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1 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. 202 South Main Street P.O. Box 68 Le Sueur, Minnesota Phone: (888) Fax: (507) August 1, 2013 Dr. Burl W. Haar Executive Secretary Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Suite th Place East St. Paul, MN Re: Purchased Gas Adjustment Report for July 2013 Docket. G022/AA-13- Dear Dr. Haar: Enclosed please find Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. s (GMG) Purchased Gas Adjustment Report for July 2013 pursuant to Minnesota Rule , Subpart 1, submitted via electronic filing. GMG respectfully requests this filing be accepted as being in full compliance with the filing requirements of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. I am available via at nkupser@greatermngas.com at (507) if you any questions in regard to this filing. Sincerely, /s/ NIKKI KUPSER Regulatory & Compliance Administrator Enclosures

2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Nikki Kupser, hereby certify that I have this day served copies of the foregoing document on the attached list of persons by electronic filing or by causing to be placed in the U.S. Mail in the City of Mankato, Minnesota, properly enveloped with postage prepaid. Docket. G-022/AA-13- Purchased Gas Adjustment Report for July 2013 Dated this 1 st day of August 2013 /s/ NIKKI KUPSER

3 Member Name Company Name Address Delivery Method View Trade Secret Julia Anderson Office of the Attorney General-DOC 1800 BRM Tower 445 Minnesota St St. Paul, MN Kristine Anderson Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. 202 S. Main Street Le Sueur, MN Bob Emmers Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. 202 South Main St. PO Box 68 Le Sueur, MN Sharon Ferguson Department of Commerce 85 7th Place E Ste 500 Saint Paul, MN Burl W. Haar burl.haar@state.mn.us Public Utilities Commission Suite th Place East St. Paul, MN Nicolle Kupser nkupser@greatermngas.com Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. 202 South Main Street P.O. Box 68 Le Sueur, MN John Lindell agorud.ecf@ag.state.mn.us Office of the Attorney General-RUD 1400 BRM Tower 445 Minnesota St St. Paul, MN Greg Palmer gpalmer@greatermngas.com Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. PO Box South Main Street Le Sueur, MN Eric Swanson eswanson@winthrop.com Winthrop Weinstine 225 S 6th St Ste 3500 Capella Tower Minneapolis, MN

4 202 South Main Street Le Sueur, MN Office: (888) Fax: (507) Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) Report - Pursuant to Minnesota Rule , Subpart 1 (A) Attached is the summary of the PGA implemented as of (B) The computation results in the following adjustment to Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.'s (GMG) rates: Change from LAST PGA Adjustment: CURRENT PGA Adjustment: $ ( ) per Ccf for all Firm Sales Rate Classes $ ( ) per Ccf for General Interruptible Rate Classes $ ( ) per Ccf for Agricultural Interruptible Rate Classes $ ( ) per Ccf for all Firm Sales Rate Classes $ ( ) per Ccf for General Interruptible Rate Classes $ per Ccf for Agricultural Interruptible Rate Classes PGA is a result of an estimated Decrease in the market price of natural gas as provided in Schedule (A). (C) The Estimated July, 2013 Gas Commodity = $ per Mcf (D) The Estimated July, 2013 Gas Volumes = 110,660 Ccf (E) Ratio of Gas Purchased to Total Cost of Gas = 81%

5 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) Calculation Schedule A Effective date of implementation: Natural gas usage on and after Reason for change: Change in cost of gas due to an estimated Decrease in the market price of natural gas from June This PGA is based on the following rthern Natural Gas Tariffs: 5th Revised Sheet. 50 Issued: 2/1/13 Effective: 4/1/13 5th Revised Sheet. 51 Issued: 2/1/13 Effective: 4/1/13 Original Sheet. 55 Issued: 9/24/10 Effective: 9/24/10 I. Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. - Base Cost of Gas vember 1, 2010 Approved in Docket. G022/MR Rate/CCF All Customer Sales Rate Classes - Demand MCF x Months x Tariff Rate Equals Firm Interruptible TFX $ ,934 $ TFX-5 4,244 5 $ ,547 $ SMS Demand 50 7 $ $ ,300 8 $ ,672 $ All Customer Sales Rate Classes - Commodity Total Capacity Cost $356,916 Rate Case 2009 Firm Sales Service Volume - CCF 4,303,890 Demand Base Cost of Gas / CCF $ $ All Classes Commodity $ 2,808,142 Rate Case Total Sales Service Volume - CCF 4,775,650 Commodity Base Cost of Gas/CCF $ $ Total Base Cost of Gas/CCF $3,165,058 $ $ II. Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. Rates - Current Cost of Gas Effective Commodity Cost of Gas $ WACOG III. Annual Sales Volume Rate Case Sales Service Volume - CCF 4,775,650 Sales Service Volume - CCF 4,303,890 Interruptible Service Volume - CCF 471,760

6 IV. Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc.'s -- Current Cost of Gas Effective Rate/CCF All Customer Sales Rate Classes MCF x Months x Tariff Rate Equals Firm Ag Interr Gen Interr TFX $ ,934 $ TFX - 5 4,244 5 $ ,547 $ TF $ ,742 $ TF $ ,354 $ TF $ ,819 $ TFX $ ,384 $ TFX $ ,558 $ SMS Demand 50 7 $ $ ,300 5 $ ,170 $ Schedule A Current Demand Cost of Gas $432,270 $ $ $ Current Commodity Cost of Gas/CCF % of Total 81% $1,841,538 $ $ $ Total Cost of Gas/CCF $2,273,809 $ $ $ Summary of Cost All Customer Sales Rate Classes (/CCF) Firm Sales Agricultural Interruptible General Interruptible Total Total Total Total Total Total Demand Commodity True-up Total Demand Commodity True-up Total Demand Commodity True-up Total 1) Base Rate $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ) Prior PGA $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ $ $ ($ ) ($ ) ($ ) 3) Current Adj $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ ($ ) 4) PGA Billed (2+3) $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ ($ ) $ $ $ ($ ) ($ ) ($ ) 5) Average Cost of Gas $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ($ ) $ Prior Cumulative Adjustments Demand & Commodity Change Filed Herein True-up Adjustment Factor Change Eff. September 1, 2012 (G022/AA-12- ) Current PGA Adjustment All Firm Sales Rate Classes (/CCF) ($ ) ($ ) $ ($ ) Ag Inter. Sales Rate Classes (/CCF) ($ ) ($ ) $ $ Gen. Inter. Sales Rate Classes (/CCF) ($ ) ($ ) ($ ) ($ ) Tariff n-gas Commodity Demand Total Cost True-up Total Rate Commodity Cost Other PGA of Gas Factor Billing Designation Margin ($/CCF) Expenses ($/CCF) ($/CCF) Rate Rate Class ($/CCF) ($/CCF) (2)+(3)+(4) ($/CCF) Residential RS1 $ $ $ $ $ $ Small Commercial CS1 SCS1 $ $ $ $ $ $ Commercial CS1 CS1 $ $ $ $ $ $ Commercial/Industrial MS1 MS1 $ $ $ $ $ $ Commercial/Industrial LS1 LS1 $ $ $ $ $ $ Agricultural - Interruptible AG1 $ $ $ $ $ $ General Interruptible IND1 $ $ $ $ $ $ General Interruptible - Flex IND1 - FL $ $ $ $ $ $ Estimated Gas Volumes -July, ,660 Ccf

7 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) Calculation TR-2 Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment Section V All Rate Areas 12th Revised Sheet Superseding 11th Revised Sheet Effective date of implementation: Natural gas usage on and after Reason for change: Change in cost of gas due to an estimated decrease in the market price of natural gas from June This PGA is based on the Ventura Index: TR-2 Rate Class - rthwest Gas Ventura Index $ rthwest Gas Firm $ rthwest Gas Interruptible $ July n-gas Total June July Commodity Billing Gas Cost Gas Cost Margin Rate Class Per Therm Change Per Therm Per Therm Per Therm Residential $ ( ) $ $ Small Commercial $ ( ) $ $ Commercial Industrial $ ( ) $ $ Agricultural Interruptible $ ( ) $ $ Date Filed: August 1, 2013 Effective Date: By: Robert Emmers Treasurer Docket.: G022/AA-

8 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. Le Sueur, Minnesota Gas Rate Book Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment Section V All Rate Areas 98th Revised Sheet. 20 Superseding 97th Revised Sheet. 20 Effective the changes for each monthly bill number all rate schedules shall be increased or decreased by adding amounts per hundred cubic feet detailed below as provided for in the Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause as approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in Docket. G022/GR Prior Change Cumulative Filed Current Adjustments Herein Adjustment General Firm Service All Rate Areas $ ( ) $ ( ) $ ( ) General Interruptible Service All Rate Areas $ ( ) $ ( ) $ ( ) General Interruptible - Agricultural Service All Rate Areas $ $ ( ) $ Date Filed: August 1, 2013 Effective Date: By: Robert Emmers Treasurer Docket.: G022/AA-