re: Amended Procedural Schedule	NHPUC

17	10/08/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy notice of appearance of Paul B. Dexter	Paul B. Dexter

18	10/11/21	Transcript of hearing held 09/22/21	Steven E. Patnaude

19	10/14/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy Motion joining in Part, the Relief Requested in Office of Consumer Advocate's Motion in Limine Seeking Prehearing Determination That Request to Recover $4 Million Constitutes Illegal Retroactive Ratemaking and in the Alternative, Proposes Bifurcation Cover Letter Motion	Mary E. Schwarzer

20	10/14/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty objection to Motion in Limine and appearances of Cheryl M. Kimball and Kevin F. Penders Cover Letter Objection to Motion Appearance of Cheryl M. Kimball Appearance of Kevin F. Penders	Michael J. Sheehan

21	10/19/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty updated Cost of Gas filing Cover Letter Updated Direct Testimony of David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara Direct Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson Attachments-D. Gilbertson Direct Testimony of Mary E. Casey Proposed Tariff Pages Table of Content Updated Schedules Updated 2019-2020 RDAF adjustment Updated 2020-2021 RDAF adjustment Confidential Material in Commission File	Michael J. Sheehan

22	10/20/21	Procedural Order Re: Updated Cost of Gas Filing	NHPUC

23	10/21/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy joint exhibit and witness list	Mary E. Schwarzer

24	10/22/21	Order No. 26,535 Listing Scope of October 25, 2021 Hearing	NHPUC

25	10/22/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty updated record request responses Cover Letter Confidential Material in Commission File	Michael J. Sheehan

26	10/25/21	Clerk Report	NHPUC

27	10/27/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Brief	Michael J. Sheehan

28	10/27/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy Motion to Suspend and Regarding Tariff Cover Letter Motion	Mary E. Schwarzer

29	10/27/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty updated record requests marked as Exhibits 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37 Cover Letter Exhibit 33 Exhibit 34 Exhibit 35 Exhibit 36 Exhibit 37 Marked as Exhibits 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37 at October 25, 2021 hearing	Michael J. Sheehan

30	10/28/21	OCA Brief	Donald M. Kreis

31	10/28/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy cursory comments on Liberty's record request responses	Mary E. Schwarzer

32	10/29/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty response to New Hampshire Department of Energy cursory comments	Michael J. Sheehan

33	10/29/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy letter addressing issue related to Tariff No. 11 language	Mary E. Schwarzer

34	10/29/21	Order No. 26,541 Establishing Cost of Gas Rates	NHPUC

35	11/15/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty compliance tariff Cover Letter Tariff Pages 4th rev pg 1, 3, 4, and 1st rev 5, 87, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 153, 154	Michael J. Sheehan

36	11/16/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy comments re: Liberty's November 15, 2021 compliance filing	Mary E. Schwarzer

37	11/16/21	Transcript of hearing held 10/25/21	Steven E. Patnaude

38	11/19/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty compliance tariff Cover Letter Tariff Pages 1st rev pg 5, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 153, 154, and 4th rev pg 1, 3, 4	Catherine A. McNamara

39	11/22/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy response to Liberty's 11/19/21 letter	Mary E. Schwarzer

40	11/23/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty December COG adjustment and tariff pages Cover Letter COG Tariff Pages 6th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 2nd rev pg 87, 89 and 95	Catherine A. McNamara

41	11/30/21	Ltr of Non-Compliance 6th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 2nd rev pg 87, 89 and 95	NHPUC

42	12/08/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Compliance Tariff Cover Letter Tariff Pages 1st rev pg 101	Catherine A. McNamara

43	12/10/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Corrected Tariff Pages Cover Letter Corrected Tariff Pages 2nd rev pg 87, 89, and 95	Catherine A. McNamara

44	12/15/21	Ltr of Compliance 1st rev pg 5, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 153, 154, and 4th rev pg 1, 3, 4	NHPUC

45	12/23/21	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty January COG adjustment and tariff pages Cover Letter COG Tariff pages 8th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 4th rev pg 87, 89, and 3rd rev pg 95	Catherine A. McNamara

46	12/27/21	New Hampshire Department of Energy joint report on LDAC and COG proceedings Cover Letter Report	Mary E. Schwarzer

47	12/27/21	OCA position on joint report filed by New Hampshire Department of Energy	Donald M. Kreis

48	12/28/21	Letter of Provisional Compliance 8th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 4th rev pg 87, 89, 5th rev pg 88, 3rd rev pg 95	NHPUC

49	01/25/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty February COG adjustment and tariff pages Cover Letter COG Tariff Pages 12th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 6th rev pg 87, 89; 4th rev pg 95	Catherine A. McNamara

50	01/25/22	Ltr of Provisional Compliance 12th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 6th rev pg 87, 89; 4th rev pg 95	NHPUC

51	02/21/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty March COG adjustment and tariff pages Cover Letter COG Tariff Pages 14th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 7th rev pg 87, 98, and 5th rev pg 95	Catherine A. McNamara

52	02/22/22	Letter of Provisional Compliance 14th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 7th rev pg 87, 98, and 5th rev pg 95	NHPUC

53	03/17/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Request for Service List Change	Michael J. Sheehan

54	03/24/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty April COG adjustment and tariff pages Cover Letter COG Tariff Pages 17th rev pg 1, 3, 4, 10th rev pg 87, 89, 6th rev pg 95	Catherine A. McNamara

55	03/30/22	Letter of Provisional Compliance 16th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 9th rev pg 87, 89; 10th rev pg 88; 5th rev pg 101	NHPUC

56	03/30/22	Revised Letter of Provisional Compliance 17th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 10th rev pg 87, 89; 6th rev pg 95	NHPUC

57	03/31/22	Letter of Provisional Compliance 16th rev pg 1, 3, 4; 9th rev pg 87, 89; 10th rev pg 88; 5th rev pg 101	NHPUC

58	04/15/22	Order No. 26,611 Addressing Tariff Applicability and Interpretation and Scheduling Prehearing Conference	NHPUC

59	04/25/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty May COG adjustment and tariff pages Cover Letter COG Tariff pages 19th rev. pg 1, 18th rev. pg 3 & 4, 11th rev pg 87 & 89, 2nd rev. pg 92	Catherine A. McNamara

60	04/29/22	Letter of Compliance	NHPUC

61	05/05/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty May COG corrected tariff pages Cover Letter Tariff pages 22nd rev pg 1, 20th rev pg 3, 12th rev pg 87 and 89	Catherine A. McNamara

62	05/09/22	Letter of Non-Compliance 21st rev pg 1, 19th rev pg 3, 1st rev pg 73	NHPUC

63	05/13/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Compliance Tariff filing Cover Letter Tariff pages 12th Rev pg 89	Catherine A. McNamara

64	05/20/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Motion to Increase Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Rates Cover Letter Motion Direct Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson Direct Testimony of Catherine A. McNamara Table of Contents Proposed Tariff Pages Attachments	Michael J. Sheehan

65	05/24/22	New Hampshire Department of Energy's Objection to Liberty's proposed expedited review for an effective date of June 1, 2022, to any use of NiSi Process here, and Request for a Commission Order Regarding the Relief DOE Requests Before any COG Rate Increase Goes into Effect. Cover Letter Objection	Mary E. Schwarzer

66	05/24/22	Office of Consumer Advocate Letter of Support	Donald M. Kreis

67	05/26/22	Order No. 26,632 Suspending Proposed Tariffs, and Scheduling Hearing	NHPUC

68	05/26/22	Hearing Guidelines	NHPUC

69	06/01/22	Office of Consumer Advocate Letter requesting earlier hearing date	Donald M. Kreis

70	06/02/22	Letter of Provisional Compliance 22nd rev pg 1; 20th rev pg 3; 12th rev pg 87, 89; 12th rev pg 89	NHPUC

71	06/02/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp., d/b/a Liberty letter requesting a corrected compliance letter be issued	Michael J. Sheehan

72	06/15/22	Procedural Order Re: Request for Earlier Hearing Date	NHPUC

73	06/22/22	New Hampshire Department of Energy request for service list change	Mary E. Schwarzer

74	06/23/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty July COG adjustment	Catherine A. McNamara

75	06/30/22	Procedural Order Re: Request to Correct the June 2, 2022, Compliance Letter	NHPUC

76	07/06/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty witness and exhibit list	Michael J. Sheehan

77	07/12/22	Clerk Report	NHPUC

78	07/13/22	Clerk Report	NHPUC

79	07/15/22	Order No. 26,649 Approving Rate Adjustment	NHPUC

80	07/21/22	New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services request for service list change	Craig A. Wright

81	07/22/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty July COG adjustment	Catherine A. McNamara

82	07/25/22	Transcript of hearing held on 7/12/2022	Steven E. Patnaude

83	07/27/22	New Hampshire Department of Energy letter regarding Energy North's Incomplete 7/22/22 Trigger Filing	Mary E. Schwarzer

84	07/29/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty compliance tariff filing Cover Letter Tariff 26th rev pg 1, 24th rev pg 3, 23rd rev pg 4, 13th rev pg 87, 89, 92	Catherine A. McNamara

85	08/04/22	Order No. 26,663 Following Prehearing Conference	NHPUC

86	08/05/22	Transcript of hearing held 07/13/22	Steven E. Patnaude

87	08/24/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty projected September COG Cover Letter Attachment	Catherine A. McNamara

88	08/26/22	Provisional Letter of Compliance	NHPUC

89	09/01/22	New Hampshire Department of Energy status update	Mary E. Schwarzer

90	09/26/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty October 2022 Monthly Cost of Gas	Heather M. Tebbetts

91	11/23/22	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp.d/b/a Liberty Request Service List Change	Michael J. Sheehan

92	12/28/22	New Hampshire Department of Energy Parties' Joint Request to Enlarge Time and Transfer Issue to Docket No. IR 22-053	Mary E. Schwarzer

93	01/25/23	Order No. 26,765 on Motion to Enlarge Time and Transfer Issue	NHPUC

94	02/02/23	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty 2022 Summer Cost of Gas Reconciliation Cover Letter COG Confidential Material in Commission File	Craig A. Holden

95	05/19/23	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Revised 2022 Summer Cost of Gas Reconciliation Cover Letter COG Confidential Material in Commission File	James M. King

96	02/16/24	Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. and Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. both d/b/a Liberty Request for Service List Change	Michelle Azulay

97	11/25/24	Procedural Order Re: Closing Docket	NHPUC

EXHIBITS
DATE	NO.	DESCRIPTION	WITNESS
10/25/21	1	Confidential Version Updated Testimony of David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara, Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson, and Testimony of Mary E. Casey, with Attachments
10/25/21	2	Updated Testimony of David B. Simek and Catherine A. McNamara, Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson, and Testimony of Mary E. Casey, with Attachments
10/25/21	3	Confidential Version 2021-2022 Winter Cost of Gas Model, Updated Response to PUC Record Request 1-1
10/25/21	4	Summary of Changes in Updated Winter Cost of Gas Model
10/25/21	5	Response to PUC Record Request 1-2
10/25/21	6	Attachment PUC Record Request 1-2.a
10/25/21	7	Attachment PUC Record Request 1-2.b.1
10/25/21	8	Attachment PUC Record Request 1-2.b.2
10/25/21	9	Response to PUC Record Request 1-3
10/25/21	10	Response to PUC Record Request 1-4
10/25/21	11	Response to PUC Record Request 1-5
10/25/21	12A	Responses to Technical Session Data Requests Set 1
10/25/21	12B	Excel Spreadsheet Attachment to Support Responses To Technical Session Data Requests Set 1
10/25/21	13	Liberty Responses to NH Dept of Energy Data Request Set 1
10/25/21	14	Liberty Responses to NH Dept of Energy Technical Session
10/25/21	15	Excluded
10/25/21	16	Email String Among Various Parties, including Counsel for NH Dept of Energy and Counsel from Liberty Dated 10/20/21
10/25/21	17	NH Dept of Energy Audit of Winter 2020-2021 Reconciliation 10/13/21 and Addendum 10/20/21
10/25/21	18	Confidential Version NH Dept of Energy Audit of Winter 2020-2021 Reconciliation 10/13/21 and Addendum 10/20/21
10/25/21	19	DG 17-048 Exhibit 90
10/25/21	20	DG 19-145 Transcript of 10/11/19 Hearing Page 1 and pp 12-29
10/25/21	21	DG 19-145 Exhibit 2 pp 10-13 from Testimony of Simek and McNamara and pp 118-131 from On Peak Schedules
10/25/21	22	DG 19-145 Exhibit 3 pp 10R, 11R, 12R, 16R from Revised Testimony and Attachments of Simek and McNamara and pp 124R-129R from Revised Attachments
10/25/21	23	DR 20-141 Exhibit 3 pp 10R-12R, 109R, 110R and 112R from Revised Testimony and Attachments of Simek and McNamara
10/25/21	24	DR 20-105 Exhibit 5
10/25/21	25	DG 20-105 Exhibit 6
10/25/21	26	DG 20-105 Exhibit 49
10/25/21	27	Docket 81-284 Concord Natural Gas Corp Supplemental Order No. 15,471 February 2, 1982
10/25/21	28	Docket 81-284 Concord Natural Gas Corp Order on Motion for Clarification and Other Relief February 17, 1982
10/25/21	29	Initial September 1, 2021 Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Filing
10/25/21	30	Confidential Version Initial September 1, 2021 Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas and Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Filing
10/25/21	31	Redlined Version of the Updated Testimony and Schedules
10/25/21	32	Confidential Version Redlined Version of the Updated Testimony and Schedules
10/27/21	33	RECORD REQUEST Describe the actions taken by the Company to reduce the bill impact on customers caused by the rising commodity prices. Filed 10/27/21 Tab 29 of the docket
10/27/21	34	RECORD REQUEST Provide a schedule supporting the proposed change in the Energy Efficiency rate. Filed 10/27/21 Tab 29 of the docket
10/27/21	35	RECORD REQUEST Describe the net impact of the Company's hedging program over the last three years. Filed 10/27/21 Tab 29 of the docket
10/27/21	36	RECORD REQUEST Provide a summary table of components of the LDAC, including a description of each component, The Commission authority that allows recovery of the component, the dollar amount of each component, and the percentage of the whole LDAC represented by each component for the current filing and the prior two years. Filed 10/27/21 Tab 29 of the docket
10/27/21	37	RECORD REQUEST Explain the accounting related to the adjusting entry of $459,586 as stated in the Confidential Final Audit Report-Clarification Exhibit 18. Filed 10/27/21 Tab 29 of the docket
07/13/22	38	CONFIDENTIAL Supplemental Direct Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson and Catherine McNamara, with Attachments and Proposed Tariff Pages
07/13/22	39	REDACTED Supplemental Direct Testimony of Deborah M. Gilbertson and Catherine McNamara, with Attachments and Proposed Tariff Pages
07/13/22	40	Liberty Utilities Revised Response to DOE 2-1 with Attachment
07/13/22	41	Liberty Response to DOE 2-2 with Attachments
07/13/22	42	Liberty Response to DOE 2-3
07/13/22	43	Liberty Response to DOE 2-4
07/13/22	44	Liberty Response to DOE 2-6
07/13/22	45	Liberty Response to DOE 2-8
07/13/22	46	Liberty Response to DOE 2-10
07/13/22	47	Liberty Response to DOE 2-11
07/13/22	48	Liberty Response to DOE 2-14
07/13/22	49	Liberty Response to DOE 2-16
07/13/22	50	REDACTED Liberty Response to DOE Set 3
07/13/22	51	CONFIDENTIAL Liberty Response to DOE Set 3
07/13/22	52	Henry Hub Natural Gas Pricing Data July 5, 2022; July 12, 2022; U.S. Energy Information Administration June 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook, pp 1-3 Hearing held 10/25/21 Panel 1 Mary Casey, Deborah M. Gilbertson, Catherine A. McNamara, David B. Simek, Erin O'Brien Hearing held 07/13/22 Panel 1 Deborah M. Gilbertson, Catherine A. McNamara

Comments
Pub	DATE	FILED BY
	09/20/21	Margie Frans
	10/01/21	Stephanie Moll
	10/04/21	Marlo Pelchat
	10/06/21	Judy Bower