Ariz. Admin. Code § 14-2-302

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 23, June 7, 2024

Section R14-2-302 - Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for Gas Utilities; Additions/extensions; Abandonments

A. Application for new Certificate of Convenience and Necessity. Six copies of each application for a new Certificate of Convenience and Necessity shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the Commission and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. The proper name and correct address of the proposed utility company and its owner, if a sole proprietorship, each partner if a partnership, or the President and Secretary if a corporation.

2. The rates proposed to be charged for the service that will be rendered.

3. A financial statement setting forth the financial condition of the applicant.

4. Maps of the proposed service area and/or a description of the area proposed to be served.

5. Appropriate city, county and/or state agency approvals, where appropriate.

6. The actual number of customers within the service area as of the time of filing and the estimated number of customers to be served for each of the first five years of operation.

7. Such other information as the Commission by order or the staff of the Utilities Division by written directive may request.

B. Application for discontinuance or abandonment of utility service

1. Any utility proposing to discontinue or abandon utility service currently in use by the public shall prior to such action obtain authority therefor from the Commission.

2. The utility shall include in the application, studies of past, present and prospective customer use of the subject service, plant or facility as is necessary to support the application.

3. An application shall not be required to remove individual facilities where a customer has requested service discontinuance.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-302

Adopted effective March 2, 1982 (Supp. 82-2). Amended to correct subsection numbering (Supp. 99-4).