by R.A. Dyer | Jan 15, 2026 | Gas
City coalitions, including the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Atmos and the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities, have worked hard to keep bills from going up more than they would otherwise. ________________________________________________ Feel like your natural gas...
by R.A. Dyer | Dec 2, 2025 | Gas
Through System Safety and Integrity riders, or SSI riders, Atmos recovers from customers certain system safety costs that it incurs each year to maintain its pipeline system. ________________________________________________ The pipelines division of Atmos Energy, the...
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 | 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...
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...
