Atmos Energy filed a new RRM request to increase annual rates by $16.8 million system-wide in its West Texas service territory, and about $7.1 million of that request would be applicable to ACSC member cities. ________________________________________________ Early in...
Eleven tips to help you control your energy use during otherwise chaotic times. ________________________________________________ As a service to readers, we’ve assembled here our top 11 tips to save energy for the pandemic homebound. Many of these ideas may strike you...
The Texas Municipal League and numerous government agencies answers pandemic-related questions online. ________________________________________________ Wondering what the COVID-19 federal stimulus legislation means for your municipal government? Curious about what...
Under the emergency order, distressed residential consumers can avoid non-payment disconnections by agreeing to have their bills deferred during the COVID-19 crisis. ________________________________________________ Financially distressed Texans who otherwise face...
Essential staff at the nation’s power plants may find themselves living on site as the COVID-19 crisis worsens, and some plants already have begun stockpiling beds, blankets and food. ________________________________________________ No utility shut-offs during...
Regulators ordered the utility to cut its proposed hike by more than half. R.A. Dyer Back in October, we reviewed a series of Atmos Energy rate increases associated with something called the “Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program,” or “GRIP.” Under the program, gas...
One of the most important municipal coalitions currently active in gas ratemaking is the Atmos Cities Steering Committee, an organization of over 150 cities in north and central Texas with nearly 1.2 million residential customers.