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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.02 - Construction and Operation of Gas Pipeline or Distribution Systems

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) No person shall
				construct or operate in intrastate commerce except as qualified within this
				rule, any natural or manufactured gas pipeline or distribution system, or any
				extension thereof, or acquire ownership or control thereof, either directly or
				indirectly, without first obtaining from the Commission a certificate that the
				present or future public convenience and necessity require, or will require,
				such construction, operation or acquisition. Any person engaged in the
				construction or operation of any line, plant, or system, or any extension
				thereof as of February 17, 1956, shall be entitled to receive a certificate for
				the territory being served by such person on February 17, 1956, upon proper
				proof that such applicant is providing reasonably adequate service, if
				application therefor was made prior to February 17, 1957.
(2) Where revenue bonds have been issued by
				any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state in order
				to buy, construct, extend, operate or maintain any portion of its gas
				distribution system and necessary appurtenances thereof and the gas
				distribution system extends or is to be extended beyond the limits of the
				county in which the municipality or other political subdivision is located, or
				when the distribution systems of a county extends is or to be extended outside
				the limits of such county, a Certificate must be obtained from the Commission
				with respect to all such facilities located or proposed to be located beyond
				such county limits.
(3) Where
				revenue bonds have been issued by any county, municipality, or other political
				subdivision of this state in order to buy, construct, extend, operate or
				maintain any portion of its gas pipe line systems and necessary appurtenances
				thereof and the gas pipe line system extends or is to be extended outside the
				limits of the county in which the municipality or other political subdivision
				is located, or when the pipe line of a county extends or is to be extended
				outside the limits of such county, a Certificate must be obtained from the
				Commission with respect to all such pipe line located or proposed to be located
				beyond such county limits, if gas service is rendered or gas deliveries are
				made to others outside the limits of such county.
Authority Ga. L.
				  1878-79, p. 125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105,
				  1964, p. 338, 1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p.
				  406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.04 - Notice of Application

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicant shall serve a copy of the
				application on the Mayor and Council (or equivalent city governing body) of the
				city within the corporate limits of which service is proposed to be rendered,
				and a certificate of service shall be appended to all copies of the application
				itself. Service may be by mail unless otherwise ordered by the
				Commission.
(2) When the
				application has been assigned for hearing applicant must publish notice on the
				time, place and purpose of the hearing once a week for three consecutive weeks
				in a newspaper of general circulation in each territory affected, and evidence
				of such publication must be submitted at the hearing.
(3) Notice of the application and scheduled
				hearing thereon will be given by the Commission to the chief executive officer
				of the municipality or municipalities affected and to each holder of a gas
				Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964, p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A verified original and fifteen (15) conformed copies of the
				  application for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity shall be filed
				  with the Commission. If the applicant is a corporation, a certified copy of its
				  articles of incorporation and amendments thereto shall be annexed to the
				  application unless otherwise on file with the Commission.
Authority Ga. L.
				  1878-79, p. 125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105,
				  1964, p. 338, 1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p.
				  406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.06 - Form of Certificate

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Certificates will be issued by the Commission in two forms,
				  viz.,"Pipe Line" and "Distribution System", and a separate application must e
				  filed for each type certificate. A "Distribution System" certificate authorizes
				  the acquisition or construction and operation of an integrated gas distribution
				  system, including all areas served therefrom. "Pipe Line" certificates are
				  required for authorization to acquire, operate or construct any natural or
				  manufactured gas pipe lines within the State of Georgia.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964, p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.07 - Separate Application for Each Distribution System

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A separate
				application shall be filed for each distribution system for which a certificate
				is desired, and except as follows, a certified copy of any franchise held for
				the area proposed to be served shall be attached to the application. If no
				franchise is held, this fact must be stated. The Commission will not require
				the filing of a franchise for territory served on February 17, 1956.
(2) "Distribution System" certificates will
				be issued defining certificated area, and no further authority to construct,
				extend or enlarge facilities within said certificated areas need to be obtained
				from the Commission by the certificate holder, but certificates may be amended
				by proper application to extend or enlarge a certified area.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964, p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.08 - "Grandfather Clause" Applications

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applications for "Grandfather Clause"
				certificates covering facilities in service and extent of service provided as
				of February 17, 1956, shall contain a description of the area, territory or
				location which applicant serves, and a map or maps shall be annexed to the
				application on which is clearly shown the area, pipeline, or territory for
				which a certificate is requested.
(2) Applications for a certificate covering
				facilities in service and extent of service provided as of February 17, 1956,
				shall not include proposed construction or extension of plant outside of the
				requested service area. Such new territory applications shall be filed
				separately.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964 p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.09 - Transfer, Lease or Hypothecation of Certificate

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No certificate may be transferred or hypothecated or leased
				  except upon application to and approval by the Commission.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964 p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.10 - Certificates Not to be Capitalized

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Certificates will be issued by the Commission without charge
				  and no utility shall capitalize on its books any value or amount for such
				  certificates, and in rate proceedings the Commission will not allow any value
				  in the rate base representing an alleged certificate value. Reasonable expenses
				  incurred by a utility may be charged to operating expenses.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964 p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.11 - Certificate Area to be Developed as a Unit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The applicant for a certificate to serve an area shall select
				  an area which can and should be developed as a unit. When a certificate is held
				  for any area it is the responsibility of the certificate holder to provide the
				  service requirements within that area, subject to terms an conditions of the
				  rules and regulations of company and/or its rate schedule on file with the
				  Commission. The application for a "Distribution System" certificate for one
				  city or community area should not include any other incorporated community area
				  except only where two or more contiguous incorporated areas are served or are
				  to be served from a single integrated distribution system.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964 p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.12 - Participation at Hearings

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Participation at hearings on certificate applications will be
				  parties with a real interest, viz., those who propose to serve the area in
				  question, both the applicant and any others, or those who are authorized or
				  delegated to represent the public or consumers in some way. Objections, or
				  protests concerning an application shall be made in writing setting forth the
				  reason, nature, and extent of the objections or protests and such to be filed
				  with the Commission and served on the applicant at least five days in advance
				  of the scheduled hearing on the application. Generally, participation in the
				  hearing as a separate party will not be allowed to those whose interest is
				  neither that of a public utility proposing to establish or extend gas service,
				  nor that of a representative of the public or gas consumers.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964 p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The applicant shall supply the Commission with any such
				  additional information or data as may be found necessary in order for the
				  Commission to render a fair and equitable decision in issuance of
				  certificates.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 75, 1922, pp. 143, 144, 1956, pp. 104, 105, 1964 p. 338,
				  1965, p. 283, 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-1 - GAS COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES › Rule 515-7-1-.15 - Multiple Natural Gas Distribution Systems Within a Single Certificated Area

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In the event that a person applies for a
				certificate to construct or operate in intrastate commerce any natural or
				manufactured gas distribution system, or any extension thereof, or to acquire
				ownership or control thereof, either directly or indirectly, for an area for
				which another person already possesses such a certificate, the applicant must
				show, in addition to the other demonstrations required by law and Commission
				rule, that the existing holder of the certificate for the area has willfully
				violated or refused to observe any of the lawful and reasonable orders, rules,
				or regulations prescribed by the Commission or any other law of this state
				regulating these pipeline or distribution systems, is not furnishing adequate
				service, or that the continuance of the holder's certificate with regard to the
				area in question is incompatible with the public interest.
(2) In determining whether the existing
				certificate holder is furnishing adequate service or whether the continuance of
				the existing certificate holder's certificate with regard to the area in
				question is compatible with the public interest, the Commission shall consider:
a)
(i) the
				time period for which the requested area for certification has remained
				unserved, or not adequately served, by a provider or the current certificate
				holder in the requested area; and
(ii) the reason(s) for the area not receiving
				service;
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-2 - GAS SUPPLY PLANS AND GAS COST ADJUSTMENT FACTORS › Rule 515-7-2-.01 - Commission Authority and Scope of Provisions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Consistent with Official Code of Georgia
				Annotated (O.C.G.A) §
									46-2-26.5, each Gas Utility in the
				state of Georgia subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission
				(hereinafter "Commission") shall be required to develop and file for the
				Commission's review and approval Gas Supply Plans and Adjustments Factors, as
				described by the regulations in this Rule. These regulations establish
				guidelines for the development and submission of Gas Supply Plain and
				Adjustment Factors, including filing requirements enabling Commission
				oversight, review and monitoring, establish hearing procedures, and provide for
				the periodic review of each Utility's Gas Supply Plan and Adjustment Factor.
				Interim monitoring is established through the reporting requirements. These
				regulations also provide for Gas Supply Plan amendments and Adjustment Factor
				revisions.
(2) The requirements of
				this Rule shall apply to any Purchased Gas Adjustment Rate. The requirements of
				O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-25 shall not apply to filings
				made or proceedings conducted pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-26.5 and this Rule.
(3) In the event of any conflict between the
				provisions of this Rule and applicable provisions of the Official Code of
				Georgia Annotated, including O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-26.5 as it may be amended from
				time to time, the applicable provisions of the O.C.G.A. shall take precedence.
				Any such conflict as to one provision of this rule shall not, however, void or
				nullify any remaining provisions of this rule.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72, 81; 1922, pp. 142-147; 1066, pp. 104, 105; 1964, pp. 338;
				  1965, p. 283; 1975, Sec. 2, pp. 404-412; 1994, p. 630, Sec.
				  2.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
As used in this Utility Rule 515-7-2, the following terms
				  shall have the following definitions:
(a) Adjustment Factor: A numerical factor
				used pursuant to a Purchased Gas Adjustment Rate to recover Purchased Gas
				Costs.
(b) Firm Customer: A
				customer who purchases gas from a Utility on a firm basis which ordinarily is
				not subject to interruption or curtailment.
(c) Gas Supply Plan: The particular array of
				available gas supply, storage, and transportation options selected by a Utility
				to supply the requirements of its firm customers.
(d) Utility: A gas Utility providing gas sale
				and other services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(e) Integrated Resource Plan (MP): A Utility
				resource planning process and the plan which results from that process, in
				which an integrated combination of demand-side and supply-side resources
				including load management is selected to satisfy future energy service demands
				at the best cost (considering direct and indirect costs) to society, balancing
				the interests of Utility Customers, Utility shareholders and the public
				interest.
1. A demand-side resource is any
				resource that affects the demand for or usage of gas as a result of programs
				(demand-side programs) to implement demand-side measures. A demand-side measure
				is any hardware, equipment or practice which is installed or instituted for
				energy efficiency or energy management purposes.
2. A supply-side resource is any resource
				that can provide for a supply of gas on a firm or non-firm basis to the
				Utility.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Not less than ten days after any filing
				by a Utility of its Gas Supply Plan for the following Recovery Year, the
				Commission shall conduct a public hearing on such filing. The Utility's
				testimony shall be under oath and shall, with any corrections thereto,
				constitute the Utility's affirmative case.
(2) The provisions of law relating to
				parties, intervention, and discovery in proceedings before the Commission shall
				apply with respect to proceedings under O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-26.5. However, the
				requirements of O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-25 shall not apply to such
				proceedings.
(3) At any hearing
				conducted pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-26.5, the burden of proof to
				show that the proposed Gas Supply Plan and Adjustment Factors are appropriate
				shall be upon the Utility.
(4)
				Following such a hearing, the Commission shall issue an order approving the Gas
				Supply Plan filed by the Utility or adopting a Gas Supply Plan for the Utility
				that the Commission deems appropriate. In addition, the Commission in its order
				shall approve the Adjustment Factors proposed by the Utility or adopt
				Adjustment Factors that the Commission deems appropriate.
(5) If, for any reason, the Commission does
				not issue an order by the 45th day after the Utility's filing which either
				approves the Gas Supply Plan filed by the Utility or adopts a different Gas
				Supply Plan for the Utility, the Gas Supply Plan proposed by the Utility shall
				thereupon be deemed approved by operation of law.
(6) If, for any reason, the Commission does
				not issue an order by the 45th day after the Utility's filing which either
				approves the Adjustment Factor(s) proposed by the Utility or adopts a different
				Adjustment Factor(s) for the Utility, the Adjustment Factors proposed by the
				Utility shall thereupon deemed approved by operation of law.
(7) All Commission orders issued pursuant to
				O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-26.5 shall contain the
				Commission's findings of fact and conclusions of law upon which the
				Commission's action is based. Any such order shall be deemed a final order
				subject to judicial review under Chapter 13 of O.C.G.A. Title 50, the "Georgia
				Administrative Procedure Act."
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72-81; 1922, pp. 142-147; 1956, pp. 104, 105; 1964, pp. 338;
				  1965, p. 283; 1975, Sec. 2, pp. 404-412; 1994, p. 630, Sec.
				  2.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) After a Gas Supply Plan has become
				effective under the provisions of O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-26.5 and as a result of a
				proceeding before the Commission, the Commission shall retain jurisdiction for
				the balance of the Recovery Year for the purposes set forth in this section.
				Upon the application of the affected Utility or upon its own initiative, the
				Commission may, after affording due notice and opportunity for hearing to the
				affected Utility and the intervenors in the proceeding, amend the Gas Supply
				Plan of the affected Utility for the remainder of the Recovery Year. The
				amended Gas Supply Plan shall become effective upon the date of the
				Commission's order and shall not have retroactive effect.
(2) If the amendment of the Utility's Gas
				Supply Plan would lead to any change in the Utility's Adjustment Factors, the
				Utility shall We proposed revisions to the Adjustment Factors, either in its
				next quarterly adjustment factor proposed revision pursuant to Rule
				515-7-2-.07 or within 30 days of the
				effective date of the amendment, whichever date is sooner. In no event,
				however, shall the Utility be required to file the proposed revisions sooner
				than 15 days after the Commission has adopted the amended Gas Supply
				Plan.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72-81; 1922, pp. 142-147; 1956, pp. 104, 105; 1964, pp. 338;
				  1965, p. 283; 1975, Sec. 2, pp. 404-412; 1994, p. 630, Sec.
				  2.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) At least every three calendar months, the
				Utility shall file proposed revisions to its Adjustment Factors based on actual
				unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs in order that the revenues to be recovered
				pursuant to such rate during the remainder of the current Recovery Year shall
				equal, as nearly as possible, the Utility's unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs
				through the end of such Recovery Year. The revisions to the Adjustment Factors,
				if any, shall be made to the nearest 0.01¢ per them.
(2) Unless the Commission directs otherwise,
				such revised Adjustment Factors shall become effective on the first day of the
				first calendar month that begins at least 15 days after the date of such
				filing.
(3) The format set forth in
				paragraph
				515-7-2-.08 shall be used for any
				proposed revisions to the Adjustment Factors during the Recovery Year covered
				by the Gas Supply Plan. In addition, any filing to revise the Adjustment
				Factors shall report the projected volumes, rates and cost information for the
				remainder of each month for the Recovery Year. Actual volumes, rates and costs
				incurred to date shall also be reported. The Utility must demonstrate that the
				New Adjustment Factors will recover approximately the Purchased Gas Cost (PGC)
				(plus or minus the existing PGC balance) over the remainder of Purchased Gas
				Costs, nor shall the provisions of this Rule prohibit the Commission from
				removing from Purchased Gas Costs those costs incurred by a Utility for the
				purpose of acquiring gas to supply customers who are not firm
				customers.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1907, pp. 72-81; 1922, pp. 142-147; 1956, pp. 104, 105; 1964, pp. 338;
				  1965, p. 283; 1975, Sec. 2, 404-412; 1994, p. 630, Sec.
				  2.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Consistent with the Official Code of
				Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) §§
									46-4-153 and
				46-4-153.1, a person shall be
				required to obtain a certificate of authority from the Georgia Public Service
				Commission to sell or offer to sell natural gas in intrastate commerce to
				retail customers in a particular delivery group(s) who primarily receive firm
				service within the State of Georgia, as described by the regulations in this
				Rule. The Commission shall have the authority to:
(a) Adopt reasonable rules governing the
				certification of a marketer;
(b)
				Grant, modify, impose conditions upon, or revoke a certificate;
(c) Adopt reasonable rules governing quality
				of service;
(d) Resolve complaints
				against a marketer regarding that marketer's service;
(e) Adopt reasonable rules and regulations
				relating to billing practices of marketers and information required on
				customers' bills; and
(f) Adopt
				reasonable rules and regulations relating to minimum resources which marketers
				are required to have in this state for customer service purposes.
The rules set forth herein specify the manner in which such
				  certificates shall be issued, identify the criteria that applicants must meet
				  to obtain certification, set forth service standards, state prerequisites to an
				  application being filed, establish hearing procedures, and specify the manner
				  in which customer complaints shall be addressed. These rules also provide for
				  the grounds upon which the Commission may deny, revoke, suspend, or modify a
				  certificate of authority.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Commission shall issue a certificate
				of authority for a delivery group upon a showing by the applicant:
(a) that it possesses satisfactory financial
				and technical capability to render the certificated service;
(b) that it has the ability to obtain
				sufficient gas supply to meet the requirements of such service;
(c) that it will offer such service pursuant
				to rules and contract terms which the Commission finds economically viable for
				the delivery group(s) which the applicant proposes to serve; and
(d) that if it is an EMC gas affiliate, there
				shall be in place satisfactory terms and conditions to govern the relationship
				between it and its electric membership corporation as well as a Commission
				approved cost allocation manual describing the electric membership
				corporation's methods of cost allocation and related information and policies
				to ensure compliance with O.C.G.A. §
										46-4-153.1.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) An application
				for a certificate of authority shall not be filed with the Commission to
				provide service to a delivery group(s) that is presently being served by a gas
				company holding a valid certificate of public convenience and necessity until
				such gas company has filed a notice of election pursuant to the provisions of
				O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-154.
(2) Until fifteen (15) days have expired
				after the effective date of rates approved by the Commission for an EDC
				pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-154, the Commission shall not
				approve or disapprove any complete application for a certificate of authority
				covering delivery groups certificated to such EDC which application is filed
				prior to such expiration date. All complete applications for certificates of
				authority filed prior to such expiration date shall be considered by the
				Commission simultaneously.
(3)
				Within sixty (60) days following such expiration date, the Commission shall
				conduct a public hearing or hearings on all complete applications filed prior
				to said expiration date. Thereafter, within ninety (90) days following such
				expiration date, the Commission shall issue its order approving or disapproving
				each application for a certificate of authority.
(4) The Commission shall conduct a public
				hearing on any application for a certificate of authority filed subsequent to
				the expiration date within sixty (60) days after the filing of such
				application. Within ninety (90) days after the filing of the application, the
				Commission shall issue its order approving or disapproving each
				application.
O.C.G.A. §§
				  46-2-3046-4-150 et seq. (See especially, O.C.G.A. §§
											46-4-153,
				  46-4-153.1,
				  46-4-160).
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(1) All marketers
				holding certificates of authority shall notify their customers by mail or by
				the preferred method of communication about their respective complaint
				procedures at least once during each quarter of the calendar year. This
				description shall include, at a minimum, the names, business addresses, e-mail
				and website, telephone and facsimile numbers of personnel to contact with
				customer complaints, as well as the telephone number for the Consumer Affairs
				Division of the Commission If these individuals are located outside the State
				of Georgia, a toll-free telephone number must be provided.
(2) The provisions of Commission Rule Chapter
				515-2-1-.04(1) and
				(2) pertaining to complaints shall be
				applicable to marketers.
(3) Good
				faith assertions that a marketer certificated under O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-153 has violated the laws and
				rules of the Commission and/or the terms of the certificate of authority that
				it has been issued may be made by any person. In the event that any such
				allegations are made against an applicant seeking to be certificated to sell or
				offer to sell natural gas in a particular delivery group(s) or an allegation is
				made that a marketer or anyone acting in concert with the marketer has such
				history of violations of laws, rules, or regulations designed to protect the
				public; has included in its application for a certificate of authority any
				information that was falsified or forged; has acted unlawfully to the detriment
				of the public while certificated; and/or is, has been, or may be about to
				become involved in activities described in O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-153(6), the
				time constraints placed upon the Commission in granting certification shall be
				null and void until such time as the assertions made against the applicant can
				be reasonably addressed.
(4) Prior
				to a marketer contacting a gas utility for the purpose of disconnecting service
				for a residential customer, the marketer shall first comply with the procedural
				rules regarding disconnection as set forth in Chapter 515-3-3 of the Rules of
				the Georgia Public Service Commission. Failure to comply with the Commission's
				Rules for the disconnection of service of any residential customer may subject
				a marketer to sanctions that include, but are not limited to, the revocation of
				the marketer's certificate of authority.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150 et seq. (See especially,
				  O.C.G.A. §§
											46-4-153,
				  46-4-153.1,
				  46-4-160).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any certificate of authority issued by
				the Commission is subject to revocation, suspension, or modification, where the
				Commission finds after notice and hearing that:
(a) a marketer has failed repeatedly or has
				failed willfully to meet the obligations to its retail customers imposed by the
				Act, the rules of this section, the certificate of authority issued by the
				Commission, or the Commission-approved tariff of the applicable EDC. For
				purposes of this rule, the term "repeatedly" means on more than one
				occasion;
(b) a marketer has been
				found to have engaged in unfair competition or has abused its market position,
				or has engaged in conduct prohibited by the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practice
				Act, O.C.G.A. §
										10-1-370, et seq., The Fair
				Business Practices Act, O.C.G.A. §
										10-1-390, et seq., or the
				provisions against false advertising in Title XI, Chapter 1, Article 15, Part 3
				of the Official Code of Georgia, annotated;
(c) a marketer or representative or agent
				thereof has included in its application for a certificate of authority any
				information that was falsified or forged;
(d) a marketer has acted unlawfully to the
				detriment of the public while certificated;
(e) any of the marketer's activities are
				serving or could serve to mislead, deceive, or work a fraud on the
				public;
(f) a marketer has charged
				a customer for products or services, without that customer's
				authorization;
(g) for a twelve
				(12) month period, a marketer has failed to provide gas service in one or more
				delivery groups for which it is certified, provided that if a marketer fails to
				provide natural gas service in a particular delivery group for which it is
				certified for a twelve (12) month period, that shall not constitute a basis to
				revoke the marketer's certificate if the marketer is providing service or has
				provided service within the last twelve (12) months in other delivery groups
				for which it is certified;
(h) a
				marketer of natural gas has not passed through to its retail customers any
				refunds the Commission ordered to be passed through to retail customers,
				provided, however, a marketer will not be required to pass through Commission
				ordered refunds to customers that are in arrears;
(i) an EMC gas affiliate has engaged in
				cross-subsidization activities with its electric membership corporation;
				and/or
(j) a marketer is determined
				by the Commission to possess a substandard level of technical and/or financial
				capability to retain its certificate of authority.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Whenever any certificated marketer, its agents, employees, or
				  contractors make a retail natural gas offering to an individual customer,
				  whether in response to an inquiry from that customer or as part of a
				  marketer-initiated contact, the marketer shall be responsible for disclosing to
				  the customer all charges that the customer may incur if the customer accepts
				  the marketer's service as defined in Commission Utility Rule
				  515-7-9-.04. All such disclosures
				  made by marketers shall provide adequate and accurate information to consumers
				  so as to allow them to make informed choices regarding the purchase of natural
				  gas services.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150 et seq. (See especially,
				  O.C.G.A. §§
											46-4-153,
				  46-4-153.1,
				  46-4-160).
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O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  46-4-160.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  46-4-160.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  46-4-160.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
2002 H.B. 1568,
				  O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  46-4-160.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
2002 H.B. 1568,
				  O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  46-4-160.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-4 - RANDOM ASSIGNMENT OF CUSTOMERS › Rule 515-7-4-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
As used in this Utility Rule 515-7-4, the following terms
				  shall have the following definitions:
(a) "Act" means the Natural Gas Competition
				and Deregulation Act as provided for in O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-150
et
				seq.
(b) "Adequate market
				conditions" means the existence of market conditions in relation to
				distribution service within a particular delivery group that have been
				determined pursuant to subsection (b) of O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-156 to warrant customer
				assignment.
(c) "Affiliate" means
				another person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
				such person.
(d) "Commission" means
				the Georgia Public Service Commission.
(e) "Customer assignment" means the process
				described in subsection (e) of O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-156 whereby firm retail
				customers within a particular delivery group who are not under contract for
				distribution service from a marketer are randomly assigned.
(f) "Delivery group" means a set of
				individual delivery points on one or more interstate pipeline suppliers to a
				gas company that may be aggregated and utilized for the distribution of gas to
				a particular set of retail customers.
(g) "Distribution group" means the delivery
				of natural gas by and through the intrastate instrumentalities and facilities
				of a gas company or of a person certificated pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-153, regardless of the party
				having title to the natural gas.
(h) "Electing distribution company" means a
				gas company that elects to become subject to the provisions of the Act and
				satisfies the requirements of O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-154.
(i) "Firm" means a type of distribution
				service that ordinarily is not subject to interruption or
				curtailment.
(j) "Gas" means
				natural gas.
(k) "Gas company"
				means any person to whom a certificate of public convenience and necessity has
				been issued by the Commission to acquire, own, operate, or construct any
				intrastate pipeline distribution system, or any extension thereof, for the sale
				of natural gas.
(l) "Market share"
				means number of firm customers.
(m)
				"Marketer" means any person certificated by the Commission to provide commodity
				sales service or distribution service pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-153 or ancillary services
				incident thereto.
(n) "Person"
				means any corporation, whether public or private; company; individual; firm;
				partnership; or association.
(o)
				"Retail customer" or "retail purchaser" means a person who purchases commodity
				sales service or distribution service and such purchase is not for the purpose
				of resale.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  46-4-152.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Consistent with Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.)
				  §
									46-4-156, the Commission is
				  required to authorize regulations prescribing a methodology to randomly assign
				  to marketers within a delivery group those firm retail customers who have not
				  otherwise contracted for distribution service from another marketer. The
				  Official Code of Georgia Annotated §
									46-4-156 also requires that the
				  methodology prescribed by the Commission must further provide that the
				  percentage of such firm retail customers assigned to a given marketer shall be
				  based upon the percentage at the time of such assignment of all firm retail
				  customers within the delivery group served by said marketer.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  46-4-156.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Within five (5) days after the filing of
				a Commission order containing a determination that adequate market conditions
				exist in a delivery group as contemplated by O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-156(b), the
				gas company providing firm distribution service in that delivery group shall
				submit to the Commission a proposed form on which it intends to provide
				notification to customers pursuant to Section
				46-4-156(e).
(2) The Commission will either approve the
				notification form as submitted or prescribe the appropriate changes within five
				(5) days thereafter.
(3) At the
				same time, the proposed form of notice as required pursuant to part (1) of this
				rule is submitted, the gas company shall submit a statement explaining how and
				when it will send the Commission approved notice to its customers.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-156,
				  46-4-156(b),(f).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
For each delivery group, the following methodology will be
				  employed to determine the number of retail customers to be randomly assigned to
				  a particular marketer: the marketer's total market share on the onehundredth
				  (100th) day following the filing of the Commission's order shall be divided by
				  the total market share served by all marketers on the one-hundredth (100th) day
				  following the filing of the Commission's order and multiplied by the total
				  number of customers in a particular delivery group that have not contracted
				  with a marketer.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-156,
				  46-4-156(a).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Within forty-five (45) days and again within eighty (80) days
				  after the Commission has issued an Order determining that adequate market
				  conditions exist in a delivery group, the EDC providing distribution service in
				  that delivery group shall send a notice regarding the Commission's Order to
				  each and every retail customer receiving firm distribution service of commodity
				  sales service from the EDC within such delivery group. The notice shall include
				  the information required by O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-156(e) and
				  the following additional information:
(a) Statement that Random Assignment is a
				result of the Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act, and the status of
				the customer as of the one hundredth (100th) day following a Commission Order
				will determine whether that customer is randomly assigned, and that the notice
				should be disregarded if the customer has contracted with any
				marketer;
(b) Statement that the
				customer may select a marketer prior to the 100th day after the date of the
				Commission's Order to contract with any other marketer, and if the customer
				does so, the new contract will supersede the assignment before the assignment
				becomes effective;
(c) Statement
				that customers may elect to change to a different marketer after they have been
				randomly assigned; and
(d) List of
				all marketers certificated in the delivery group, the respective toll-free and
				local (if applicable) telephone number for those marketers, as well as their
				e-mail address or Internet web-sites with the direction that information
				concerning service from marketers may be obtained at those locations or phone
				numbers.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-4-156,
				  46-4-156(e).