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Conservation Plans and Reports

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Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (CNGC or the Company) filed its 2022-2023 Biennial Conservation Plan (BCP) on November 1, 2021, in compliance with the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 80.28.380.   Within the BCP the Company establishes its two-year acquisition target identifying available and cost-effective therm savings opportunities.  On January 18, 2022, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission accepted and acknowledged the Company’s Acquisition Target and Two-Year Conservation Goal of 1,931,751 therms.

The BCP consists of a Main Plan document, an Appendix, Work Papers and Exhibit 1, which identifies the Company’s Portfolio of Offerings and Qualification Criteria.  As required by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Conditions for Acceptance of the BCP the Company is providing the following summary of planned savings and expenditures and a link to the BCP. Should you require a hardcopy of the BCP you may contact us via email.

 


Summary of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation BCP Savings and Expenditures for 2022-2023

 

Energy Efficiency Program 2022-2023

Projected Therms Savings

2022-2023 Budget
Residential 936,908 $11,357,360
Low-income 37,524 $3,643,991
Residential Total 974,432 $15,001,351
Non-Residential 957,319 $8,604,288
Regional* $594,483
Administration/Other $300,000
Total 1,931,751 $24,500,122

*The regional budget includes funding for support of Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and the Regional Technical Forum activities.

Annual Conservation Report

On June 1, 2022, Cascade filed its Annual Conservation Report in Docket UG-210838, as required by the Joint Settlement Agreement in Docket UG-152286. The Annual Conservation Report summarizes the Company’s efforts for the 2021 program year. On July 26, 2022 the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission took no action accepting the Company’s 2021 annual energy savings amount of 1,234,977 therms across it’s residential, commercial, and low-income weatherization programs.

The Annual Conservation Report consists of a main report document and six supporting work papers. The work papers cover portfolio level cost effectiveness, a summary of therm achievements per measure organized by program, the Company’s outreach efforts in 2021, and a report summarizing the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s efforts on behalf of the Company. Should you require a hardcopy of the Annual Conservation Report you may contact us via email.