?NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to article IV, section 21 (D)(1) of the Louisiana Constitution, that on September 30, 2022, CenterPoint Energy Entex, a Division of CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., (“CNP”), a natural gas public utility having facilities to permit the local distribution of natural gas to residential and commercial customers in the parishes listed below, filed with the Louisiana Public Service Commission (“LPSC” or “Commission”) its Evaluation Report pursuant to its Gas Operation Rate Stabilization Plan (“RSP”) for the test year ended June 30, 2022 (“TY 2022”), in accordance with LPSC Orders No. U-26720 (Subdocket A) and U-32998. CNP’s Gas Operations RSP filing, if approved by the Commission as filed, will result in a rate increase of approximately $4.0 million annually inclusive of impacts due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), effective for bills rendered on and after December 29, 2022.
Affected Parishes: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Rapides, St. Helena, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Vernon, and Washington
CNP’s RSP filing for the 2022 Test Year reflects an Earned Return on Equity (“EROE”) of 4.19% and pursuant to the RSP’s cost of service sharing mechanism, the EROE requires a rate adjustment by CNP. It is estimated that the requested rate increase will have the following effect on average monthly bills: a Residential customer using 29 CCF will increase $2.26; and a Small Commercial-Firm Service customer using 151 CCF will increase $11.76.
Additionally, CenterPoint has requested recovery of the regulatory asset authorized by LPSC Special Order No. 44-2020 to be recovered over a one-year period, commencing as determined by the LPSC, with the amount of the regulatory asset being $313,229 and having an additional customer impact on average monthly bills of approximately $0.18 for Residential and $0.92 for Small Commercial-Firm Service.
For questions and comments please call the LPSC toll free at (800) 256-2397. Additionally, the Company’s filing and its attachments may be viewed in the Records Division of the LPSC at the following address:
Records Division
602 N. 5th Street, 12th Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Telephone: (225) 342-3157
CENTERPOINT
ENERGY ENTEX
RUN: Oct. 6 (O 4)