04/14/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/14/2026 18:38
Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGSA) filed TA64-733, proposing to revise its rates for Firm Storage Service (FSS) and Interruptible Storage Service (ISS) through a Formula Rate Mechanism Annual Revision (FRMAR). CINGSA's tariff requires it to calculate an annual facility-wide revenue requirement and file a FRMAR filing on or before June 15 of each year, except as provided in its tariff. With TA64-733, CINGSA requests a permanent change to its rates for FSS and ISS customers, effective June 1, 2026. A comparison of the current interim and refundable rates and the proposed rates is shown in the table below.
|
Initial Capacity ($/Mcf) |
2023 Expansion ($/Mcf) |
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Interim |
Proposed |
Interim |
Proposed |
|
|
FSS Reservation Rate |
5.2555 |
5.1159 |
6.2699 |
6.5109 |
|
FSS Capacity Rate |
0.0717 |
0.0698 |
0.2038 |
0.2116 |
|
FSS Injection/Withdrawal Rate |
0.0411 |
0.0618 |
0.0981 |
0.3219 |
|
Overrun Storage Service Rate |
0.2140 |
0.2301 |
0.3043 |
0.5361 |
|
Excess Storage Service Charge |
0.0717 |
0.0698 |
0.2038 |
0.2116 |
|
ISS Rate |
0.2446 |
0.2381 |
0.4100 |
0.4258 |
|
ISS Injection/Withdrawal Rate |
0.0411 |
0.0618 |
0.0981 |
0.3219 |
This notice may not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification that varies from those proposed. You may obtain information about this filing by contacting Chelsea Guintu, Manager of Regulatory and Planning at CINGSA, P. O. Box 190989, Anchorage, AK 99519-0989; phone: (907) 334-7620. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission's website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing "TA64-733" in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., April 28, 2026, at the Commission's address given above or at its website:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA64-733 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with CINGSA at its address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Shelby Lopez at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay at 7-1-1 or 1-800-770-8973, or send a request via electronic mail to [email protected] by April 21, 2026.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 14th day of April, 2026.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Joy Gordanier
Advisory Section Manager