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PURA questions Yankee Gas on pipe‑replacement work orders, cost reclassifications and project controls
Summary
During cross‑examination, PURA staff and the Office of Consumer Counsel pressed company witnesses on specific pipe replacement work orders, accounting splits between new construction and cost‑of‑removal, and the company’s sanctioning/approval process. The company agreed to supplements with work‑order level details for five late‑filed exhibits.
Company witnesses told the authority that waterway and municipal projects, engineering design changes and municipal permitting drove a number of reclassifications and scope changes for specific pipe replacement projects.
Why it matters: Several late‑filed exhibits (LFEs 103–107, 104) included project‑level invoices and work‑order detail for replacement projects. Staff and intervenors sought clarity on the length and type of retired mains, the year of installation of retired pipe, and why cost‑of‑removal amounts were shown in certain FERC accounts.
Witnesses said work orders commonly include both the new construction and removal activities for the same scope;…
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