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Approve an ordinance to suspend a Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program interim rate adjustment proposed by Texas Gas Service Company.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department
Fiscal Note
This item has no fiscal impact.
For More Information:
Diana Thomas, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, 512-974-1166.
Additional Backup Information:
On February 9, 2024, Texas Gas Service Company (TGS), a division of ONE Gas, Inc., made a Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program (GRIP) filing in the City of Austin and in the other cities it serves in the Central Gulf Service area (CGSA). The other cities in the CGSA include Bayou Vista, Beaumont, Bee Cave, Cedar Park, Cuero, Dripping Springs, Galveston, Gonzales, Groves, Jamaica Beach, Kyle, Lakeway, Lockhart, Luling, Nederland, Nixon, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Rollingwood, Shiner, Sunset Valley, West Lake Hills and Yoakum, Texas.
This filing was made under Texas Utilities Code, Section 104.301, which establishes the GRIP and allows a gas utility, on an annual basis, to recover capital investments in gas pipeline infrastructure and related expenses made during the interim period between formal rate case filings. The last TGS full rate case was in 2019. GRIP rates must be based on reasonable increases in invested capital costs. Operation and maintenance costs cannot be recovered through a GRIP.
TGS is seeking recovery of $94,774,123 in invested capital on a system-wide basis, for the period of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The current filing will increase rates to residential customers by $2.64 per month, with an increase to the current fixed residential customer charge from $22.85 to $25.49 per month excluding taxes. The filing will increase rates to commercial customers by $12.26 per month, with an increase to the current fixed commercial charge from $83.92 per month to $96.18 per month, excluding taxes. The increase to other customer classes can be found in the back-up docu...
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