RGE Rate Case 09-E-0717/09-G-0718
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PSC Seeks Comments on Joint Proposal
Regarding Electric and Gas Delivery Rates for
Rochester Gas & Electric |
Case Background
On September 17, 2009, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation (RG&E or the Company) formally asked the NYS Public Service Commission (Commission) to approve increases in revenues (the total amount of money collected from customers through the rates they pay) for electric and natural gas delivery service.
On July 14, 2010 a Joint Proposal was filed by Department of Public Service (DPS) Staff, RG&E, Multiple Intervenors (an association of large industrial, commercial and institutional energy customers), and Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc. proposing terms to resolve contested issues, including a rate plan starting September 26, 2010 and continuing through December 31, 2013. A summary of the case and terms of the joint proposal can be found here.
The Commission is scheduled to consider this case in September 2010. It may adopt or reject the Joint Proposal in whole or in part. An Administrative Law Judge is presiding over the gathering of public comment and all evidence relating to the proposal.
How to Comment on the Case
Public Statement Hearing: Opportunities to comment on the Joint Proposal include a public statement hearing, which will be held before an Administrative Law Judge.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Rochester City Hall, City Council Chambers
30 Church Street
Rochester, NY
Additional Ways to Comment: Interested members of the public may comment as noted below. Your comments should refer to "Case 09-E-0717 and 09-G-0718 - Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation - Electric and Gas Rates."
1. Write to: Honorable Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, NYS Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350.
2. Submit comments electronically through the case specific comment forms: Case 09-E-0717 and Case 09-G-0718.
3. Call the Department's Toll-Free Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is designed to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. Callers should press "1" to leave comments.
All comments should be submitted, or mailed and postmarked, by no later than August 17, 2010. All public comments received by the Commission will be placed in the official case file and subject to public inspection. Persons interested in RG&E's rate filing may view it at the Commission's offices at Three Empire State Plaza, 14th Floor, Albany, New York and 90 Church Street, New York, New York (bring picture identification for a security check), or on the Commission's Website http://www.dps.ny.gov
Next Steps
The Commission will formally consider the case at one or more regularly scheduled public meetings. Following its discussion and deliberations at such meetings, the Commission will issue a written order.
