PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Item # 7
ID #11330
ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION G-3471
June 21, 2012
Resolution G-3471. Gill Ranch Storage, LLC (GRS) seeks approval of a deviation to Section C., 11.1 in its tariff for a firm storage customer so that the customer can designate other entities to hold title to its gas in storage and to act as its agent.
PROPOSED OUTCOME: GRS' tariff deviation is approved subject to the condition that GRS, its parent company and related entities are prohibited from holding title to the customer's gas and acting as the customer's agent.
ESTIMATED COST: None
By Advice Letter (AL) 4-G, filed on March 12, 2012.
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SUMMARY
Gill Ranch Storage's (GRS) requested tariff deviation allowing a particular firm storage customer to designate other entities to hold title to its gas in storage and act as its agent is approved, subject to the following condition: GRS, its parent company Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWG), and related entities are prohibited from holding title to the customer's gas and acting as the customer's agent. The restriction on GRS' tariff deviation is consistent with a condition the Commission placed on the utility in Decision
(D.) 09-10-035, which granted GRS a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to operate a gas storage facility.
