Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. The PRP rates proposed by Delta are denied. 2. The PRP rates in Appendix to this Order are approved for service rendered by Delta on and after the date of service of this Order. 3. Within 20 days of the date of service of this Order, Delta shall file with this Commission using the Commission’s electronic Tariff Filing System, revised tariff sheets setting out the rates approved herein and reflecting that they were approved pursuant to this Order. 4. Within 60 days of the date of service of this Order, Delta shall refund to its customers all amounts collected for service rendered from January 2, 2023, through the date of entry of this Order that are in excess of the rates set forth in the Appendix herein attached to this Order. 5. Within 75 days of the date of service of this Order, Delta shall submit a written report to the Commission in which it describes its efforts to refund all monies collected in excess of the rates that are set forth in the Appendix to this Order. 6. The Commission reserves its right to initiate an investigation to determine whether Delta reasonably refunded all monies collected in excess of the rates that are set forth in the Appendix to this Order should the Commission deem it necessary. 7. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Brief

Monica Braun Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. The Commission finds that Delta shall file a brief in accordance with the schedule set out in this Order. 2. Delta shall file a brief by July 26, 2023. 3. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as preventing the Commission from issuing further Orders in this matter.

2022 Year End PRP Information

Monica Braun Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Filing of Updated Redacted Information in Response to Commissions Order

Mary Ellen Wimberly Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. Delta’s petition for confidential treatment for portions of its responses to Staff’s First Request, Items 7 and 8 is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Delta’s petition for confidential treatment for five years for the documents containing the bids received from contractors not selected by Delta and included in its response to Staff’s First Request, Item 8 is granted. 3. Delta’s petition for confidential treatment for all other material not covered by ordering paragraph 2 is denied. 4. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years or until further order of this Commission. 5. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13(9). 6. Delta shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Request for Hearing

Monica Braun Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Responses to Commission Staffs First Request for Information

Monica H. Braun Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Data Request

Notice of Rates Implementation

Monica H. Braun Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. Delta’s proposed PRP rates are suspended for one day, January 1, 2023. 2. Delta’s proposed PRP rates may be placed in effect by Delta on or after January 2, 2023, pending the final Order in this matter and subject to refund, provided Delta provides written notice to the Commission of its intention to do so as required by KRS 278.190(2). 3. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 4. Any party filing a paper with the Commission shall file an electronic copy in accordance with the electronic filing procedures set forth in 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8. Electronic documents shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked. The Commission directs the parties to the Commission’s July 22, 2021 Order in Case No. 2020-00085³ regarding filings with the Commission. 5. As set forth in 807 KAR 5:001, Section 4(11)(a), a person requesting permissive intervention in a Commission proceeding is required to demonstrate either (1) a special interest in the proceeding that is not adequately represented in the case, or (2) that the person requesting permissive intervention is likely to present issues or develop facts that will assist the Commission in fully considering the matter without unduly complicating or disrupting the proceedings.

Application and Supporting Materials

Monica H. Braun Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

20221010_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. Notice of Intent to File an Application for an Adjustment of Its Pipe Replacement Program Using Electronic Filing Procedures