Docket No:  UM 1744 Docket Name:  NORTHWEST NATURAL - EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM Submit Public Comment * This docket is a contested case. See the Internal Operating Guidelines and OAR 860-001 Subject Company:  NORTHWEST NATURAL     In the Matter of NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, dba NW NATURAL, Application for Approval of an Emission Reduction Program. Filed by Mark R. Thompson. (See also 7/16/15 supplemental and errata filings). See 6/30 /15 entry for replacement signature... Filing Date:  6/24/2015       Order:  16-132 Order Signed:  3/31/2016   Email Service List (semi-colon delimited)      Email Service List (comma delimited)   If you experience problems with the above 'Email Service List' links, please try one of these: Service List Popup (semi-colon delimited)     Service List Popup (comma delimited)

ACTIONS SERVICE LIST SCHEDULE Public Comments Sort By Date        Sort By Type Date: 4/10/2017 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description ODOE's Notice of Substitution of Counsel, substituting Jesse D. Ratcliffe for Renee M. France, and Change to Service List, adding Jesse D. Ratcliffe; Filed by Matt DeVore for Jesse D. Ratcliffe.  Date: 3/31/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-132    Description Order No. 16-132, signed by Commissioners John Savage and Stephen Bloom; DISPOSITION: APPLICATION DENIED. Copies served on 3/31/16.   Date: 3/29/2016 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS ADMITTED. Copies served on 3/29/16. [NO OTHER EXHIBITS OFFERED]   Date: 3/15/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-108    Description Order No. 16-108 signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Disposition: Issue Fund Grant Request Approved. Copies served electronically 3/16/16.  Date: 3/11/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU Request for Payment of Issue Fund Grant filed by Tommy A. Brooks. Confidential to locked cabinet #749(1).  Date: 2/18/2016 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB's Notice of Change to Service List, removing Sommer Moser, and adding Michael Goetz. Filed by Sarah Ryan-Knox.   Date: 2/10/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description NW NATURAL's Reply Brief; Filed by Zachary Kravitz.   Date: 2/10/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description CUB's Cross-Reply Brief; Filed by Sommer Moser.  Date: 2/10/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description STAFF's Cross-Reply Brief; Filed by Michael T. Weirich.  Date: 2/10/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description NWIGU's Cross Reply Brief; Filed by Tommy Brooks.   Date: 2/1/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW NATURAL's Status Update; Filed by Zachary Kravitz.   Date: 1/26/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description CUB's Post-Hearing Brief; Filed by Sommer Moser.   Date: 1/26/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description PGE's Post-Hearing Brief; Filed by J. Richard George.   Date: 1/26/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description STAFF's Post-Hearing Brief; Filed by Michael Weirich.   Date: 1/26/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description PACIFICORP's Post-Hearing Brief; Filed by Etta Lockey.  Date: 1/26/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description NWIGU's Post-Hearing Brief; Filed by Tommy Brooks.   Date: 1/8/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description NW NATURAL's Post-Hearing Brief; Filed by Irion Sanger.   Date: 1/5/2016 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CLIMATE SOLUTIONS' Request to Change the Service list, removing Ann Gravatt, and adding Kristen Sheeran; Filed by Ann Gravatt.   Date: 1/5/2016 Action:  MOTION      Description CLIMATE SOLUTIONS' Motion to Admit Prefiled Testimony and Supporting Affidavit of Ann E. Gravatt; Filed by Ann E. Gravatt.   Date: 12/30/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description STAFF's Motion to File Additional Exhibits; Filed by Michael Weirich.(Staff/500) and (Staff/600). (Staff/500 rec'd on CD 1/4/16 and is not posted due to volume).  Date: 12/29/2015 Action:  TRANSCRIPT      Description Transcript of 12/18/15 Hearing (Vol. I of I); Filed by Beovich, Walter & Friend Certified Court Reporters. (Transcript not posted--contact court reporter directly to order a copy).  Date: 12/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Traci A. G. Kirkpatrick for ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS REQUESTED. Copies served on 12/22/15.   Date: 12/21/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description PACIFICORP's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony, with Affidavit of Mary Wiencke; Filed by Etta Lockey.  Date: 12/21/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description STAFF's Motion to Admit its Pre-filed Testimony and Exhibits, with Affidavit of Max St. Brown; Filed by Michael T. Weirich. (Original affidavit rec'd 12/23/15).  Date: 12/17/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description PGE's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits, with Supporting Affidavit of Joe Barra; Filed by J. Richard George. (original affidavit rec'd 12/21/15).  Date: 12/16/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL's Second Supplemental Testimony and Exhibits of Andrew Speer (NWN/600-601, Speer); Filed by Irion Sanger. [See previous action entry for electronic version.]   Date: 12/16/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Testimony with Second Supplemental Testimony and Exhibits of Andrew Speer (NWN/600-601, Speer); Filed by Irion Sanger.   Date: 12/11/2015 Action:  HEARING      Description NOTICE OF HEARING; Copies served on 12/11/15. HEARING scheduled 12/18/2015 9:30 AM City: SALEM Room: HEARING ROOM Building: PUC Address: 201 HIGH ST SE STE 100 Reporter: WBF Law Judge: ROWE, SARAH   Date: 12/9/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description CUB's Revised Cross-Examination Statement; Filed by Sommer Moser.   Date: 12/9/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description NW NATURAL's Updated Cross-Examination Statement; Filed by Zachary Kravitz.  Date: 12/9/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description STAFF's Cross Examination Statement Update; Filed by Michael Weirich. (See also 11/12/15 filing)  Date: 12/9/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description NWIGU's Updated Cross-Examination Statements; Filed by Tommy Brooks.   Date: 12/4/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-391    Description Order No..15-391 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Grant; Disposition: Issue Fund Grant Request Approved. Copies served electronically 12/8/15.  Date: 12/1/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for a Progress Payment; Filed by Bob Jenks. Confidential attachment to locked cabinet #749.  Date: 11/25/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's request to remove Nadine Hanhan from Huddle access and add Sarah Ryan-Knox; Filed by Sommer Moser.  Date: 11/24/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Patrick Power for ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: SCHEDULE ADOPTED. Copies served on 11/24/15.   Date: 11/24/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Patrick Power for ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED. Copies served on 11/24/15.   Date: 11/23/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW NATURAL's Status Update; Filed by Zachary Kravitz.   Date: 11/19/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-377    Description Order No. 15-377 signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Disposition: Amended Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served electronically 11/19/15.  Date: 11/18/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Amendment of Proposed Budget; Filed by Bob Jenks.  Date: 11/17/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: HEARING POSTPONED. Copies served on 11/17/15.   Date: 11/16/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion to Amend Procedural Schedule [Expedited Consideration Requested]; Filed by Zachary Kravitz and Irion Sanger.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description NW NATURAL's Cross-examination Statement; Filed by Zachary Kravitz and Irion Sanger.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  BRIEF      Description NW NATURAL's Prehearing Brief; Filed by Zachary Kravitz and Irion Sanger.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  BRIEF      Description STAFF's Prehearing Brief; Filed by Michael Weirich.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description NWIGU's Cross-examination Statement; Filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  BRIEF      Description PACIFICORP's Prehearing Brief; Filed by Etta Lockey.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description PACIFICORP's Cross-examination Statement; Filed by Etta Lockey.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description PGE's Cross-examination Statement; Filed by J. Richard George.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  BRIEF      Description CUB's Prehearing Brief; Filed by Sommer Moser.  Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description CUB's Cross-Examination Statement; Filed by Sommer Moser.  Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  BRIEF      Description PGE's Prehearing Memorandum; Filed by J. Richard George.  Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  BRIEF      Description CLIMATE SOLUTIONS' Prehearing Brief; Filed by Ann E. Gravatt.  Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description CLIMATE SOLUTIONS' Cross Exam Statement; Filed by Ann E. Gravatt.  Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description STAFF's Cross-examination Statement; Filed by Michael Weirich.   Date: 11/12/2015 Action:  BRIEF      Description NWIGU's Prehearing Brief; Filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 11/5/2015 Action:  HEARING      Description NOTICE OF HEARING; Copies served 11/5/15. (SEE RULING 11/17/15 postponing hearing). HEARING scheduled 11/19/2015 9:30 AM City: SALEM Room: HEARING RM Building: PUC Address: 201 HIGH ST SE, SALEM Reporter: TRACI MOORE Law Judge: ROWE, SARAH   Date: 11/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description PGE's Motion for Leave to Supplement Testimony, with Supplemental Testimony and Exhibit of Joe Barra (PGE/300-301, Barra); Filed by J. Richard George.  Date: 10/21/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Letter regarding Huddle Access; Filed by Sommer Templet.  Date: 10/20/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE MODIFIED. Copies served on 10/20/15.   Date: 10/16/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL's Rebuttal Testimony and Exhibits of Barbara Summers (NWN/500-505, Summers); Filed by Irion Sanger.   Date: 10/16/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion to Amend Procedural Schedule; Filed by Irion Sanger.   Date: 10/8/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion to Amend Procedural Schedule; Filed by Zachary Kravitz.   Date: 10/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description PGE's Response Testimony of Joe Barra (PGE/200-203, Barra); Filed by J. Richard George.  Date: 10/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description STAFF's Reply Testimony and Exhibits of Jason Klotz (Staff/300-302, Klotz) and Max St. Brown (Staff/400-401, St. Brown); Filed by Mark Brown.   Date: 10/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWIGU's Reply Testimony of Edward A. Finklea (NWICU/200, Finklea); Filed by Shannon Kimmel.  Date: 10/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL's Reply Testimony and Exhibts of Barbara Summers (NWN/300-301, Summers) and Andrew Speer (NWN/400-404, Speer); Filed by Irion Sanger.   Date: 10/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB'S Reply Testimony and Exhibits of Jamie McGovern (CUB/200-203, McGovern); Filed by Nadine Hanhan.   Date: 10/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description PACIFICORP's Reply Testimony of Mary M. Wiencke (PAC/200, Wiencke); Filed by R. Bryce Dalley.  Date: 10/1/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description ODOE's Request for Huddle Access; Filed by Wendy Simons.   Date: 9/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description Chief ALJ Michael Grant for ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: SCHEDULE MODIFIED. Copies served on 9/22/15.   Date: 9/22/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description STAFF's Stipulated Motion to Amend Schedule - Expedited Treatment Requested filed by Michael T. Weirich.  Date: 9/16/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW NATURAL's Request for Huddle Access; Filed by Shannon Seagondollar.   Date: 9/15/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PETITION TO INTERVENE GRANTED. Notice of Contested Case Rights and Procedures attached. Copies served on 9/15/15.   Date: 9/15/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PARTIES TO FILE ADJUSTED SCHEDULE BY SEPTEMBER 22, 2015. Copies served on 9/15/15.   Date: 9/15/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWEC request for access to Huddle system, for Fred Heutte filed by Fred Heutte.  Date: 9/8/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PETITION TO INTERVENE GRANTED. Notice of Contested Case Rights and Procedures attached. Copies served on 9/8/15.   Date: 9/4/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description PACIFICORP's Request for Huddle Account Access; Filed by R. Bryce Dalley.  Date: 9/2/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's letter requesting Huddle access; Filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 9/2/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for Huddle Access; Filed by Sommer Templet Moser.   Date: 9/2/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description ODOE's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Renee France, Jessica Shipley, and Wendy Simons; Filed by Renee France.   Date: 9/1/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description PGE's Request for Huddle Access; Filed by Karla Wenzel.  Date: 8/28/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description PGE Response Testimony of Joe Barra (PGE/100-101) filed by C. Wright for Karla Wenzel  Date: 8/28/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Response Testimony of Jaime McGovern and Bob Jenks (CUB/100-103, McGovern-Jenks)  Date: 8/28/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CLIMATE SOLUTIONS' Response Testimony of Ann E. Gravatt (Climate Solutions/100, Gravatt); Filed by Ann Gravatt.   Date: 8/28/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWIGU's Response Testimony of Ed Finklea (NWIGU 100-101, Finklea) filed by Shannon Kimmel  Date: 8/28/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description PACIFICORP's Response Testimony of Mary M. Wiencke (PAC/100, Wiencke) filed by R. Bryce Dalley.  Date: 8/28/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWEC Response Testimony of Fred Heutte filed by Fred Heutte.  Date: 8/28/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description STAFF's Response Testimony of Jason R. Salmi Klotz(Staff/100-101, Klotz) and Max St. Brown (Staff 200-202, St. Brown) filed by Kay Barnes.  Date: 8/26/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-254    Description Order No. 15-254 signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Disposition: Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served electronically 8/26/15.  Date: 8/26/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-253    Description Order No. 15-253 signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Disposition: Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served electronically 8/26/15.  Date: 8/25/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description CLIMATE SOLUTIONS' Petition to Intervene, with contact of Ann E. Gravatt. Filed by Ann E. Gravatt.  Date: 8/24/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for an Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Sommer Templet Moser.   Date: 8/24/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's Proposed Issue Fund Budget; Filed by Tommy Brooks.   Date: 8/20/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Huddle Site Access Request, adding Mark Thompson, Zach Kravitz, Andrew Speer, Shannon Seagondollar, and NW Natural eFiling; Filed by Shannon Seagondollar.   Date: 7/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Prehearing Conference Memorandum. Notice of Contested Case Rights and Procedures attached. Copies served on 7/22/15.   Date: 7/20/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW NATURAL's Certificate of Service confirming the Exhibit D - WSU RELCOST Model.xlsm was mailed to the parties. Filed by Shannon L. Seagondollar.  Date: 7/20/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description NW ENERGY COALITION's Petition to Intervene, with Fred Heutte as contact; Filed by Fred Heutte.   Date: 7/17/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Northwest Industrial Gas Users' Notice of Intent to Request Issue Fund Grant filed by Chad Stokes.  Date: 7/17/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Northwest Industrial Gas Users' Petition to Intervene, with contacts Edward Finklea, Chad Stokes, and Tommy Brooks; Filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 7/16/2015 Action:  AMENDED (APPLICATION, COMPLAINT, PETITION)      Description NW NATURAL's Errata to Initial Application; Filed by Mark R. Thompson. Hard copy of Appendix D on CD received 7/17/15. (Appendix D not posted due to volume). Certificate of Service filed 7/20/15.  Date: 7/16/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL's Errata to NWN/101, Summers; Filed by Mark R. Thompson. (See Amended Application entry for electronic version).  Date: 7/16/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL's Supplemental Filing to Direct Testimony (errata to page 4) of Andrew Speer and addition of Exhibit 201 (NWN/200-201, Speer); Filed by Mark R. Thompson.  Date: 7/8/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description PACIFICORP's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Etta Lockey and PacifiCorp Oregon Dockets; Filed by Etta Lockey.   Date: 7/8/2015 Action:  CONFERENCE      Description NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE; Copies served to UM 1744, Gas, and Electric Service Lists on 7/8/15. CONFERENCE scheduled 7/21/2015 1:30 PM City: SALEM Room: HEARING ROOM Building: PUC Address: 201 HIGH ST SE SUITE 100 Reporter: DIGITAL Law Judge: ROWE, SARAH Please contact AHD at (503) 378-6678 or e-mail to puc.hearings@state.or.us for the dial-in number and participant access code.   Date: 7/7/2015 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description NW Natural's Request to Change Service List, adding Zach Kravitz, filed by Shannon Seagondollar.  Date: 7/2/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Notice of Intent to Request an Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Sommer Templet.  Date: 7/2/2015 Action:  NOTICE      Description CITIZENS' UTILITY BOARD OF OREGON's Notice of Intervention, with contacts of Sommer Templet, Bob Jenks, and CUB Oregon Dockets; Filed by Sommer Templet.  Date: 6/30/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description PGE's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Richard George and Karla Wenzel; Filed by Richard George.   Date: 6/30/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWN's Replacement Signature Page to Application for Carbon Emissions Reduction Program filed by Mark R. Thompson. See 6/24/15 entry for application.  Date: 6/24/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL's Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Barbara Summers (NWN/100-101, Summers) and Andrew Speer (NWN/200, Speer); Filed by Mark Thompson. (See also 7/16/15 supplemental and errata filings). [See Initial Application for electronic version.]   Date: 6/24/2015 Action:  INITIAL (APPLICATION, COMPLAINT, PETITION)      Description In the Matter of NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, dba NW NATURAL, Application for Approval of an Emission Reduction Program. Filed by Mark R. Thompson. (See also 7/16/15 supplemental and errata filings). See 6/30 /15 entry for replacement signature page.