by TCCFUI | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Gas
Natural gas commodity prices are less than half what they were in 2004 and yet average home gas bills have gone up. How can this be? Why aren’t Texans enjoying real savings in their gas utility bills? The answer relates to pipeline and distribution charges, which are...
by TCCFUI | Sep 5, 2017 | Blog
A parade of under-the-radar rate hikes — that’s been the unfortunate result of a controversial Railroad Commission program that now has captured the attention of The Dallas Morning News. The program, known as the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP,...
by TCCFUI | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog
Customers served by one of the state’s largest gas utilities will soon see their bills increase thanks to a decision this week by the Texas Railroad Commission. Under that decision Atmos Pipeline Texas — a regulated monopoly serving northern and western parts of the...
by TCCFUI | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog
In Texas, gas utilities already reporting excessive profits frequently seek permission to charge their customers even more. But rather than rejecting those requests outright, regulators typically green light them with almost no questions asked. That dramatic finding,...
by TCCFUI | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
The Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP, allows monopoly gas utilities to hike rates even if the company’s overall expenditures are on the decline, or even if its revenues are increasing. Under the rules of GRIP, a utility need only claim extra investment...
