Pending UTC filings
Electric tariff filings
Listed below are Puget Sound Energy's regulatory applications/filings currently in review with the UTC. Prior to any changes in our rates and tariffs, we must obtain regulatory approval.
| ADVICE | FILED DATE | PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE | PROPOSAL |
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| 9/27/2023 | 11/01/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to pass through approximately $183.8 million in Residential Exchange Program (“REP”) benefits that PSE will be receiving from the Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2025, under the agreement between PSE and BPA. The agreement with BPA provides benefits to PSE’s eligible residential and farm customers on rate Schedules 7, 7A, 11, 12, 29, 35, 56, 59, 307, 317, and 327. This proposal represents the pass-through to eligible customers of a grossed up credit of approximately $88.1 million annually beginning November 1, 2023, at a credit rate of $0.007534 per kWh. Under the agreement, benefits are adjusted every two years based upon filings made by participating utilities and current BPA rates. | |
| 9/14/2023 | 10/14/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to incorporate new schedules to the Index to Rate Schedules which have recently been added to the electric tariff book, as well as correcting a scrivener’s error in the title of Schedule 249A. Additionally, this filing introduces a new Legend of Symbols in accordance with WAC 480-80-102. | |
| 9/14/2023 | 10/14/2023 | The primary purposes of this filing are to: 1) expand the availability of Schedules 307, 317, and 327 to additional customers; 2) clarify language regarding estimation practices and the use of customer information; and 3) extend the date that service will be available under Schedule 324 from October 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024. Additionally, this filing introduces new tariff schedule language in Schedules 307, 317, and 327 regarding bill protection and enabling technology. | |
| 8/30/2023 | 10/1/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to establish a new tariff schedule, Schedule 129D – Bill Discount Rate Rider, which will allow PSE to recover the costs of its Commission-approved electric Schedule 7BDR. | |
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8/30/2023 Substitute 9/22/2023 |
10/1/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to convey PSE’s annual low income compliance filing. | |
| 8/25/2023 | 9/29/2023 | The primary purposes of this filing are to update electric Schedule 271 Electricity Energy Efficiency Program Commercial/Industrial Electric Demand Response Program to: 1) expand the availability of the schedule to additional customers; 2) clarify language regarding services offered and the obligations of customers taking service under Schedule 271; and 3) update the list of funding sources for Schedule 271. Additionally, this filing introduces new Schedule 272 Electricity Energy Efficiency Program Residential Electric Demand Response Program in order to make voluntary demand response services available to residential electric customers of the Company. | |
| 8/14/2023 | 10/01/2023 | The primary purposes of this filing are to update optional Schedule 134 Community Solar Services to: 1) expand funding sources for offsetting income-eligible shares; 2) revise the definition of Income Eligible to expand access; 3) increase the number of no-cost shares income eligible households can sign up for; and 4) update the source methodology for the Community Solar Energy Credit. | |
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4/28/2023 |
11/01/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to submit the tariff revisions that are necessary to effectuate the transfer related to 2022 plant. As stated in the cover letter submitted with the above compliance filing, PSE is submitting this filing by April 28, 2023 which is during the first half of the four month review period. This filing will have no impact on overall customer rates as they merely serve to transfer the rates from one tariff schedule to another. | |
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4/28/2023 |
12/01/2023 | Puget Sound Energy (“PSE”) hereby submits proposed revisions to its electric Schedule 95, Power Cost Adjustment Clause, and electric Schedule 139, Voluntary Long Term Renewable Energy Purchase Rider. This filing, pursuant to RCW 80.28.060 and Chapter 480-80 WAC, proposes revisions to the following electric tariff sheets. |
Natural gas tariff filings
Listed below are Puget Sound Energy's regulatory applications/filings currently in review with the UTC. Prior to any changes in our rates and tariffs, we must obtain regulatory approval.
| ADVICE | FILED DATE | PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE | PROPOSAL |
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| 9/15/2023 | 11/1/2023 | The primary purpose of this filing is to adjust both PSE’s Gas Cost Rates and associated Tracker rates. In addition, the 2023 Hedging Plan and Retrospective Report, proposed changes to Supplemental Schedule 138 Voluntary Renewable Natural Gas Service-Purchase Rider and an RNG report are included in this filing. | |
| 9/15/2023 | 11/1/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to request cost recovery of the Climate Commitment Act (“CCA”) allowance costs that have been or will be deferred from January 2023 through September 2023. | |
| 9/14/2023 | 10/14/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to incorporate new schedules to the Natural Gas Tariff Index which have recently been added to the natural gas tariff book, as well as correcting a scrivener’s error in the title of Schedule 249A. Additionally, this filing introduces a new Legend of Symbols in accordance with WAC 480-80-102. | |
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8/30/2023 Substitute 9/8/2023 |
10/01/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to establish a new tariff schedule, Schedule 129D – Bill Discount Rate Rider, which will allow PSE to recover the costs of its Commission-approved natural gas Schedule 23BDR. | |
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8/30/2023 Substitute 9/22/2023 |
10/01/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to convey PSE’s annual low income compliance filing. | |
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5/25/2023 |
7/01/2023 | The purpose of this required tariff filing is to establish a new tariff schedule, Schedule 141LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas Rate Adjustment, which will allow PSE to recover the capital costs related to the Tacoma LNG Facility through a new tariff schedule, in compliance with the requirement in the Commission’s Order. Rates under this tariff schedule are proposed to begin on November 1, 2023. | |
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4/28/2023 |
11/01/2023 | The purpose of this filing is to submit the tariff revisions that are necessary to effectuate the transfer related to 2022 plant. As stated in the cover letter submitted with the above compliance filing, PSE is submitting this filing by April 28, 2023 which is during the first half of the four month review period. Also discussed in the MYRP Annual Report, PSE has requested to include the variance that exists for natural gas plant in 2022 in its review of 2023 plant in next year’s MYRP Annual Report that reviews 2023 plant. Further, because natural gas exceeded the $2.2 million threshold by $0.8 million, the total variance of $3.0 million prior to the threshold remains subject to refund. As such, PSE is not requesting to transfer $3.0 million of the 2022 rates that are currently subject to refund as, under PSE’s proposal, final determination of whether such amount is no longer subject to refund will be made in next year’s filing. This filing will have no impact on overall customer rates as they merely serve to transfer the rates from one tariff schedule to another. |