Council presses staff for bill breakdown after Atmos settlement reduces requested increase

Sep 1, 2026

Council was briefed on a negotiated settlement with Atmos that lowers a proposed $291 million systemwide revenue increase to $260.5 million; members asked staff for detailed breakdowns of the customer charge vs commodity after confusion over the $13.37 average impact figure.

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A staff presenter summarized a negotiated settlement with Atmos arising from a rate review mechanism the company uses with cities. The settlement figure staff presented was $260,500,000 in increased systemwide revenues, down from Atmos’ original $291,000,000 filing.

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