Docket No:  UG 462 Docket Name:  NW NATURAL RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - DAKOTA CITY 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, Renewable Gas Adjustment Mechanism - Dakota City. Filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Copies sent to Gas Industry List. Confidential and HC processed to Agency Folder Filing Date:  2/28/2023 Advice No: 23-24       Effective:  11/1/2023 Expiration:  10/31/2023 Status:  ACCEPTED Order:  23-367 Order Signed:  10/16/2023   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) General information about Tariff Filings.

ACTIONS SERVICE LIST SCHEDULE Public Comments Sort By Date        Sort By Type Date: 1/23/2025 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB's Request to Update Service List to remove Mike Goetz and add Claire Valentine-Fossum; filed by Jennifer Hill-Hart.  Date: 1/22/2024 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   24-015    Description Oder No. 24-015 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Nolan Moser; Disposition: Issue Fund Grant Request Approved. Copies served 1/22/24.  Date: 11/17/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB Request for Final Payment of Issue Fund Grant filed by Bob Jenks. Confidential to Agency folder. TAGS: Intervenor Funding Issue Fund Payment Request CUB  Date: 10/31/2023 Action:  OTHER CORRESPONDENCE (ACKN, SVC, LTR)      Description Proof of service of letter 10/31/2023.  Date: 10/31/2023 Action:  ACCEPTED UTILITY FILING      Description Letter sent.   Date: 10/31/2023 Action:  OTHER CORRESPONDENCE (ACKN, SVC, LTR)      Description Staff Memo to file recommending Commission approval filed by Ted Drennan  Date: 10/27/2023 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB’s request to change the service list by removing William Gehrke; filed by Sharif Morton.  Date: 10/19/2023 Action:  ADVICE      Description NW Natural's compliance filing per Order No. 23-367, Advice No. 23-24. The purpose of this filing is to provide Schedule 198 in compliance with Commission Order No. 23-367 and to reflect the combined effects of revisions to rates and rate schedules in docket UG 462 and the effect of rate changes pending approval by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (Commission) as part of the Company's annual Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA).  Date: 10/16/2023 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   23-367    Description Order No. 23-367, signed by Commissioners Megan Decker and Letha Tawney; DISPOSITION: STIPULATION ADOPTED. Copies served on 10/16/23.   Date: 9/25/2023 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   23-343    Description Order No. 23-343 signed by Katharine Mapes, Administrative Law Judge on behalf of Nolan Moser, Chief Administrative Law Judge: Disposition: Issue Fund Grant Request Approved. Copies served 9/25/23. TAGS: Intervenor Funding Issue Fund Payment Request AWEC  Date: 9/22/2023 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Katharine Mapes issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: STIPULATION, TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS ADMITTED; WAIVER GRANTED; RECORD CLOSED. Copies served on 9/22/23.   Date: 9/19/2023 Action:  NOTICE      Description AWEC's Request for Payment of the Issue Fund Grant; filed by Chad M. Stokes. TAGS: Intervenor funding Issue Fund Payment request Confidential to Agency Folder  Date: 9/18/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description AWEC's Errata to Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony, together with Brad Mullins' Errata to Declaration; filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 9/11/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description CUB's Motion to Admit Testimony and Exhibits of Will Gehrke (CUB/100-101,Gehrke and CUB/200-202, Gehrke, with declaration of Will Gehrke. Filed by Michael P. Goetz.  Date: 9/7/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits; together with Declarations of Anna Chittum, Kyle Walker, and Lora Bourdo. Filed by Ryan Sigurdson.  Date: 9/7/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description Staff's Motion to Admit Pre-filed Exhibits, filed by Johanna Riemenschneider.   Date: 8/31/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description **SEE ERRATA filed on 9/18/23**AWEC's Motion to Admit Prefiled Testimony and Exhibits, together with Declaration of Bradley Mullins. Filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 8/30/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Parties' Joint Testimony in Support of Comprehensive Stipulation of Anna Chittum, Ted Drennan, William Gehrke, and Bradley Mullins (NWN-Staff-CUB-AWEC/100, Chittum-Drennan-Gehrke-Mullins). Filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Confidential to agency folder.   Date: 8/18/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Admit Stipulation and Request for Waiver of OAR 860-001-0350(7). Filed by Ryan Sigurdson.  Date: 8/18/2023 Action:  STIPULATION      Description Parties' Comprehensive Stipulation, executed by Ryan Sigurdson for NW Natural, Johanna Riemenschneider for Staff, Michael Goetz for CUB, and Chad Stokes for AWEC. Confidential to Agency Folder   Date: 8/16/2023 Action:  NOTICE      Description ALJ Katharine Mapes issues Notice. Copies served on 8/16/23.   Date: 8/8/2023 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Katharine Mapes issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE SUSPENDED. Copies served on 8/8/23.   Date: 8/7/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion to Suspend Procedural Schedule [Expedited Consideration Requested], filed by Ryan Sigurdson.  Date: 8/3/2023 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Katharine Mapes issues Memorandum on Hearing Procedures. Copies served on 8/3/23.   Date: 7/31/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Staff's Rebuttal Testimony of Ted Drennan (STAFF/200-204). Filed by Mark Brown. Confidential and Highly Confidential Saved to the Agency Folder.   Date: 7/31/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Cross-answering and Rebuttal Testimony of William Gehrke (CUB/200-202, Gehrke). Filed by William Gehrke. Confidential Saved to the Agency Folder  Date: 7/31/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description AWEC's Rebuttal and Cross-Answering Testimony of Bradley Mullins (AWEC/200, Mullins). Filed by Chad Stokes. Confidential Saved in Agency Folder.   Date: 7/24/2023 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Katharine Mapes issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE AMENDED. Copies served on 7/24/23.   Date: 7/21/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description Staff's Motion to Modify the Procedural Schedule [Expedited Consideration Requested], filed by Johanna Riemenschneider.   Date: 7/20/2023 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   23-271    Description Order No. 23-271 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Nolan Moser; Disposition: Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served 7/20/23. TAGS: Intervenor Funding Proposed Budget Issue Fund Grant AWEC  Date: 7/12/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 23-070, filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Person seeking qualification under Paragraph 10 to receive Highly Confidential Information: Fay Funk.   Date: 7/12/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 23-063, filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Person qualified under Paragraph 12: Fay Funk.   Date: 7/11/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Request for Huddle Site Access Add: Fay Funk and REMOVE: Radiah Gaines, filed by Erica Lee-Pella.  Date: 6/29/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWN'S Reply Testimony Errata Filing to replace the attachment it provided in NW Natural/301, Chittum at 38, filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Confidential to Agency folder.   Date: 6/26/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description **SEE ERRATA 6/29/23 NW Natural/301 Chittum at 38** NWN Reply Testimony and Exhibits of Anna K. Chittum, (NW Natural/300-301 Chittum)), Lora M. Bourdo and Kyle T. Walker (NW Natural 400-401, Bordo-Walker). Filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Confidential to Agency folder.   Date: 6/9/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description AWEC's Request for Issue Fund Grant and Budget, filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 6/7/2023 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   23-204    Description Order No. 23-204 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Nolan Moser; Disposition: Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served 6/8/23. TAGS: Intervenor Funding Proposed Budget CUB  Date: 6/2/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 23-070 filed by Michael Goetz. Qualified Persons under Paragraph 9 are Sharif Morton and Alyssa Forest.   Date: 6/2/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-063 filed by Michael Goetz. Qualified Persons under Paragraph 12 are Sharif Morton and Alyssa Forest.   Date: 6/1/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Staff's Errata to the Opening Testimony of Staff Witness Ted Drennan, Exhibit Staff/102, Drennan/1, filed by Johanna M. Riemenschneider. See testimony filied on 5/25/23.  Date: 6/1/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for an Issue Fund Grant and Proposed Budget filed by Michael Goetz. Tags: Intervenor Funding, Proposed Budget  Date: 6/1/2023 Action:  NOTICE      Description CUB's Notice of Intent to Request an Issue Fund Grant filed by Michael Goetz. Tags: Intervenor Funding, Notice of Intent  Date: 5/31/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-063 filed by Jocelyn Pease. Qualified Persons under Paragraph 12 are Jocelyn Pease, Alisha Till, and Suzanne Prinsen.   Date: 5/31/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 23-070 filed by Jocelyn Pease. Qualified Persons under Paragraph 9 (Highly Confidential Information) are Jocelyn Pease, Alisha Till, and Suzanne Prinsen.   Date: 5/30/2023 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   23-189    Description Order No. 23-189 signed by Commissioners Megan W. Decker, Letha Tawney, and Mark R. Thompson; Disposition: Motion to Designate Proceeding as Eligible for Issue Funds Granted. Copies served 5/30/23 after 5 p.m.  Date: 5/25/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description AWEC's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Bradley Mullins (AWEC/100-103, Mullins), filed by Jeanette Holand Confidential Saved to Agency Folder.  Date: 5/25/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Opening Testimony and Exhbits of Will Gehrke (CUB/100-101, Gehrke), filed by Michael Goetz.  Date: 5/25/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Staff's Opening Testimony of Ted Drennan (Staff/100-104, Drennan). Filed by Kay Barnes.   Date: 5/12/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Errata to NW Natural's Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Anna Chittum (NW Natural/100, Chittum). Confidential Saved to Agency Folder.  Date: 4/11/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB and AWEC's Joint Motion to Designate Proceeding Eligible for Issue Funds, filed by Chad M. Stokes and Michael P. Goetz.   Date: 4/4/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description AWEC's Request for Huddle, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 4/4/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description AWEC Signature Page related to Protective Order No. 23-063, filed by Chad M. Stokes. Qualified person under Paragraph 12 is Chad M. Stokes Person seeking Qualifications under Paragraph 13 is Bradley Mullins.   Date: 3/27/2023 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT      Description ALJ Alison Lackey issues:MEMORANDUM ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE. Copies served to service list on 3/27/23.   Date: 3/24/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Proposed Procedural Schedule; filed by Ryan Sigurdson.   Date: 3/21/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description AWEC's Request for Huddle Access, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 3/20/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to Modified Protective Order No. 23-070, filed by Michael Goetz. Persons Qualified under Paragraph 9: Michael Goetz, Bob Jenks, Jennifer Hill-Hart, William Gehrke, Kate Ayres, John Green, and Thomas Jerin.  Date: 3/20/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Request for Huddle Site Access, filed by Erica Lee-Pella.  Date: 3/20/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for Huddle Access, filed by Michael P. Goetz.   Date: 3/20/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-063 filed by Michael Goetz. Qualified Persons Under Paragraph 12: Michael Goetz, Robert Jenks, Jennifer Hill-Hart, Williams Gehrke, Kate Ayres, John Garrett, and Thomas Jerin.   Date: 3/20/2023 Action:  NOTICE      Description CUB's Notice of Intervention, with contacts of Michael Goetz, William Gehrke, and Oregon CUB Dockets. Filed by Michael Goetz.   Date: 3/15/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to General Protective Order No. 23-070 filed by Radiah Gaines. Qualified person under Paragraph 9 is Ryan Sigurdson. , Persons seeking Qualifications under Paragraph 10 to receive Highly Confidential Information are Lora Bourdo, Anna Chittum, Radiah Gaines, Erica Lee-Pella, Anne-Marie Puustinen, and Kyle Walker.   Date: 3/13/2023 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT      Description ALJ Alison Lackey issues Memorandum. Notice of Contested Case Hearing Rights are attached. Copies served to service list on 3-13-23.  Date: 3/13/2023 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Alison Lackey issues Ruling DISPOSITION: PETITION TO INTERVENE GRANTED. Notice of Contested Case Hearing rights attached. Copies served on 3/13/23.   Date: 3/8/2023 Action:  PROTECTIVE ORDER      Order No:   23-070    Description Modified Protective Order No. 23-070, signed by Christopher J. Allwein, Administrative Law Judge; DISPOSITION: MOTION FOR MODIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER GRANTED. Copies served on 3/8/23.   Date: 3/7/2023 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW Natural's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 23-063, filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Qualified persons thereunder: Ryan Sigurdson, Lora Bourdo, Anna Chittum, Radiah Gaines, Erica Lee-Pella, Anne-Marie Puustinen, and Kyle Walker.   Date: 3/6/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion for Modified Protective Order [Expedited Consideration Requested]. Filed by Ryan Sigurdson.   Date: 3/1/2023 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description AWEC's Notice of Intent to Request Issue Fund Grant, filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 3/1/2023 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Alliance of Western Energy’s Consumers Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Chad Stokes and Bradley Mullins. Filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 3/1/2023 Action:  INITIAL UTILITY FILING      Description NW Natural's Advice No. 23-03, Schedule 198. The purpose of this Schedule is to identify adjustments to rates in the Rate Schedules listed below for the recovery of the revenue requirement of qualified investments, as defined by ORS 757.392(5), in renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure. Tarriff Sheet located in Initial Application Entry as Exhibit NW Natural/203, Bourdo-Walker   Date: 2/28/2023 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW Natural's Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Anna Chittum (NW Natural/100-108, Chittum); and Lora Mourdo and Kyle Walker (NW Natural200-203, Bourdo-Walker). See Initial Application for electronic version. Confidenial and HC processed to agency folder.   Date: 2/28/2023 Action:  INITIAL (APPLICATION, COMPLAINT, PETITION)      Description In the Matter of NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, dba NW NATURAL, Renewable Gas Adjustment Mechanism - Dakota City. Filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Copies sent to Gas Industry List. Confidential and HC processed to Agency Folder   Date: 2/28/2023 Action:  PROTECTIVE ORDER      Order No:   23-063    Description Protective Order No. 23-063, signed by Christopher J. Allwein, Administrative Law Judge; DISPOSITION: MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER GRANTED. Copies served on 23-063.   Date: 2/27/2023 Action:  MOTION      Description NW Natural's Motion for Protective Order. Filed by Ryan Sigurdson. Copies served to Gas Indusrty List.