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Consultant recommends sizable gas-rate increase; average residential bill could rise about $20 monthly
Summary
A cost-of-service study presented by Magnolia River Services found Elizabethtown's base gas rates have not kept pace with rising non-gas operating and capital costs and recommended a multi-scenario rate change; the consultant favored a middle scenario that would raise a typical residential customer's bill by roughly $19'$23 per month (about $20).
Elizabethtown'A consultant told council on Sept. 22 that the city'owned gas utility is not recovering its full costs under current base rates and recommended increasing facility charges and base rates to restore positive cash flow.
Scott Heath of Magnolia River Services, who described his firm's long relationship with the city, presented the findings of a cost-of-service study and three rate scenarios. Heath said base rates had not materially changed since 2012 while non-gas operating costs and recent capital spending increased the utility's operating budget…
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