No public testimony at Enbridge Gas Utah rate hearing; docket 25-057-06 closed for public comment

The Utah Public Service Commission held a public witness hearing in Docket 25-057-06 on the application of Enbridge Gas Utah to increase distribution rates and make tariff changes. The hearing record shows no members of the public appeared to testify during the noticed public comment period, and the hearing was closed at the end of the scheduled period.

Commission staff and company representatives identified on the record included Miss Clark and Mr. Summers, representing Enbridge Gas Utah; Mr. Moore, representing the Office of Consumer Services; Michelle Beck and two technical consultants; and Doug Rule from the division. The hearing officer noted that the public comment window provided in the notice ran from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and that no one signed up to speak.

“We have not had anyone from the public appear, to, to speak to the case, before us, the application of Enbridge Gas to increase its distribution rates and make other changes and tariff modifications,” the hearing officer said on the record. With no public testimony, the hearing officer closed the hearing pursuant to the published notice and adjourned the session.

The record as presented at the hearing contains no formal votes or decisions on the merits of Enbridge’s application; the proceeding record remains with the commission for further consideration under its docketed process. The transcript does not specify procedural deadlines or next steps for commission staff or parties.

The hearing transcript also contains an on-the-record clarification from the hearing officer about the correct evidentiary reference concerning settlement discussions (Rule 408), noted for the record and to be corrected in the transcript.