IURC News Release

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission                                          

302 West Washington Street, Room 306                                                         

Indianapolis Indiana  46204                 

317.232.2297 office

317.233.1982 fax                                            

www.state.in.us/iurc

 

Contact:  Mary Beth Fisher

 

For Immediate Release                                                                

November 28, 2001

 

GAS BILLS CONTINUE TO DECLINE FOR CUSTOMERS OF CITIZENS GAS

 

Customers of Citizens Gas will see another decrease in their gas bills starting in December.

 

Today, in Cause No. 37399-GCA-72, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved a decrease in the company’s Gas Cost Adjustment for December 2001, as well as January and February 2002.  The Commissioners are making sure that customers see immediate savings from the lower prices of wholesale gas.  The table below shows the impact on consumers.                     

 

 

Table 1

Effect on Residential Customers

New vs. Current

                                                                                

Monthly

Consumption

Dth

Bill at Proposed

GCA Factor

Bill at

Current

 GCA Factor

 

Dollar

Change

 

Percent

Change

 

5

 

 $ 40.93

 

      $  52.45

 

  $(11.52)

 

(21.96)%

 

10

 

   69.82

 

   92.85

 

    (23.03)

 

(24.80)%

 

15

 

  98.71

 

   133.26  

 

    (34.55)

 

(25.93)%

 

20

 

 127.60

 

   173.66   

 

    (46.06)

 

(26.52)%

 

25

 

$156.49

 

$214.07

 

  $(57.58)

 

(26.90)%

 

 

 Table 2

Effect on Residential Customers

New vs. One Year Ago

 

Monthly

Consumption

Dth

Bill at Proposed GCA Factor

Bill at

One Year Ago GCA Factor

 

Dollar

Change

 

Percent

Change

 

5

 

 $   40.93

 

$  48.39

 

      $  (7.46)

 

(15.42)%

 

10

 

      69.82

 

    84.74

 

 (14.92)

 

(17.61)%

 

15

 

      98.71

 

  121.09

 

 (22.38)

 

(18.48)%

 

20

 

    127.60

 

  157.44

 

 (29.84)

 

(18.95)%

 

25

 

  $156.49

 

$193.79

 

$(37.30)

 

(19.25)%

 

 

The average Citizens Gas customer uses 18.3 decatherms in December, 22.6 decatherms in January and 18.3 decatherms in February.

 

Citizens Gas serves more than 265,000 business and residential customers in Marion County.

 

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