File #: Details 2020-059    Version: Name:
Type: CI - Commission Initiated Investigation Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/16/2020 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 9/24/2020 Final action:
Title: ** E,G999/CI-20-425; Minnesota Rate Regulated Electric and Gas Utilities E,G999/M-20-427 In the Matter of an Inquiry into the Financial Effects of COVID-19 on Natural Gas and Electric Utilities; In the Matter of the Petition of the Minnesota Rate Regulated Electric and Gas Utilities for Authorization to Track Expenses Resulting From the Effects of COVID-19 and Record and Defer Such Expenses Into a Regulatory Asset. 1. Are the accounting methodologies proposed by the electric and gas utilities for tracking costs, revenues and grants incurred or received reasonable? Are cost and revenues clearly identified and clearly within specific categories? 2. What additional actions should the Commission take, if any? Are there any conditions or further caveats that should be considered related to the Commission's granting of authority to establish regulatory assets? 3. Should the Commission request information on the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilities? (PUC: Alonso, Be...
Attachments: 1. BPs - 5-7-2020 Agenda Meeting - 4-29-2020, 2. MP - Comments - 6-10-2020, 3. Dakota Elec - Compliance Filing - 6-10-2020, 4. MERC - Initial Filing - 6-10-2020, 5. MLIG - Comments - 7-10-2020, 6. DOC - Comments - 7-10-2020, 7. MERC - Reply Comments - 7-20-2020, 8. 1 Joint Petitioners - Initial Filing - 4-20-2020, 9. 2 Joint Petitioners - Initial Filing - 4-20-2020, 10. 3 Joint Petitioners - Initial Filing - 4-20-2020, 11. OAG - Letter - 5-4-2020, 12. PUC - Notice of Comment Period - 5-20-2020, 13. PUC - Order - 5-22-2020, 14. OAG - Comments - 5-27-2020, 15. Joint Petitioners - Comments - 6-10-2020, 16. Xcel - Comments - 6-10-2020, 17. OTP - Comments - 6-10-2020, 18. CPE - Comments - 6-10-2020, 19. CPE - Comments - 7-1-2020, 20. GPNG - Comments - 6-10-2020, 21. GMG - Comments - 6-10-2020, 22. OAG - Comments - 7-10-2020, 23. Joint Petitioners - Reply Comments - 7-20-2020, 24. Xcel - Comments - 6-10-2020, 25. MP - Comments - 6-10-2020, 26. CPE - Reply Comments - 7-20-2020, 27. PUC - Notice of Clarification - 6-25-2020, 28. GMG - Report - 7-28-2020, 29. GPNG - Report - 7-30-2020, 30. Xcel - Report - 7-30-2020, 31. PUBLIC - CPE - Report - 7-30-2020, 32. OTP - Report - 7-30-2020, 33. MERC - Report - 7-30-2020, 34. MP - Report - 7-30-2020, 35. Dakota Elec - Report - 7-31-2020, 36. CPE - Cost Estimates - 8-7-2020, 37. Dakota Elec - Letter - 8-21-2020, 38. Briefing Papers

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**                     E,G999/CI-20-425;                     Minnesota Rate Regulated Electric and Gas Utilities

                     E,G999/M-20-427

In the Matter of an Inquiry into the Financial Effects of COVID-19 on Natural Gas and Electric Utilities;

In the Matter of the Petition of the Minnesota Rate Regulated Electric and Gas Utilities for Authorization to Track Expenses Resulting From the Effects of COVID-19 and Record and Defer Such Expenses Into a Regulatory Asset.

 

1.                     Are the accounting methodologies proposed by the electric and gas utilities for tracking costs, revenues and grants incurred or received reasonable? Are cost and revenues clearly identified and clearly within specific categories? 

2.                     What additional actions should the Commission take, if any? Are there any conditions or further caveats that should be considered related to the Commission's granting of authority to establish regulatory assets?

3.                     Should the Commission request information on the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilities? (PUC: Alonso, Bender, Worlobah)