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City Council denies Atmos Energy rate proposal, joins municipal coalition to contest increases
Summary
Austin City Council voted to deny Atmos Energy's residential rate increase proposal and to join other cities in a consolidated response led by municipal counsel, citing high proposed increases and heavy residential impact.
Austin City Council voted Jan. 30 to deny a proposed rate increase from Atmos Energy that would have raised residential natural-gas costs in the utility's Mid-Tex division and to authorize the city to join a consolidated municipal response represented by Herrera Law and Associates.
City staff outlined the company's filing and recommended denial. The filing proposed shifts that would place all increases on residential customers in…
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