Case Details

Filings (228) Data Requests (10)Public Comments (28) Active Party and Notification List (47) Assigned Staff (10)

Item No.	Date Filed	Description Of Filing	Filing Party	Filed By	No of Attachments	Deleted Filings
228	7/20/2023	Notice Of Proceeding and Schedule	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
227	6/20/2023	Tariffs Approved 7/1/23	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
226	6/16/2023	SNGME Tariff Sheets - Revised	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	Dix, Mitchell Reed	1
225	6/15/2023	SNGME Stipulation Tariff Sheets - Clean	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	Dix, Mitchell Reed	1
224	6/15/2023	ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION	Commission, MPUC	Commission, MPUC	2
223	6/9/2023	PROCEDURAL ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
222	6/9/2023	SNGME Motion to Extend Deadline	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	Dix, Mitchell Reed	1
221	6/6/2023	SNGME Response to PO on Request for Clarification	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	Dix, Mitchell Reed	1
220	6/5/2023	OPA Response to Procedural Order on Request for Clarification	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE	Hevey, Richard	1
219	6/4/2023	OPA Filling of Corrected Holloway Surrebuttal Testimony	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE	Hevey, Richard	6

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DR Set ID	Set Description	Issue Date	No. of DR Questions	Propounded Upon	View Questions in Set	View Cover Letter/Instructions
EXM-001	EXM-001 (D'Ascendis)	6/7/2022	14	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	View Questions	View
EXM-002	Examiner Data Requests - Tyson Porter	6/10/2022	13	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	View Questions
EXM-003	Examiner Data Request - Ronald J. Amen	6/10/2022	14	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	View Questions
EXM-004	Examiner Data Requests - Matthew Jacobson	6/10/2022	6	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	View Questions
EXM-005	Examiner Data Requests - Fred Kirkwood	6/10/2022	5	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	View Questions
EXM-006	Examiner Data Requests - Jason Weekley	6/10/2022	2	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	View Questions
EXM-007	EXM-007	6/13/2022	37	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	View Questions	View
EXM-008	Examiner Data Request - OPA Testimony - Larry W. Holloway	8/12/2022	1	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE	View Questions
EXM-009	Examiner Data Request - OPA Testimony Paul Leparulo	8/12/2022	1	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE	View Questions
EXM-010	Examiner Data Requests - OPA witness Bion C. Ostrander	8/19/2022	4	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE	View Questions

Posted By	Posted Date	Comments	Attachment(s)
Ann Yarmouth, ME	10/1/2022	Against the proposed increase. Summit should not burden their existing customers with an enormous increase which is out of line with the fuel costs of other natural gas providers, especially due to their own shortcomings. If the increase is granted, properties serviced by Summit will become undesirable.
Kevin and Lourdes Nason Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110 Email ID: knason3maine@gmail.com	9/30/2022	We do not think the rate increases should be approved by the PUC. We as Summit Natural Gas customers are already paying significantly more than customers of the other gas utilities. On top of that, a 30% increase and a potential for 15% annually thereafter is unreasonable and unsupported. Summit needs to address its internal issues instead of covering for them with increases. I respectfully request that the rate increase be rejected.
Rachel Sukeforth 228 Highland Ave Gardiner, ME 04345 Email ID: rsukeforth@gmail.com Phone No.: 2073338609	9/30/2022	I am writing to oppose the rate increase for consumers, requested by Summit Natural Gas. I thought it might be helpful if the commission had some data from a current, household customer. For additional information, we only have a natural gas furnace which also heats our water. There is a small ReddyHeater in our kitchen that the natural supplies. And we burn ~4 cords of wood a year. During the coldest stretch this past winter, our billing cycle was 01/12/22 - 02/10/22, our total bill was $368.61. This was the result of Total Therms used of 193.04097. Summit uses this value to determine the total distribution charge. For that bill, the total distribution charge was 190.15. With the rate increase requested, during a similar future billing cycle will see our bill go to 374.31 the first year, reaching 392.62 by year 7. Assuming the service and facility charge and the commodity charge stay the same. A $30 different in one month probably doesn't seem like much, especially since I choose the most energy demanding time of the year. However, rate increases don't exist in a vacuum. I would assume that many of my neighbors are also experiencing, as we are, increased costs for the basic needs. And unlike grocery deals, we can't shop around for a better natural gas price. I've included the spreadsheet I've been keeping of our natural gas bills for the last year.	Summit Gas Bill - Sheet1.pdf
Julia Bailin 282 HILLSIDE ST, Yarmouth ME 04096 Email ID: juliahpbailin@gmail.com Phone No.: 12073180723	9/28/2022	When Summit came knocking on our door a few years ago with the hard sell to switch to Natural Gas, a big benefit they pushed was the savings of gas over oil. With the extreme increases happening now, and planned in the near future, it makes me wish I hadn't gone to all the trouble (and significant investment!) to make the switch. We already keep our home at about 58 to 65 degrees in the winter just to save on our Summit bills. We have a new baby (our third child) on the way in December, and it is frustrating to even have to worry about how warm we should keep our house with these major increases being planned. Please reconsider their proposed rates, the costs to families in Maine are already so high.
Tanuja & Bernard Hidier 21 Bowmore Lane Email ID: bhidier@outlook.com Phone No.: 4132847374	9/28/2022	To whom it may concern, We moved to a new development- McKearney Village Phase II- in early 2020. When we decided to build our three generation house there, we were not given any alternative other than to connect to the Summit Gas network. We understand the necessary uncertainty which is part of any business model - being ourselves self employed and business owners - and the change in market conditions - having had a professional career in the past in commodity trading, including oil and gas, and more recently in renewable energy. This is business. One can not fathom why shareholders would be the ones collecting profits during the sunny days while customers would be left to cover losses in the rainy season. Adjustments are understandable in exceptional circumstances and with market backed justification as granted by a recent Maine PUC decision. However, we do not understand why we, individual clients, should be forced to cover the costs of past errors and miscalculations from Summit Gas, and being asked to foot the bill by the Maine PUC which by definition is supposed to defend the common interests of Mainers. We have not heard of any instance where other private businesses, with a parent company publicizing substantial profits, would ask the referee to move the goal posts in the middle of a game to ensure a better outcome despite the poor performance of its team. This would look to us as a misappropriation of the Maine PUC mandate and could surely raise questions about the motivation of such a decision and could have long term consequences in terms of its image as an independent entity deemed to be free of outside influence. Kind regards, Bernard Hidier & Tanuja Desai Hidier
David Ertz 11 Kindred Way, Yarmouth, ME 04096	9/26/2022	I have been a customer of Summit Natural Gas since January 2018 and oppose Summit's request for this unprecedented rate increase. The Maine PUC must protect Summit's customers from exploited and being required to bear the costs of the utility's poor business decisions. Summit must not be allowed to impose these unprecedented rate increases on its current customers. The Maine PUC should send a message to Summit - you cannot burden your customers by substantially increasing rates which are already the highest in Maine by a significant margin - I implore you to decide there shall be 'no rate increase'. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION)	Summit NG _PUC Case_2022.pdf
Sarah Churchill Caven 97 Foreside Rd Email ID: syounganp@yahoo.com Phone No.: 2077518153	9/26/2022	Please note, I am a residential customer in Falmouth using natural gas and I strongly oppose the proposed rate increase for Cumberland county.
Barbara McDonald 41 Bowmore Lane Yarmouth ME Email ID: barbaramcdonald8@gmail.com	9/25/2022	The proposed increase should be rejected. Keeping Summit solvent should not fall on the backs of its current customers who already pay the highest natural gas rates in Maine. Additionally, the increase would adversely affect school budgets, and therefore, all residents in the community. An increase of this magnitude is outrageous by any standard. Since heating one's home in Maine is a necessity, it's also unconscionable.
Barbara McDonald 41 Bowmore Lane Yarmouth ME Email ID: barbaramcdonald8@gmail.com	9/25/2022	The proposed increase should be rejected. Keeping Summit solvent should not fall on the backs of its current customers who already pay the highest natural gas rates in Maine. Additionally, the increase would adversely affect school budgets, and therefore, all residents in the community. An increase of this magnitude is outrageous by any standard. Since heating one's home in Maine is a necessity, it's also unconscionable.
Robert Harvey 48 Kindred Way	9/24/2022	Heating homes during a Maine winter and having a hot shower should not be a luxury. We ask that Maine Utilities Commission protect the interest of Cumberland County residents and ensure affordable and equitable pricing for natural gas and deny Summit Natural Gas's suggested price hike of 300%. Summit Natural Gas customers already pay the highest natural gas rates in Maine. The proposed hike would mean the average bill could be more than 300% above current rates of the other natural gas utilities in Maine. Natural Gas is an essential and regulated utility, required for Maine families and elderly residents to cook their meals, heat their homes and water. This proposed 300% price hike by Summit Natural Gas would make heating homes during winter unaffordable for many residents of Cumberland county and this will have significant health and financial implications on Maine communities and businesses.

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Notification List Active Party List

Name of Person/Company	Representing Company	Mailing Address	Email/Phone/Fax
Ardry, Nanette	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE	103 Water Street, 3rd Floor Hallowell ME 04347	Email ID: nanette.m.ardry@maine.gov Phone Ph: 207-624-3686 Fax: Fax: 207-287-4300
Borowski, Benji		PO Box 1058 Augusta ME 04332	Email ID: rborowski@preti.com Phone Ph: 207-623-5300 Fax:
Burnes, Ian G	EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST	151 Capital Street Augusta ME 04330	Email ID: ian.burnes@efficiencymaine.com Phone Ph: 207-213-4149 Fax:
Buxton ESQ, Anthony	HUHTAMAKI, INC. INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONS GROUP - IECG	PO Box 1058 45 Memorial Circle Augusta ME 04332	Email ID: abuxton@preti.com Phone Ph: 207-623-5300 Fax: Fax: 207-623-2914
Cervantes, Saul	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC		Email ID: scervantes@summitutilities.com Phone Fax:
Dix, Mitchell Reed	SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC	442 Civic Center Dr, Augusta ME 04330	Email ID: mdix@summitutilities.com Phone Ph: 303-919-5557 Fax:
Donahue Esq., Joseph		PO Box 1058 45 Memorial Circle Augusta ME 04332	Email ID: jdonahue@preti.com Phone Ph: 207-623-5300 Extn: 3293 Fax: Fax: 207-623-2914
Doucette, Beverly		Merrill's Wharf 254 Commercial Street Portland ME 04101	Email ID: bdoucette@pierceatwood.com Phone Ph: 207-791-1377 Fax: Fax: 207-791-1350
Grant, Kayla		254 Commercial Street Portland ME 04101	Email ID: kgrant@pierceatwood.com Phone Ph: 207-791-1228 Fax: Fax: 207-791-1350
Green, Emily		53 Exchange Street Suite 200 Portland ME 04101	Email ID: egreen@clf.org Phone Ph: 207-210-6439 Extn: 5011 Fax:

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Staff Name	Role
Bean, Vanessa	Hearing Examiner
Coty, Dale	Support Staff
Cracolici, Benedict	Staff Analyst
Creamer, Robert	Hearing Examiner
Davidson, Derek	Staff Analyst
Kowalchuk, Pamela	Support Staff
Littlefield, Briana	Staff Analyst
Smith, Lucretia	Staff Analyst
Wyman, Liz	Reviewer
Zeh, Sally	Staff Analyst

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