by TCCFUI | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog, Rates and Service
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, even...
by TCCFUI | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Media Reports
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...
by TCCFUI | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, Gas, Media Reports
More than 3,000 — that’s the number of leaks the Atmos Mid-Tex utility has discovered on its Dallas-area gas-line system during the first half of 2018. And nearly half the leaks are hazardous. These were among the dramatic findings included in a recent investigative...
by TCCFUI | May 29, 2018 | Blog, Gas
The Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP, allows monopoly gas utilities to increase rates even if the company’s overall expenditures are declining, even if its revenues are increasing or even if the company is earning windfall profits. Under GRIP rules, a...
by TCCFUI | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog, Regulatory Action
Reform — that was the message delivered this week to Texas lawmakers considering the future of the much maligned Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program. Known also as “GRIP,” the program allows Texas gas utilities to increase rates once a year, but without any...
