Docket No:  UG 520 Docket Name:  NW NATURAL REQUEST FOR A GENERAL RATE REVISION 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, Request for a General Rate Revision. Filed by Zachary Kravitz. Copies served to Gas Industry List. Tariff Sheets located at NW Natural/1515. Filing Date:  12/20/2024 Advice No: 24-26       Effective:  11/1/2025 Expiration:   Status:   Case Manager:  MATT MULDOON Phone:  971-375-5095 Email:   matt.muldoon@puc.oregon.gov Law Judge:  SARAH SPRUCE Phone:  (971) 388-6275   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: 8/22/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description CUB's Errata to Revised Opening Brief replacing page 12, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.  Date: 8/20/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description Staff's Reply Brief, filed by Stephanie Andrus.  Date: 8/20/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description CUB's Closing Brief, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.  Date: 8/20/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council (Coalition Intervenors) Closing Brief, filed by Cole Souder.  Date: 8/20/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description AWEC's Closing Brief, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 8/19/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description CUB's Revised Opening Brief, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Errata filed to replace pg. 12 on 8 22 25.  Date: 8/15/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description CUB's removal of Andrew Linden from MPO 23-456 (6 9 25), filed by Sharif Morton.  Date: 8/15/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description CUB's removal of Andrew Linden from GPO 23-132 (6 9 25), filed by Sharif Morton.  Date: 8/14/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Ruling: DISPOSITION: MOTION TO ADMIT DENIED IN PART; CUB EXHIBITS 210 THROUGH 221, 301 THROUGH 308, AND 322 THROUGH 326 EXCLUDED FROM THE RECORD; CUB DIRECTED TO SUBMIT REVISED BRIEF. Copies served to service list on 8 14 25.  Date: 8/11/2025 Action:  PROTEST/EXCEPTION/OBJECTION      Description NW Natural's Reply in Support of Motion to Strike and Objection to CUB's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 8/11/2025 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description NW Natural's Reply in Support of Motion to Strike and Objection to CUB's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. See Objection filed on 8 11 25 for electronic version.   Date: 8/8/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description UG 520 - NW Natural's Opening Brief, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.   Date: 8/8/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council (Coalition Intervenors) Opening Brief, filed by Cole Souder.   Date: 8/8/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description Staff's Opening Brief, filed by Stephanie Andrus.   Date: 8/8/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description CUB's Opening Brief, filed by Claire Valentine Fossum.   Date: 8/8/2025 Action:  BRIEF      Description AWEC's Opening Brief, filed by Chad M. Stokes.   Date: 8/8/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Staff's Witness Declarations to Staff Motion to Admit Exhibits filed on 8 1 25 of Michelle Scala, Julie Dyck, Madison Bolton, Mitch Moore, and Jean Falconer, filed by Stephanie Andrus.   Date: 8/7/2025 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description CUB's Response to NW Natural's Motion to Strike, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.  Date: 8/7/2025 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description AWEC's Response to NW Natural's Motion to Strike, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 8/6/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Ruling: DISPOSITION: MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR OPENING BRIEFS GRANTED ON EXPEDITED BASIS. Copies served to service list on 8 6 25.  Date: 8/6/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description Staff Motion to Extend Due Date for Opening Brief for All Parties [Expedited Consideration Requested], filed by Stephanie Andrus.   Date: 8/5/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Admit Third Stipulation and Request for Waiver, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 8/5/2025 Action:  STIPULATION      Description Third Partial Multi-Party Stipulation executed by Zachary Kravits (NW Natural), Claire Valentine-Fossum (CUB), Stephanie Andrus (Staff), and Cole Souder (Coalition).   Date: 8/4/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Ruling: DISPOSITION: DEADLINES ESTABLISHED. Copies served to service list on 8 4 25.  Date: 8/4/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion To Strike and Objection to Cub's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony And Exhibits [Expedited Consideration Requested]. Filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 8/4/2025 Action:  PROTEST/EXCEPTION/OBJECTION      Description NW Natural's Motion To Strike and Objection to Cub's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony And Exhibits [Expedited Consideration Requested]. Filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. See 8 4 25 Motion for electronic version.   Date: 8/4/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description CUB's Erratum to Motion to Admit Prefiled Testimony and Exhibits with Supporting Declaration of Bob Jenks, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.   Date: 8/1/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description Staff's Motion to Admit Exhibits with Supporting Declarations of Itayi Chipanera, Bret Stevens, Melissa Nottignham, Luz Mondragon, Kate Ayres, Charles Lockwood, Matt Muldoon, Rose Pilegi, Ming Peng, Eric Shierman, David Abraham, Dustin Ball, Ryan Bain, Zhuiyi Zhao, Bret Farrell, and Will Wheeler, filed by Stephanie Andrus.   Date: 8/1/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, Oregon Enviornmental Council Motion to admit pre-filed testimony and exhibits with Supporting Declarations of Nora Apter, Claire Prihoda, and Emily Moore, filed by Cole Souder.   Date: 8/1/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits with Supporting Declarations of Zachary d. Kravitz, Cecelia J. Tanaka, Brody J. Wilson, Jennifer E. Nelson, Daniel B. Kizer,Scott S. Johnson, Wayne K. Pipes, Brian E. Fellon, Joe S. Karney, Melinda B. Rogers, Cory A. Beck, Kathryn M. Williams, Tobin F. Davilla, John J. Spanos, Kyle T. Walker, Robert J. Wyman, Kimberly A. Rush, Natasha C. Siores, Chris J. Kroeker, and Daniel S. Dane, filed by Jocelyn Pease.   Date: 7/31/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Additional TESTIMONY and EXHIBITS, MOTION TO ADMIT ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS, and CROSS EXAMINATION STATEMENT SUPPLEMENTof Bob Jenks (CUB 214 page 364-221, Jenks) (CUB 314-326, Jenks), filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Posted on 8 1 25 due to voluminous file size. Confidential to Agency share folder.   Date: 7/31/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Additional TESTIMONY and EXHIBITS, MOTION TO ADMIT ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS, and CROSS EXAMINATION STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT of Bob Jenks (CUB 213 page 210-214 page 363 Jenks), filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Posted on 8 1 25 due to voluminous file size.   Date: 7/31/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Additional TESTIMONY and EXHIBITS, MOTION TO ADMIT ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS, and CROSS EXAMINATION STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT of Bob Jenks (CUB 212 page 54- 213 page 209, Jenks), filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Posted on 8 1 25 due to voluminous file size.   Date: 7/31/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Additional TESTIMONY and EXHIBITS, MOTION TO ADMIT ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS, and CROSS EXAMINATION STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT of Bob Jenks (CUB 210-212 page 53, Jenks), filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Posted on 8 1 25 due to voluminous file size.   Date: 7/31/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Supplemental Cross Examination Certificate of Service, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Errata filed on 8 4 25 to incluce Bob Jenks Declaration.   Date: 7/31/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description CUB's MOTION TO ADMIT PRE-FILED TESTIMONY, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Posted on 8 1 25 due to voluminous file size. See Agency file for complete filing.   Date: 7/30/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description AWEC's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony with Supporting Declarations of Bradley G. Mullins, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 7/25/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural-Staff-CUB-AWEC-Coalition's Joint Testimony in Support of Second Partial Stipulation of Robert J. Wyman, Matt Muldoon, Bob Jenks, Bradley Mullins, Nora Apter, and Claire Prihoda (NW Natural-Staff-CUB-AWEC-Coalition/100, Wyman, Muldoon, Jenks, Mullins, Apter, Prihoda). Filed by Michael Highfill.   Date: 7/17/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues MEMORANDUM REGARDING CANCELLATION OF HEARING AND MOTIONS TO ADMIT. Copies served to service list on 7 17 25.   Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council's Cross-Examination Statement and Cross-Examination Exhibits (Coalition Intervenors/501-508), filed by Cole Souder.   Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council's Cross-Examination Exhibits (Coalition Intervenors/501-508), filed by Cole Souder. See Cross Exam Statement filed on 7 16 25 for electronic version.   Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description CUB's Cross-Examination Statement and Cross-Examination Exhibits (CUB/301-313), filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.   Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Cross-Examination Exhibits (CUB/301-313), filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. See filing 7-16-25 Cross Exam Statement for electric version of Exhibits.   Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description Staff's Cross Examination Statement, filed by Stephanie Andrus.  Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description NW Natural's Cross-Examination Statement and Cross-Examination Exhibits (NW Natural/3800-3801), filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.   Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural's Cross-Examination Exhibits (NW Natural/3800-3801), filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. See filing for Cross Exam Statement filed on 7-14-25 for elecronic version.   Date: 7/16/2025 Action:  CROSS EXAM STATEMENT      Description AWEC's Cross Examination Statement, filed by Chad M. Stokes.   Date: 7/15/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Position Statement, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.   Date: 7/15/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description AWEC's Position Statement, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 7/15/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon 6 Environmental Council's Position Statement, filed by Cole Souder.   Date: 7/15/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues MEMORANDUM REGARDING CROSS EXAMINATION STATEMENTS. Copies served to service list on 7 15 25..  Date: 7/15/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Position Statement, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.   Date: 7/15/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Staff's Position Statement, filed by Stephanie Andrus.  Date: 7/14/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural, on behalf of NW Natural, Staff, CUB, AWEC, and Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council Joint Issues List, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 7/14/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Fourth Settlement Status Update, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.   Date: 7/11/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ John Mellgren issues Ruling: DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED; PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE AMENDED. Copies served to service list on 7 11 25.  Date: 7/11/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Issues List, [Expedited consideration is requested], filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 7/10/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural, Staff, CUB, and AWEC, Joint Testimony of Zachary Kravitz, Matt Muldoon, Bob Jenks, and Bradley Mullins in Support of First Partial Stipulation (NW Natural-Staff-CUB-AWEC/100, Kravitz, Muldoon, Jenks, Mullins), filed by Cole Albee.   Date: 7/9/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural's Surrebuttal Testimony and Exhibits of Kimberly A. Rush and Zachary D. Kravitz (NW Natural/3400-3406, Rush-Kravitz); Cecelia J. Tanaka (NW Natural/3500, Tanaka); John J. Spanos, Brody J. Wilson, and Zachary D. Kravitz (NW Natural/3600-3601, Spanos-Wilson-Kravitz); Chris J. Kroeker (NW Natural/3700-3702, Kroeker); filed by Zachary Kravitz.  Date: 7/3/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Admit Second Stipulation and Request for Waiver, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 7/3/2025 Action:  STIPULATION      Description Second Partial Multi-Party Stipulation with Attachments 1-3, executed by Zachary Kravits (NW Natural), Claire Valentine-Fossum (CUB), Natascha Smith (Staff), Chad Stokes (AWEC), and Cole Souder (Coalition).  Date: 7/1/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Third Settlement Status Update, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 6/30/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description : CUB's Errata Testimony to (CUB/200 Jenks/1), corrects a typographical error to the interest rate stated, changing it from 4.453% to 4.499%, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.  Date: 6/24/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Rebuttal and Cross-answering Testimony and Exhibits of Bob Jenks (CUB/200-208, Jenks). Filed by Sharif Morton. *SEE Errata filed on 6 30 25.*  Date: 6/24/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Coalition Intervenors' Rebuttal Testimony and Exhibits of Nora Apter and Claire Prihoda (Coalition Intervenors/300-305, Apter-Prihoda); and Emily Moore (Coalition Intervenors/400-405, Moore). Filed by Cole Souder.   Date: 6/24/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description AWEC Rebuttal and Cross Answering Testimony and Exhibits of Bradley Mullins (AWEC/200-203, Mullins). Filed by Tammi Broskoski.   Date: 6/24/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Staff's Rebuttal Testimony and Exhibits of Michelle Scala (Staff/1800 Scala); Will Wheeler (Staff/1900-1901 Wheeler); Kates Ayres, Charles Lockwood, and Michelle Scala (Staff/2000 Ayres-Lockwood-Scala); Melissa Nottingham (Staff/2100-2101 Nottingham); Bret Farrell and Jean Falconer (Staff/2200-2201 Farrell-Falconer). Filed by Mark Brown. Voluminous native excels are attached to notice of filing and will be saved in Agency Folder.   Date: 6/23/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Admit Stipulation and Request for Waiver. Filed by Jocelyn Pease.   Date: 6/23/2025 Action:  STIPULATION      Description First Partial Multi-Party Stipulation, executed by Zachary Kravits (NW Natural), Claire Valentine-Fossum (CUB), Stephanie Andrus (Staff), and Chad Stokes (AWEC).   Date: 6/18/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ John Mellgren issues a Ruling DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED; PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE AMENDED. Copies Served on 6/18/2025.  Date: 6/18/2025 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Modify Procedural Schedule [Expedited Consideration Requested], filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 6/18/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signature Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 23-456, filed by Jocelyn Pease. Qualified person under Paragraph 27 (Access to Highly Protected Information) is Matt McVee.   Date: 6/18/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signature Page related to Protective Order No 23-132, filed by Jocelyn Pease. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 is Matt McVee.  Date: 6/16/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Second Settlement Status Update, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 6/12/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural's Reply Testimony Errata of Wayne K. Pipes (NW Natural/2200, Pipes), filed by Eric W. Nelsen.  Date: 6/10/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description AWEC's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No 23-132, filed by Chad Stokes. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 is Elise Koepke.   Date: 6/9/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description CUB's Signature Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 23-456, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Qualified person under Paragraph 27 (Access to Highly Protected Information) is Andrew Linden. CUB removed Andrew Linden on 8 15 25.  Date: 6/9/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 is Andrew Linden. CUB removed Andrew Linden on 8 15 25.  Date: 6/9/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456, filed by Eric W. Nelsen. Person Qualified under Paragraph 27: Eric W. Nelsen..   Date: 6/5/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description CUB's Request for Huddle Access; filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.  Date: 6/4/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural's Reply Testimony Errata to NW Natural/1700, Rush-Kravitz, fled by Zachary Kravitz.   Date: 6/4/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council's' Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Alex Houston. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 is Alex Houston,  Date: 6/4/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council's' Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Alex Houston. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 is Alex Houston,  Date: 5/21/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description *see Errata NW Natural/1700, Rush-Kravitz filed on 6-4-25 2nd Errata filed on 6-12-25(NW Natural/2200-2201, Pipes* NW Natural's Reply Testimony and Exhibits of Kimberly Rush and Zachary Kravitz (NW Natural/1700-1713, Rush-Kravitz); Cecilia Tanaka (NW Natural/1800-1803, Tanaka); Brody Wilson (NW Natural/1900-1904, Wilson); Jennifer Nelson (NW Natural/2000-2014, Nelson); Daniel Kizer and Scott Johnson (NW Natural/2100-2105, Kizer-Johnson); Wayne Pipes (NW Natural/2200-2201, Pipes); Brian Fellon and Natasha Siores (NW Natural/2300-2302, Fellon-Siores); Joe Karney (NW Natural/2400-2403, Karney); Melinda Rogers (NW Natural/2500-2501, Rogers); Cory Beck (NW Natural/2600-2604, Beck); Kathryn Williams (NW Natural/2700-2701, Williams); Chris Kroeker (NW Natural/2800, Kroeker); Tobin Davilla (NW Natural/2900-2917, Davila); John Spanos, Brody Wilson, and Zachary Kravits (NW Natural/3000-3002, Spanos-Wilson-Kravitz); Daniel Dane (NW Natural/3100-3102, Dane); Kyle Walker (NW Natural/3200-3205, Walker); Robert Wyman (NW Natural/3300-3305, Wyman). Filed by Zachary Kravitz. Non-confidential, confidential Native Excel Files and Confidential Testimony Saved to Agency Folder   Date: 5/13/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Staff’s Errata to Opening Testimony of Matt Muldoon, Staff Exhibit 500 and supporting exhibits, Staff Exhibits 502, 504, 505, and 511, filed by Stephanie Andrus.   Date: 5/12/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description Climate Solutions' Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 23-132, filed by Cole Souder. Persons seeking qualification under Paragraph 11 are Nora Apter and Claire Prihoda.  Date: 5/5/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456, filed by Jocelyn Pease. Person Qualified under Paragraph 27: Lynne Dzubow.   Date: 5/5/2025 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. Person qualified under Paragraph 10: Lynne Dzubow.  Date: 4/29/2025 Action:  FUNDING ORDER      Order No:   25-158    Description Order No. 25-158 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Alison Lackey; DISPOSITION: CASE FUND GRANT REQUEST APPROVED; 50 PERCENT PAYMENT ORDERED. Copies Served on 4 29 2025.  Date: 4/28/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description AWEC's Request for Huddle Access, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 4/24/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's First Settlement Status Update, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.  Date: 4/18/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description CUB's Request for Huddle Access; filed by Sharif Morton.  Date: 4/15/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Erica Lee-Pella Persons seeking qualification under Paragraph 11 are Danil S. Dane and Bill Davis.   Date: 4/14/2025 Action:  PROPOSED BUDGET      Description Coalition of Communities of Color and Verde Notice of Intent to Request Justice Funding Case Fund Grant and Proposed Budget. Filed by Cole Souder and Carra Sahler. TAGS: Justice funding Fund Grant Proposed budget  Date: 4/11/2025 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB's Request to add Bob Jenks to the Service List. Filed by Sharif Morton.   Date: 4/8/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132. Person seeking qualification under Paragraph 11: Kevin McVay.   Date: 4/3/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description Northwest Natural Gas Company's Signatory Pages related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Erica Lee-Pella. Persons seeking qualifications under Paragraph 11 are Jennifer E. Nelson, James M. Coyne, and Patrick Goschke.  Date: 4/3/2025 Action:  TRANSCRIPT      Description Public Comment Hearing Transcript held on 3-18-25. Transcribing by: Jean Mueller Court Transcriber 541-259-1139   Date: 4/2/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description *5 13 25 SEE Staff's Errata Matt Muldoon (Staff/500, 502, 504, 505, 511) Staff's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Michelle Scala (Staff/100-101, Scala); Itayi Chipanera, Bret Stevens, and Luz Mondragon (Staff/200-204, Chipanera, Stevens, Mondragon); Kate Ayres and Charles Lockwood (Staff/300, Ayres, Lockwood); (Staff/301, Ayres); (Staff/302, Lockwood); (Staff/304-306, Ayres, Lockwood); Melissa Nottingham (Staff/400-402, Nottingham); Matt Muldoon (Staff/500-512, Muldoon); Rose Pileggi (Staff/600-603, Pileggi); Ming Peng (Staff/700-702, Peng); Madison Bolton (Staff/800-803, Bolton); Eric Shierman (Staff/900-903, Shierman); David Abraham (Staff/1000-1002, Abraham); Dustin Ball (Staff/1100-1105, Ball); Julie Dyck (Staff/1200-1204, Dyck); Ryan Bain (Staff/1300-1302, Bain); Mitchell Moore (Staff/1400-1403, Moore); Zhuoyi Zhao (Staff/1500-1504, Zhao); Bret Farrell and Jean Falconer (Staff/1600-1604, Farrell, Falconer); Will Wheeler (Staff/1700-1702, Wheeler), filed by Emily Dolph. Confidential Saved in Agency Folder.  Date: 4/2/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456 filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. Qualified person under Paragraph 27 is Erin McLaughlin.   Date: 4/2/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description Northwest Natural Gas Company's Signatory Pages related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 is Erin McLaughlin.  Date: 4/2/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's OPENING TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS OF Bob Jenks, (CUB/100-105, Jenks). Filed by Sharif Morton. CUB Exhibit 100 Excel Workpaper to Agency Folder.   Date: 4/2/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council (Coalition Intervenors) Opening Testimony of Nora Apter and Claire Prihoda (Coalition Intervenors/100-118, Apter-Prihoda) and Emily Moore (Coalition Intervenors/200-215/Moore). Filed by Cole Souder.  Date: 4/2/2025 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description AWEC's Redacted Opening Testimony of Bradley G. Mullins (AWEC/100-106, Mullins). Filed by Chad M. Stokes. Confidential Saved in Agency Folder.   Date: 3/19/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council's Huddle Access Request, filed by Cole Souder.  Date: 3/19/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Cole Souder. Qualified persons under Paragraph 10 are Cole Souder, Carra Sahler, Ricky Armendariz, and Sarah Rae.   Date: 3/19/2025 Action:  INTERVENTION RULING      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Ruling: DISPOSITION: PETITION TO INTERVENE GRANTED. Notice of Contested Case Rights and Procedures attached Copies served to service list on 3-19-25.  Date: 3/18/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description CUB's Huddle Access Request, filed by Claire Valentine-Fossum.   Date: 3/18/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description CUB's removal of John Garrett from MPO 24-456, filed by Sharif Morton.   Date: 3/18/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description CUB's removal of John Garrett from GPO 23-132, filed by Sharif Morton.  Date: 3/18/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Staff's presentation for 3-18-25 Public Comment Hearing, filed by Melissa Nottingham.  Date: 3/17/2025 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB's removal of John Garrett from service list.   Date: 3/17/2025 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB's removal of John Garrett from service list.   Date: 3/17/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Staff's EJ Workshop Announcement to be held on 3-25-25 at 9:30am, filed by Michelle Scala.  Date: 3/11/2025 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Climate Solutions, Coalition of Communities of Color, Verde, Sierra Club, and Oregon Environmental Council's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Cole Souder and Carra Sahler. Filed by Cole Souder.   Date: 3/5/2025 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description NW Natural's Response to Bench Request, filed by Eric Nelsen. Confidential saved to agency folder.   Date: 2/24/2025 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   25-077    Description Order No. 25-077, signed by Chief ALJ Alison Lackey; DISPOSITION: PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ISSUE FUND GRANT APPROVED . Copies served on 2/24/25.   Date: 2/24/2025 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   25-076    Description Order No. 25-076, signed by Chief ALJ Alison Lackey; DISPOSITION: PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ISSUE FUND GRANT APPROVED . Copies served on 2/24/25.   Date: 2/21/2025 Action:  PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING      Description NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING. Copies served to service list and Public Comment Hearing service list on 2-21-25. PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING scheduled 3/18/2025 6:00 PM Law Judge: SPRUCE, SARAH   Date: 2/19/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Bench Request. Copies served on 2-19-25.   Date: 2/14/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues MEMORANDUM (Procedural Schedule). Copies served to service list on 2-14-25.  Date: 2/14/2025 Action:  PROPOSED BUDGET      Description AWEC's Proposed Issue Fund Budget, filed by Chad M. Stokes. TAGS: Intervenor Funding Proposed Budget Confidential to Agency Folder   Date: 2/14/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description MRG's Request for Huddle Access, filed by Michael Highfill.   Date: 2/12/2025 Action:  PROPOSED BUDGET      Description CUB's Request for Issue Fund Grant and Proposed Budget, filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart. TAGS: Intervenor Funding Issue Fund Proposed Budget Confidential to Agency Folder   Date: 2/10/2025 Action:  FUNDING NOTICE      Description CUB's Notice of Intent to Request Issue Fund Grant, filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart TAGS: Intervenor Funding Notice of Intent   Date: 1/29/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Parties' Corrected Proposed Procedural Schedule, filed by Jocelyn Pease.   Date: 1/28/2025 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Parties' Proposed Procedural Schedule, filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.   Date: 1/22/2025 Action:  NOTICE      Description NW Natural's Notice of Publication and Tear Sheets, filed by Natasha Siores.  Date: 1/22/2025 Action:  PRO HAC VICE RULING      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: MOTIONS TO ADMIT COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GRANTED. Copies served to service list on 1-22-25.  Date: 1/16/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456 filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. Qualified persons under Paragraph 10 are Jocelyn C. Pease, and Jordan R. Schoonover and Persons Qualified under Paragraph 27 are Jocelyn C. Pease, Jordan R. Schoonover, Michael Highfill, and Cole Albee.   Date: 1/16/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456 filed by Eric W. Nelsen. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 is Eric W. Nelsen.   Date: 1/14/2025 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB's Request to update service list to remove Jennifer Hill-Hart and add Claire Valentine-Fossum, filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart.   Date: 1/14/2025 Action:  PRO HAC VICE MOTION      Description CUB's Motion to Admit counsel Pro Hac Vice for Claire Valentine-Fossum, filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart.   Date: 1/14/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description CUB's Huddle Access Request, filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart.   Date: 1/14/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description *Removal of John Garrett on 3-18-25* CUB's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456 by filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart. Qualified persons under Paragraph 27 (Access to Highly Confidential Information) are Claire Valentine-Fossum, Jennifer Hill-Hart, Bob Jenks, John Garrett, Ryan Tran, Sarah Wochele, and Sharif Morton.  Date: 1/14/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description *Removal of John Garrett on 3-18-25* CUB's Signatory Pages related to General Protective Order No. 23-132. Persons seeking qualification under Paragraph 10 are Jennifer Hill-Hart, Bob Jenks, John Garrett, Claire Valentine-Fossum, Sarah Wochele, Ryan Tran, and Sharif Morton.   Date: 1/14/2025 Action:  CUB NOTICE OF INTERVENTION      Description Oregon Citizens' Utility Board Notice of Intervention, filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart.   Date: 1/13/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues MEMORANDUM; PROPOSED SCHEDULE DUE IN ADVANCE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE. Copies served on 1-13-25.  Date: 1/10/2025 Action:  HUDDLE REQUEST      Description AWEC's Request for Huddle Access, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 1/10/2025 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description AWEC's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456 filed by Chad M. Stokes. Qualified person under Paragraph 27 is Chad M. Stokes. Persons Seeking Qualification to receive Highly Confidential Information under Paragraph 28 is Bradley G. Mullins.   Date: 1/10/2025 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description AWEC's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-132 filed by Chad M. Stokes. Qualified person under Paragraph 10 are Chad M. Stokes and Lindsey Rice. Persons seeking qualification under Paragraph 11 is Bradley G. Mullins.  Date: 1/10/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PETITION TO INTERVENE GRANTED. Notice of Contested Case Rights and Procedures attached. Copies served on 1/10/25.   Date: 1/6/2025 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Spruce issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PETITION FOR WAIVER OF OAR 860-001-0170(2) GRANTED. Copies served on 1-6-25.  Date: 12/30/2024 Action:  FUNDING NOTICE      Description AWEC's Notice of Intent To Request Issue Fund Grant, filed by Chad M. Stokes. TAGS: Intervenor Funding Notice of Intent   Date: 12/30/2024 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Alliance of Western Energy Consumers Petition to Intervene with contacts of Chad M. Stokes and Brad Mullins, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 12/30/2024 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural's Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Justin Palfreyman and Zachary Kravitz (NW Natural/100-101, Palfreyman-Kravitz); Cecelia Tanaka (NW Natural/200-202, Tanaka); Brody Wilson (NW Natural/300-305, Wilson); Jennifer Nels0n (NW Natural/400-414, Nelson); Daniel Kizer and Scott Johnson (NW Natural/500-507, Kizer-Johnson); Wayne Pipes (NW Natural/600-601, Pipes); Brian Fellon (NW Natural/700, Fellon); Brian Fellon (NW Natural/800, Fellon); Joe Karney (NW Natural/900, Karney); Melinda Rogers (NW Natural/1000-1006, Rogers); Corey Beck (NW Natural/1100-1101, Beck); Kathryn Williams (NW Natural/1200, Williams); Tobin Davilla (NW Natural/1300-1307, Davilla); John Spanos (NW Natural/1400-1402, Spanos); Kyle Walker (NW Natural/1500-1515, Walker); Robert Wyman (NW Natural/1600-1604, Wyman) See Initial Utility Filing for Electronic Version Confidential saved to Agency Folder Highly Confidential SSI documents in Safe Room.   Date: 12/30/2024 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Executive Summary. Filed by Eric Nelsen and Jocelyn Pease. See Initial Utility Filing for Electronic Version.   Date: 12/30/2024 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Petition for Waiver of OAR 860-001-0000(2). Filed by Eric Nelsen.   Date: 12/30/2024 Action:  INITIAL UTILITY FILING      Description In the Matter of NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, dba NW NATURAL, Request for a General Rate Revision. Filed by Zachary Kravitz. Copies served to Gas Industry List. Tariff Sheets located at NW Natural/1515.  Date: 12/30/2024 Action:  MPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 24-456 filed by Fay Funk. Qualified person under Paragraph 27 is Eric W. Nelsen. Persons seeking qualification under Paragraph 28: Erica Lee-Pella and Fay Funk.   Date: 12/20/2024 Action:  MODIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER      Order No:   24-456    Description Modified Protective Order No. 24-456, signed by Administrative Law Judge Sarah Spruce; DISPOSITION: MOTION FOR MODIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER GRANTED. Copies served on 12/20/24.  Date: 12/20/2024 Action:  GPO SIGNATORY PAGE      Description NW Natural's Signatory Pages related to GPO 23-132. Persons qualified thereunder: Zach Kravitz, Eric Nelsen, Lora Bourdo, Erica Lee-Pella, Anne-Marie Puustinen, Ryan Sigurdson, Natasha Siores, Kyle Walker, Fay Funk, Amy Schulties, Madison Pulliam, Justin Palfreyman, Cecilia Tanaka, Brody Wilson, Daniel Kizer, Wayne Pipes, Brian Fellon, Joe Karney, Melinda Rogers, Cory Beck, Kathryn Williams, Nikki Sparley, Tobin Davilla, Robert Wyman, Diana Hoang, Eric Le, Dana Walter, Phillip Zlantnik, Matthew Carlson, Michael Lewis, Kurt Patzkowski, Scott Johnson, Jocelyn Pease, Jordon Schoonover, Cole Albee, Tanya Young, and Michael Highfill. See 12/20 Notice.   Date: 12/20/2024 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion for Modified Protective Order [Expedited Consideration Requested]. Filed by Jocelyn Pease.   Date: 12/20/2024 Action:  NOTICE      Description NW Natural's Notice of Use of General Protective Order No. 23-132. Filed by Jocelyn Pease.