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Enbridge, intervenors spar over TBF load, billing determinants and allocation in Utah rate case
Summary
Witnesses disputed how to reflect a single large transportation bypass‑firm (TBF) customer whose planned ramp in mid‑2026 drives a material portion of projected 2026 volumes. UAE seeks a month‑by‑month alignment so costs and billing determinants match; Enbridge proposes caps or phased mitigation.
SALT LAKE CITY — A dispute over how to treat one large industrial customer’s projected increase in firm demand next June took center stage at the Utah Public Service Commission’s hearing on Enbridge Gas Utah’s phase 2 rate case.
Courtney Higgins, testifying for the Utah Association of Energy Users, urged the commission to adjust billing determinants so the higher projected TBF (transportation bypass‑firm) load is applied to every month of the 2026 test period. She said the company’s approach — allocating a full year of demand‑related costs based on an end‑of‑year high‑demand number while designing rates using a…
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