Opinion ID: 2622975
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: questar's application for future cost recovery

Text: ¶ 11 As contemplated in the 2004 Order, the Commission opened a new docket and Questar explored a long-term plan to deal with CBM issues. Between October 2004 and January 2005, Questar explored at least fourteen options to deal with CBM, including those recommended by Consumer Services and the Division. During that time, Questar conducted six technical conferences, examining both the cost and the efficiency of the various alternatives. By January 31, 2005, Questar had narrowed down the preferable alternatives for dealing with CBM to CO2 removal and precision blending of gas streams. In the short term, these two alternatives were essentially identical; however, if Questar's CO2 plant were operated year round and used to process third-party gas, Questar could generate revenue from the third-party processing to offset other CO2 processing costs and reduce the costs passed on to ratepayers. As a result, Questar concluded that continued operation of the CO2 plant would provide the most prudent and cost-effective outcome. On January 31, 2005, Questar filed an application with the Commission seeking future recovery of CO2 processing costs beginning February 1, 2005.