credits to CAP bills when issued. PNGC requested both of these changes as People’s Equitable customers migrate into the PNGC customer information and billing Division’s system. On August 22, 2014, the Commission granted the Petition. PNGC reported successful migration of accounts as of July 6, 2015. C. PNGC (i.e., Peoples) and Equitable Gas Merger On December 18, 2013, the Commission approved a settlement allowing Equitable Gas to merge into PNGC, with PNGC as the surviving entity. Since Equitable Gas operated under separate tariffs and accounting procedures compared to PNGC, the NGDCs remain the and the of PNGC. “Peoples Division” “Equitable Division” Under the terms of the merger Settlement, PNGC agreed, to: inter alia, Fund Equitable CAP consistent with the needs analysis in Equitable Division’s USECP. Gas’ Establish a Universal Service Advisory Group. Manage Equitable CAP similar to that of PNGC, through agency Division’s partnering to increase the number of intake sites, administer CAP, and track and monitor referrals and enrollments. Continue to recover CAP costs under Equitable existing recovery Gas’ mechanism. Increase its total donation (administrative and matching) to the Dollar Energy Fund by 10% and maintain that level of funding for 5 years following the merger.
credits to People’s CAP bills when issued. PNGC requested both of these changes as Equitable Division’s customers migrate into the PNGC customer information and billing system. On August 22, 2014, the Commission granted the Petition. PNGC reported successful migration of accounts as of July 6, 2015. C. PNGC (i.e., Peoples) and Equitable Gas Merger On December 18, 2013, the Commission approved a settlement allowing Equitable Gas to merge into PNGC, with PNGC as the surviving entity. Since Equitable Gas operated under separate tariffs and accounting procedures compared to PNGC, the NGDCs remain the “Peoples Division” and the “Equitable Division” of PNGC. Under the terms of the merger Settlement, PNGC agreed, inter alia, to: Fund Equitable Division’s CAP consistent with the needs analysis in Equitable Gas’ USECP. Establish a Universal Service Advisory Group. Manage Equitable Division’s CAP similar to that of PNGC, through agency partnering to increase the number of intake sites, administer CAP, and track and monitor referrals and enrollments. Continue to recover CAP costs under Equitable Gas’ existing recovery mechanism. Increase its total donation (administrative and matching) to the Dollar Energy Fund by 10% and maintain that level of funding for 5 years following the merger.
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