January 31, 2002

GAS PRICES FALL FOR CUSTOMERS OF SWITZERLAND COUNTY NATURAL GAS COMPANY

Today, in Cause No. 37791 GCA 40, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved a decrease in the company’s Gas Cost Adjustment for the months of February through April of 2002. The tables below show the impact on customers.

Table 1

New vs. Currently Approved GCA Factor

For Residential Customers

Consumption Dth	Bill at Proposed GCA Factor	Bill at Currently Approved GCA Factor	Dollar Increase	Percent Change

5	$47.30	$53.90	($6.60)	-12.24%
10	90.69	103.89	(13.20)	-12.71%
15	132.10	151.89	(19.79)	-13.03%
20	173.40	199.79	(26.39)	-13.21%
25	214.70	247.69	(32.99)	-13.32%

Table 2

New vs. Prior Year Approved GCA Factor

For Residential Customers

Consumption Dth		Bill at Proposed GCA Factor	Bill at Prior Year Approved GCA Factor	Dollar Increase	Percent Change

5	$47.30		$41.72	$5.58	13.37%
10	90.69		79.54	11.15	14.02%
15	132.10		115.37	16.73	14.50%
20	173.40		151.09	22.31	14.77%
25	214.70		186.82	17.88	14.92%

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