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William H.May, IIUMatthew R. Malone
DATE: October 27,2010
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COMMONWEALTI-I OF KENTUCKY
BEFORE THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERViCE COMMISSION
In the Matter of:
AN INVESTIGATION 0%NATUWL GAS )
RETAIL COMYETTZ’IONPROGUMS
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CASE N0.2010-00146
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INTERSTATE GAS SUPPLY, INC.’S, SOUTHSTAR ENERGY SERVICES, LLC’S AND
VECTmN SOURCE’S POST HEARING DATA REQUEST RESPONSES
TO--THE CONiMISSIOW STAFF
Respectfully submitted,
HTJRT, CROSBIE & MAY P U C
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William if.. May, 111
Matthew R. Malone
The Equus Building
127 West Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky 4 0507
(859) 254-0000 (office)
(85 9) 254-4763 (facsimile)
Counsel for,
INTERSTATE GAS SUPPLY, INC.
SOUTHSTAR ENERGY SERVICES, LkC
and
VECTREN RETAIL, LEC D/B/A
VEGTREN SOURCE
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Comes Interstate Gas Supply, hic. (“IQS”), SouthStar Energy Services, LLC
(“SoutliStar.”) and Vectrai Retail, LLC d/b/a Vectren Source (“Vectren”), individually, and
hereinafter, collectively, by couisel, and hereby certifies that an original and twelve (12) copies
of‘ the foregoing was served via facsimile and US Mail, postage prepaid, upon Jeff Derouen,
Executive Director, Public SeIvice Commission, 21.1 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky
40602-0615; furtheirnore, it was served by mailing a copy by first class U.S. Mail, postage
prepaid, on the following, on this 27 day of October 2010.
Lonnie E Bellax
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
220 W*hhjn Street
I?. 0. Box 32010
Louisville, KY 40202
John B Brown
Delta Natural Gas Company, lnc.
3 6 17 Lexington Road
Winchester, KY 40391
Judy Cooper
Columbia Gas of Kentucky, h c .
2001 blerca Road
P. 0. Box 14241
Lexington, KY 40512-4241
Rocco D’Ascenm, Esq.
Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.
139 East 4th Street, R.25 At I1
P. 0.Box 960
Cincinnati, OH 45201
John M Dosker, Esq.
Stand Energy Corporation
1077 Celestial Street
Building 3, Suite 1 10
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1629
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Trevor I;.Ed,Esq.
Reed Weitkctmp Schell8t ‘Vice,PLLC
500 W. Jefferson Street
Suite 2400
Louisville, KY 40202-28 12
Thomas J. FitzGerald, Esq.
Counsel & Director
Kentucky Resources Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 10’90
Frankfort, KY 40602
Lisa Kilkelly, Esq.
Legal Rid Societjr
41 6 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Suite 300
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
John B. Park, Esq.
Katherine K. Yudcer, Esq.
Yunkcr 2% Park, PLC
P 0 ,Box 21784
Lexington, KY 40522-1784
Brooke E Leslie, Esq.
Columbia Gas o f Kentucky, h e .
200 Civic Center Drive
P.O.Box 117
ColumbIIs, OH 43216-0117
Mark Maitin
Atrnos Energy Corporation
3275 Highland Pointe Drive
Owensboro, KY 42303
Iris G Skidmore, Esq.
4 15 W. Main St.reet: Suite 2
Frankfort, Kentucky 4060 1
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Hon. Lawrence Cook
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General Utility PC Rate
1024 Capital Center Drive
Suite 200
Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
Hon. Mark David Gass
Frost, Brown, Todd, LLC
250 W.Main Street
Suite 2700
Lesington, KY 40507
Hon. Michael T. Griffth
111 Monument Circle Suite 2200
Tndianupolis, I
N 46204
Hon. h4su.k Hutchinson
Wilsan, Hutchinson & Poteat
61 1 Frederica Street
Owensbo~o,KY 42301
Hon Jeanne Kingery
Dake Energy Business Services, Inc.
155 W. Broad Street, 21" Flour
Columbus, OH 432 15
Hon. Carroll M. Redford, 111
Miller, Griffin & Marks, PSC
271 W. Short Street, Suite 600
Lexington, KY 40507
Hon. Holly Rachel Smith
Hitt Business Center
3803 Rectortown Road
Marshall, 'VA 201 15
Hon. Robert M.Wat.t, 111
Stoll Keenon 6c: Ogden
300 W. Vine Street
Suite 2 100
Lexington, KY 40507-1801
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William H.May, 111
Matthew R. Malone
The Equus Building
127 West Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
(859) 254-0000 (office)
(859) 254-4763 (facsimile)
Counsel for,
INTERSTATE GAS SUPPLY, INC,
SOUTNSTAR ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
and
VECTREN JUTALL, LLC D/D/A
VECr'1RE.N SOURCE
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PSC Case No. 2010-00146
Commission Staff Post Hearing Data Request
Respondent: Ellen Williams
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INTERSTATE GAS SUPPLY,JNC., SOUTHSTAR ENERGY
SERVICES, LLC’S AND VECTREN SOURCE’S
RESPONSE TO POST HEARING DATA REQUESTS OF COh4MISSlON STAFF
Request for Information 1.
Please provide the following information regarding Kentucky Consumers for Energy
Competition, Inc. (“KCEC”).
Who paid the fees for any ofthe mailers sent out by KCEC relative to Ms.
Willianis’ testiiiionyl
From where did the source list of the approximately 22,000 persons
identified in Ms. Williams’ testimony as having initially received a mailer
to join KCEC and the approsimate 6,000 that did join arise?
Please provide a copy of the initial letter that was actually sent to the
KCEC members and the mailer to the 1,000 persons as members of
KCEC.
How did KCEC determine the “‘random sample” for the 1,000 persons that
received the ma.iler/letter fiom the approximate 6,000 tnenibers of KCEC?
Please verifjr whether the mailing by KCEC was prepared &-house or by
an outside firm?
Please provide copies of any tax 1etuins for KCEC for 2008 or 2009.
TGS Energy, Inc.
The pre-existing list. was from persons already enrolled in the Columbiu
Choice Program and came from XGS Energy, Inc.
Attached.
Executive Director of KCEC, Dan Bayens, picked 1,000 persons randomly
from the appioximate 6,000 members of KCEC.
The mailer was prepared in-house by Dan Bayens.
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PSC Case No. 2010-00146
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Respondent: Ellen Williams
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KCEC has had no income and no tax retuns have been filed or prepared.
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Augual IS, 2009
Dear Homer L Hicks.
We wanled lo lake a nionient Io thank you
for chooslno IGS Energy 8 8 your nelurel gae suppliar
We greally appreclale Ihe
oppodunlty to wve ymr
Wa also wanted to niake you aware of an opporlunlty
m ~ u lin
l even more optlons and benonls for you.
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holp us improve I h i nslurel gas msrkal in Ysnlucky, which m i l d
The Choice prograni lhal you currenlly parliclpate In allows IGS Energy lo supply your nelurol gss. Your ullllly. COlufnhla
Gas, conllnues Lo deliver lhe gas lhmugh their exieling pipes and refpoiid to any eniergenc!es, Tlils prugfam m u r e g that
you liava a choice in pricing and plan, while also allowlng you lo haho advanraga of \ne ~oNIC-eSand wppofi Columbis offere.
The prograni has been highly emceaoful, ae evidwced by llie r w e than 28.000 households and buslnesses in cenlral snd
easlern Kenlucky Lhat now partlclpale. But Ihere are a couple or sltnpls changss that would make ihe progteni even heller,
Flcs(. Ill0 Choice progrsm *auld be made permanent. Rlght now. Ltis Colunibla program is set lo expire in leas lhan two
years If Lhis happens, you vrould no longer be able lo choose your price End plan IGS Energy would be uneble lo supply
your gae in lhe fiiture ann you would be required lo pay Colurnbia'e nionopoly rale
Semnd, Clioice programs like yovrs should be expanded so that everyone in Kenfucky can particfpata. Currenlly, only those
UlsLONrars in the Colunibla Gas servlce area can enroll Opening up Ihe nelural gas nisrket Eh{elbidf! would altracL rnom
supplier8 and grealer tompalilion This could mean 10w2r prlms and even iiiore chokes for you
These change8 roqulre leglslallve acllon. meaning Ihe Kentucky General Assembly m i ~ act.
t
hasr from yoiri And [here Is any sasy way b show your support,
But heforo they act, lhBy mud
There it3 B group In Kenlucky lhaf Is working Lo niaCe sura lheae finiall, brit imponant, changes happen, Kenkicky Consumare
for Energy Conlpetilion (KCEC) provides e voice for nsliml gas users like you who valua having a choice.
There Is no cost and no obliaelion lo io$. All KCEC needs Is to add vouc VOIR to [lie hundrerla OF olharz lhRt have alreedv
signed up. Simply slgii a n d k l u r n Ihb reply card in the pre-paid envelope. That's 111 Or you niriy dgn-ufr onlino by bisilinb
&L&GbQiCeKV orq!ioiq,
Wo hope you agree InaI when I1 ~ o m m
lo nalural gas, you desewe [lie freednrn and cholce to niake Ih8 bect decisions for
you aild your' family Thel's why ~ l ' einiporianl to make yoirr volce heard.
\h,e Value your buelness and the opportunlly to sil,?pLyyour nalurzll yec
Thsnk you.
1GS Energy
To join KCEC, pleaae detach, slgn, and mall Lnls card in lhe endosed pre-paid envelope
or sign up online at ~ y c h o i c c , K Y . a r c r ~ i D i n .
energychoice
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Yes1 Ih a n t to join Kentucky Consurnors for Energy CompetlUon.
I value hablng a cholce. I went to add niy voice to the hundreds of otlw natura
gas cansuniers in Ksnlucky who support freedom snd competition1
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Homer L Hlcks
137 E Maln S l
Clv, Shto Zip: Hindrnsn, KY41922
Name:
Address:
If necessary, update address on \he IInec; beloirr
Address:
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Slgnature (REQUIRED)
Ernsll Adrlress (co vie may uodate you an our progress),
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Update of KCEC activities, your right to choose1
July 26,2010
Daar Merion Gildersleevs&. Jennifer Werman :
I want to briefly lake lhls opponunly lo IRsnk you for your auppon and glve you an upciala on a couple of important ilenib.
Flrst, your support helpad us fo pa66 le~ialaflonin lhe 20~10Kentucky Genaml Assembly session that directad the Kenlucky
Public SerJlce Commission to Q Nths
~ legislalure eonie Guidance on how to most efficiently end aHecilvely open nalural gas
comaelltloni o more people In Kenluchy.
Second. Culunibla Gea of Kentucky, yotrr naLural gas Ulilily, has &Ed lhe Comniieslon to allow Columbla to extend Its
Cholce program for aiiothor 3 yeart; Only through (hie.Cliolce program can you make 6 choice regsrding who v.ipplles your
IIdlural ge3 and take conlro! of your nalurslg36 prim, We lhlnk lhls Is greet nwm, end we will ba er~cour&qlng
In0 Cornmiscion
l o spprove lha exlension of lhis qreal program.
Wnile lhese ai0 bolh positive aleps, oiir work Is nor done. We hope lhst VIE can mt~nl
on you to canilnua lo support our efforts
lo htlng efhcliva gaa con~petltlanlo Keniucky. I1 is our belief lhal conipellllon creates downward preeeures on pflcec;.
Inc(e2sDs quslily, promoles Innowallon end, moel irnportsplly, provlcles transparency for lhe buyer end sccnuntabll~lylor Ihe
soller. If you ehare 1~1ASQopinions ihen we could USA your help In telling \Ire Kenlucky Pub!ic Sewire Commlsslon k n w the1
o support Ihe development of cornpetitire na!ural gae programs.
you conllnuo L
Your VOIRIn tli'is moces8 la lniPo&&
Now, more lhan ever, it ia importent that Ihe Comriikslon haar from you. Your
volce, along Wilh hundreds of olhers. will le1 the Commiszion know Ilia! you srrppon eneryy Cornpetilion and lhsl you llke lo
have the right to choose your naluml gas supplier And khat lhl$r.bolco benefik you bsmuxe it gblQ3yoii the control to rnake
decisiona lhal you (eel are bas! for you and your farnlly.
we ask you to take R nilnufe ancl slgn Iha card balow end eend It hack to tis (lhe poslage is pra-psid ao you just haw lo drop it
in (he nleill). we Wil1 compile ell of the letlers and 11. lhe Cornrnission know lhat you euppon YOlJf rlghL to chooze and went
thew programs to continua end be svatlahlefor olbcrs.
Thank yoir again tot your support. Cholce onlywoas ~ ~ C W S Cyou
I psrticipatd
Slncorely,
Dan Bayens. Execuliva Oirector
Dear PurJIlC Setvice Commissloners!
1 support competilion end like havlny a tlyht fo C ~ D O E Qmy selural gas supplier. Choioe
e lo lake conlml end declde fnr
programs give me lhal rlghl. Ehlural gas choice e l l o ~ ~me
myeelf. Cholce crealos Imsparency, and provldes nie wlih bellor Informellon than wllh only
a ulllliy opllon Please continue my rlght l o choose, conllnuo Ihe choice program and allow
olhcrs lhroughoul KanIiJcky tho Same oppoflunily If you ~uouldllke lo lncludo further
comnienls, please do BO on the back of lhie card
If n,:cessery, update addreRa on the IinoS balow
Addresa:
Clty, Slate, ZIP:
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3 g n to show your support
Emsil Address (80 tv8 msy updale you on our progreee)
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C O M M O M A L T H OF KEMZIJCK'II
BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re the Matter of:
AN UWEIS7XGATION OF NATURAL GAS )
RmAK COMPlBarTlON PROGRAMS
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CASE NO. 202Wa
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AFFIDAVIT OP ELLEN WILLIAMS
Comes the undersigned, Ellen Williams, being duly sworn, deposes and
states that she fs
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volunteer consultant. for Kentucky Consumers for Energy
Competition and she is a witness on behalf of Interstate Gas Supply, Hm,,
South3tar Hnergy Services, LLC and Vectren RetaiI, LLC dolng business
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Vaken Source, that she ]has personal knowledge of the matters set forth in &e
foforegotng post-hearing data request rmponses, and i€ inquiries were made a6 to
the facts Sn eaid tmtirnony she would respond as therein set forth and the
m w e r contained
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therein are true and C O K ~ Cto~ the best of her knowldge.
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Subscrim and 6wom to me this 27h day of October 2010, by Ellen
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