OVERVIEW J A N U A R Y Petition for rate increase by. Florida City Gas D O C K E T N O G U

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1 Florida Public Service Commission RATE CASE OVERVIEW J A N U A R Y Petition for rate increase by Florida City Gas D O C K E T N O G U On August 23, 2017, Florida City Gas filed a petition with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC or Commission) for a rate increase. Florida City Gas currently provides natural gas to approximately 108,000 residential, commercial, and industrial natural gas customers in Florida s Miami-Dade, Brevard, St. Lucie, Palm Beach, Glades, Hendry, Broward, and Indian River Counties. Q U E S T I O N S & A N S W E R S 1 Is there an opportunity for public input on this rate case? 3 When was Florida City Gas last approved rate increase? Yes. As part of the evaluation process for Florida City Gas rate request, the Commission staff will conduct service hearings to allow customer feedback about Florida City Gas and the process by which the company s petition is being evaluated. Customer comments, written and oral, will be taken into consideration when the Commission reaches a decision. Commissioners will attend and participate during the hearings. Florida City Gas last rate case was in S E R V I C E H E A R I N G S 2 Why is Florida City Gas requesting a rate increase? Florida City Gas has been earning at or below its authorized range. Florida City Gas identified three factors that led to its requested rate increase: increased capital spending due to increased state and federal safety regulations, need for additional pipeline capacity, and development and training of a new work force. If cancelled, notice of meeting cancellation will be provided on the Commission s website ( under Hot Topics found on the home page. Cancellation can also be confirmed by contacting the Office of General Counsel at (850) Continued on back

2 2 - PSC RATE CASE OVERVIEW 4 What are the proposed rate impacts to residential customers? For the current and proposed rates for residential customers, please refer to the rate schedules that follow. 5 What if I cannot attend the customer meeting or prefer not to speak? Are there other ways to comment on this case? Any person who wants to comment or provide information to the Commission regarding this matter may do so orally at the meeting or in writing.* Written comments should be mailed to: 6 FLORIDA CITY GAS Who can answer technical or legal questions? For technical questions, contact: Elisabeth Draper (850) Cheryl Bulecza-Banks (850) Laura King (850) For legal questions, contact: Walter Trierweiler (850) Florida Public Service Commission Office of Commission Clerk 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, FL The PSC will also accept ed comments at: clerk@psc.state.fl.us Please be sure to include the docket number, GU. Customer comments are placed on the correspondence side of the docket file and are taken into consideration by the Commissioners in reaching their decision. In accordance with Florida Statutes, the PSC will also consider Florida City Gas quality of service and other matters. If you have questions, contact the PSC s Office of Consumer Assistance & Outreach at Where on the Internet can I obtain more detailed information? Detailed docket information is available on the PSC website at Click on Clerk s Office then Dockets. Type in the docket number, When will the PSC make a decision? The PSC staff is scheduled to file a recommendation with the Commission on May 23, 2018 and June 14, The Commissioners are expected to vote on this matter at the June 5, 2018 and June 19, 2018 Commission Conferences. * Any or other correspondence sent to a Florida Public Service Commissioner, or any other public official and/or employee of the PSC, in the transaction of public business is considered a public record and is subject to Florida s Public Records Law. This means that Florida law generally requires the PSC to provide a copy of any such or correspondence, upon request, for inspection and copying to any Florida citizen or to any member of the media.

3 3 - PSC RATE CASE OVERVIEW PSC Commissioners FLORIDA CITY GAS C O M M I S S I O N E R Gary F. Clark C O M M I S S I O N E R Julie I. Brown C H A I R M A N Art Graham C O M M I S S I O N E R Donald J. Polmann C O M M I S S I O N E R Florida City Gas Gas Bills BILL COMPARISONS - PRESENT VS. COMPANY PROPOSED RATES R E S I D E N T I A L Residential Usage between 0 and 99 therms per year Average Usage: 5 therms per month PRESENT RATES GS-1 $ Cents/Therm PROPOSED RATES RS-1 $ Therm Usage Increment 2 Therm Usage Dollar Increase with 0 $8.00 $8.00 $12.00 $12.00 $ $9.12 $10.20 $13.10 $14.18 $ $10.25 $12.41 $14.21 $16.37 $ $11.37 $14.61 $15.31 $18.55 $ $12.50 $16.82 $16.42 $20.74 $ $13.62 $19.02 $17.52 $22.92 $ $14.75 $21.23 $18.63 $25.11 $ $15.87 $23.43 $19.73 $27.29 $ $16.99 $25.63 $20.84 $29.48 $ $18.12 $27.84 $21.94 $31.66 $ $19.24 $30.04 $23.04 $33.84 $3.80 Bills do not include conservation costs, utility taxes, franchise fees, or gross receipts taxes.

4 4 - PSC RATE CASE OVERVIEW FLORIDA CITY GAS Florida City Gas Gas Bills BILL COMPARISONS - PRESENT VS. COMPANY PROPOSED RATES R E S I D E N T I A L Residential Usage between 100 and 219 therms per year Average Usage: 14 therms per month PRESENT RATES GS-100 $ Cents/Therm PROPOSED RATES RS-100 $ Therm Usage Increment 4 Therm Usage Dollar Increase with 8 $13.68 $18.00 $18.45 $22.77 $ $15.77 $22.25 $20.17 $26.65 $ $17.86 $26.50 $21.90 $30.54 $ $19.95 $30.75 $23.62 $34.42 $ $22.04 $35.00 $25.35 $38.31 $ $24.13 $39.25 $27.07 $42.19 $ $26.22 $43.50 $28.80 $46.08 $ $28.31 $47.75 $30.52 $49.96 $2.21 Bills do not include conservation costs, utility taxes, franchise fees, or gross receipts taxes.

5 FLORIDA CITY GAS PSC RATE CASE OVERVIEW - 5 Florida City Gas Company Gas Bills BILL COMPARISONS - PRESENT VS. COMPANY PROPOSED RATES R E S I D E N T I A L Residential Usage between 220 abd 599 therms per year Average Usage: 26 therms per month PRESENT RATES GS-220 $ Cents/Therm PROPOSED RATES RS-100 $ Therm Usage Increment 10 Therm Usage Dollar Increase with 0 $11.00 $11.00 $15.00 $15.00 $ $15.95 $21.35 $19.31 $24.71 $ $20.91 $31.71 $23.62 $34.42 $ $25.86 $42.06 $27.94 $44.14 $ $30.81 $52.41 $32.25 $53.85 $ $35.77 $62.77 $36.56 $63.56 $ $40.72 $73.12 $40.87 $73.27 $0.15 Bills do not include conservation costs, utility taxes, franchise fees, or gross receipts taxes.

6 FLORIDA CITY GAS PSC RATE CASE OVERVIEW - 6 Florida City Gas Company Gas Bills BILL COMPARISONS - PRESENT VS. COMPANY PROPOSED RATES R E S I D E N T I A L Residential Usage equal to or greater than 600 therms per year Average Usage: 70 therms per month PRESENT RATES GS-600 $ Cents/Therm PROPOSED RATES RS-600 $ Therm Usage Increment 30 Therm Usage Dollar Increase with 0 $12.00 $12.00 $20.00 $20.00 $ $25.10 $41.30 $31.27 $47.47 $ $38.20 $70.60 $42.54 $74.94 $ $51.30 $99.90 $53.80 $ $ $64.40 $ $65.07 $ $ $77.49 $ $76.34 $ ($1.16) 180 $90.59 $ $87.61 $ ($2.99) 210 $ $ $98.87 $ ($4.82) 240 $ $ $ $ ($6.65) 270 $ $ $ $ ($8.48) 300 $ $ $ $ ($10.31) Bills do not include conservation costs, utility taxes, franchise fees, or gross receipts taxes.

7 FLORIDA CITY GAS PSC RATE CASE OVERVIEW - 7 Florida City Gas Company Gas Bills BILL COMPARISONS - PRESENT VS. COMPANY PROPOSED RATES R E S I D E N T I A L Residential Usage equal to or greater than 600 therms per year Average Usage: 167 therms per month PRESENT RATES GS-1.2k $ Cents/Therm PROPOSED RATES RS-600 $ Therm Usage Increment 40 Therm Usage Dollar Increase with 0 $15.00 $15.00 $20.00 $20.00 $ $27.69 $49.29 $35.02 $46.62 $ $40.37 $83.57 $50.05 $93.25 $ $53.06 $ $65.07 $ $ $65.74 $ $80.09 $ $ $78.43 $ $95.12 $ $ $91.12 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $28.38 Bills do not include conservation costs, utility taxes, franchise fees, or gross receipts taxes.

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9 Petition for rate increase by Florida City Gas D O C K E T N O G U Name Address To submit your comments about this docket to the Florida Public Service Commission, please complete this comment form and return it by mail, or fax it to Correspondence will be placed in the docket file. C O N S U M E R C O M M E N T S F O L D & T A P E -- See back for address Any or other correspondence sent to a Florida Public Service Commissioner, or any other public official and/ or employee of the PSC, in the transaction of public business is considered a public record and is subject to Florida s Public Records Law. This means that Florida law generally requires the PSC to provide a copy of any such or correspondence, upon request, for inspection and copying to any Florida citizen or to any member of the media.

10 S T A M P Florida Public Service Commission Office of Commission Clerk 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, FL F O L D H E R E T A P E F O L D H E R E