PSC hearing flags 30‑day notice question after Enbridge corrects transportation imbalance charge

Enbridge Gas Utah filed corrected tariff exhibits on Sept. 11 that changed the company’s daily transportation imbalance charge to about $0.07783 per dekatherm, and the Utah Public Service Commission hearing officer said the revision raised a statutory timing question the commission must resolve.

The hearing officer opened the consolidated virtual hearing Sept. 24 and said the corrected filing in Docket 25‑057‑16 “strikes me as potentially more than just a simple correction, and instead appears to possibly substantively affect rates,” and asked the parties to address whether Utah Code §54‑3‑3’s 30‑day notice requirement applies and, if it does, whether good cause exists to allow a deviation.

Why it matters: If the commission treats the Sept. 11 correction as a new rate filing, statute 54‑3‑3 generally requires at least 30 days’ notice for a change in rates unless the commission allows a deviation. Enbridge and the Division of Public Utilities (DPU) agreed the question is principally relevant to the TIC (transportation and imbalance charge) in Docket 25‑057‑16 but could affect the timing or implementation of related tariff sheets filed across the consolidated dockets.

What Enbri…