Hearing - G-04204A-24-0237 - UNS Gas, Inc. Tucson

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What does the Administrative Law Judge cover at the beginning of the hearing?

Belinda Martin 0:00

And this is the time set for continuation of the hearing, endowment number D-04204A27-0237, which is a UNS gas rate increase request. And good morning again. Welcome to the ACC. And, did you get it? Oh. My name is Belinda Martin, the administrative law judge assigned to this matter. And we'll skip appearances for now. And what I'll do is when the witnesses come on the stand, I'll just do a round robin to see if anybody has questions. That way I'll know you're here or not. All right. Any housekeeping matters?

Mr. Pazewski 0:46

We have one, Your Honor, just a quick. Okay. Just to let everybody know, we do intend to ask some questions on a confidential exhibit when Mr. Callahan testifies. Okay. So just putting everyone on notice.

Belinda Martin 1:03

Let me send a message to our... So when does Mr. Callahan go? He's about in the middle?

Sarah Barrios-Coole 1:11

Okay. He's second on the

Mr. Pazewski 1:13

list. Yeah, she said in the middle, so.

Belinda Martin 1:39

There you go. All right. Anybody else? Okay. Then with that, let me go to Ms. Hill. Okay. Call your next witness, please. Thank you, Your Honor. The company calls Roberto Guevara.

Belinda Martin 2:01

I think I've unmuted all mics, so you may want to turn your mic off.

Roberto Guevara 2:20

Good

Unknown 2:20

morning.

Belinda Martin 2:34

Good morning, Mr. Good

Roberto Guevara 2:35

morning.

Belinda Martin 2:36

Can you hear me, Jennifer? Okay, thank you. Okay. Mr. Patton told me to be louder, so that's a first. So Mr. Guevara, please state your name and spell it for the court reporter.

Roberto Guevara 2:51

Roberto, R-O-B-E-R-T-O, Guevara, G-U-E, V-S-M, Victor, A-R-A.

Belinda Martin 2:59

What is your business address?

Roberto Guevara 3:01

88 East Broadway, Tucson, Arizona, 85701. Did

Belinda Martin 3:10

you say 01? Okay. By whom are you employed and in what capacity?

Roberto Guevara 3:16

I'm employed by Tucson Electric Power on the capacity of Unisource support, serving as a senior director for Unisource Energy Services.

Belinda Martin 3:26

Did you pre-file direct and rebuttal testimonies in this proceeding?

Roberto Guevara 3:30

Yes.

Belinda Martin 3:31

Those testimonies should be in front of you and have been marked for identification as exhibits UNS G4 and 5. Do you see those?

Roberto Guevara 3:39

Yes.

Belinda Martin 3:40

Were those pre-filed testimonies prepared by you or under your direction and supervision? Yes. Do you have any corrections or additions to those pre-filed testimonies?

Roberto Guevara 3:50

No.

Belinda Martin 3:51

If I were to ask you the same questions that are in your pre-filed testimonies today, would your answers be the same?

Roberto Guevara 3:57

Yes.

Belinda Martin 3:58

Your Honor, I'd move Exhibits UNSG 4 and 5 into evidence. All right. Here in the room, any objections?

Mr. Pazewski 4:07

None.

Belinda Martin 4:08

Okay, anybody on WebEx, raise your hand if you object. Okay, I don't see you. With that, UNSG exhibits four and five are admitted. Thank you. Mr. Guevara, could you please give a brief summary of your testimony?

Roberto Guevara 4:26

Yes. In my testimony, I provide information on the following topics. Number one, an overview of UNSGAS's operations. Number two, the company's achievements in A, safety, B, training, C, efficiency and cost savings, D, systems integrity. Number three, the company's capital spending, and number four, requests that enable the company to better meet the needs of our customers. UNSG serves approximately 170,000 customers across Northern and Southern Arizona in Mojave, Coconino, Yavapai, Navajo, and Santa Cruz counties. Approximately 91% being residential customers. UNSG delivered 16 billion cubic feet of gas during the test year ending June 30th, 2024. UNS Gas is a gas distribution infrastructure company that owns, operates, and delivers natural gas through approximately 3,147 miles of distribution mains and approximately 156,152 service lines.

Roberto Guevara 5:50

Most of the gas distributed by UNS Gas in Arizona is procured from the San Juan Basin in the Four Corners region with additional supply from the Permian Basin in Texas and delivered on El Paso Natural Gas and Trans-Western Interstate pipelines. Under company achievements safety, I emphasize UNSG's commitment to the safety of our employees, customers, and the public and how our high expectation for safety extends to contractors and suppliers providing services to UNSG. I point out to UNSG's positive audit results from the Arizona Office of Pipeline Safety of the Arizona Corporation Commission over the past 14 years, and the company's lifelong ability to create a workplace that has never received an OSHA fine due to unsafe work conditions