by ACSC | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Reports
Citizens save when cities defend their interests in gas utility cases. Under state law, cities possess “original jurisdiction” over the rates charged by monopoly gas utilities. This means that gas companies must first go to cities for authorization before...
by ACSC | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog
Three of the state’s major gas utilities have announced assistance programs. ________________________________________________ A recent decision by the Texas Public Utility Commission to suspend electric service disconnections during the COVID-19 crisis made statewide...
by ACSC | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog, Regulatory Action
The ACSC reviewed a series of GRIP rate increases in a portion of the Atmos service area. By R.A. Dyer The Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP, allows monopoly gas utilities to increase rates even if the company’s overall expenditures are declining,...
by ACSC | Sep 24, 2018 | Blog, Media Focus, Safety
The Dallas Morning News on September 23 published “Time Bomb,” an ambitious two-part investigation into the safety record of Atmos Energy. The report was authored by journalists Cary Aspinwall and Holly K. Hacker. The first part, entitled “How Atmos...
by ACSC | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Safety
The Dallas gas utility linked to several area explosions will replace nearly twice the number of potentially vulnerable steel service lines this year than it originally projected, according to company figures provided to regulators. In a supplemental plan filed this...
