Facing a statutory deadline, the agencies adopted the guidelines during parallel meetings held within a few hours of each other. ________________________________________________ Rules governing how natural gas facilities receive critical designations as a means to...
During an earnings call, the company reported $242.2 million in increased capital expenditures during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2020. ________________________________________________ Atmos customers across its multi-state system may face bill increases of...
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...
Controversial “alternative” rate-making schemes allow monopoly utilities to hike rates without substantive regulatory review. ________________________________________________ Natural gas commodity prices are less than half what they were in 2004 and yet average home...
Why ACSC?
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.