4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4609
Contents of the GPDBR
A GPDBR shall contain the following attachments. The utility shall organize the attachments in a manner that specifically references, and responds to, paragraphs (a) through (d) of this rule. The utility shall also present all such information in a format comparable with, and corresponding to, the information forecasted in the utility's GPP submittal as required pursuant to rule 4606 and GCA filing pursuant to rule 4604. The utility shall provide an explanation of, and justification for, any material deviations from its GPP. All underlying support documentation and work-papers shall be made available. With its filing, the utility shall provide cross-referenced and footnoted work- papers fully explaining the amounts shown in each attachment.#
(a)GPDBR attachment No. 1 - actual gas commodity purchases. This attachment shall provide, in a format comparable to the information provided in GPP attachment 1, the quantities of, and actual invoice costs of, specific gas commodity supplies, segregated by receipt point/area that the utility purchased in order to meet actual sales gas and gas transportation demand during the peak day and for each month of the gas purchase year. Each gas utility shall provide a description and explanation of the following:#
(I)the volumes and costs associated with fixed-price, long-term supply contracts;#
(II)the volumes and costs associated with storage injections and withdrawals, including both physical and contract storage; and#
(III)the volumes and costs associated with financial hedging.#
(b)GPDBR attachment No. 2 - description of actual market prices. This attachment shall provide, in a format comparable to the information provided in GPP attachment 2, actual index prices, short-term fixed prices (one-year, or other appropriate term), and other relevant pricing options for each specific receipt point area, as applicable to the portfolio management plan described in GPP and GPR attachments 3.#
(c)GPDBR attachment No. 3 - actual portfolio purchases. This attachment shall provide, in a format comparable to the information provided in GPP exhibit 3, a comparison of the utility's portfolio management plan and the results actually achieved through the implementation of this plan (or modification thereto), in order to demonstrate, using the standard of review specified in paragraph 4608(c), the prudence of actual portfolio purchases. This attachment shall include a detailed itemization of gas price volatility risk management costs if applicable.#
(d)GPDBR attachment No. 4 - actual upstream service costs. This attachment shall provide, in a format comparable to the information provided in GPP attachment 4, the following information for each month of the gas purchase year:#
(I)an itemized list of the upstream services the utility actually purchased in order to meet sales gas and gas transportation demand;#
(II)an itemized listing of the specific costs the utility incurred to purchase upstream services;#
(III)actual peak day demand experienced by the utility during the gas purchase year; and#
(IV)an itemized list of capacity release volumes and revenues.#
(e)GPDBR attachment No. 5 - deferred balances. This attachment shall provide monthly deferred balances for the 12 months ending June 30.#
(f)GPDBR attachment No. 6 - GPIM results. This attachment shall provide, for the 12 months ending June 30:#
(I)the quarterly GPIM benchmark gas rates and GPIM actual gas rates;#
(II)the quarterly and twelve-month cumulative GPIM sharing amounts; and#
(III)the calculation of the applicable cap on GPIM sharing amounts.#