On June 28, 2005,
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (Maritimes)
and other parties to Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Docket No. RP04-360-000 filed an offer of
settlement to resolve all issues in the general
section 4 rate proceeding. By FERC Order Issued
May 15, 2006, the Settlement was Approved.
Maritimes Settlement
Fund Credit Level
Time Period
Dth Credit
2006
$0.02
2007
$0.02
2008
$0.021
2009
$0.022
Pursuant
to Article I of the Stipulation and Agreement, the
Maine Public Advocate has appointed Rolka Loube
Saltzer Associates (fka Rhoads & Sinon Group, LLC)
as Trustee for the purpose of establishing,
maintaining and administering an interest-bearing
escrow account to receive and distribute proceeds to
be disbursed annually by Maritimes for distribution to
natural gas customers within the State of Maine.
The escrow account is to contain
annual payments of $750,000 made by Maritimes to the
appointed Trustee during calendar year 2006 and
annually thereafter through 2009.
Annually the Trustee will set a
credit level of not more than $0.025 per decatherm (Dth)
and not less than $0.015 per Dth based upon the level
of the account at the beginning of the year. The
credit shall be the same for every end-use customer.
End-use customers are any customers located in Maine
and who are end-use consumers of natural gas that is
delivered over the Maritimes system.