Tariff Form No. 8-C
(Tariff Rule 14.2 et seq. (Historical Rule 30-C))
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES UPON APPLICATION
NOTICE is hereby given that MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY, a public utility, has
filed with the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA, an application
containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing natural gas service to
approximately 218,000 customers at various locations in the Counties of Barbour,
Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette,
Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha,
Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo,
Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh,
Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wetzel, Wirt,
Wood, and Wyoming.
The proposed changes in rates and charges will become effective November 1, 2025,
unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission, and will increase
revenue approximately $44,564,000 annually, an increase of approximately 39.2%.
The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers of MOUNTAINEER
GAS COMPANY who purchase their gas from MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY will
be changed as follows:
INCREASE INCREASE
Residential $12.51 15.56%
Commercial $62.49 19.80%
Industrial $440.00 9.18 %
Resale $1,479.55 28.10 %
Proposed PGA rates for each Mountaineer rate schedule, which include Business and Occupation Tax, are as follows:
Rate Schedule Present Proposed Increase $ Increase %
RS $3.460 $3.960 $0.500 14.45%
RS Demand $11.08 $20.59 $9.51 85.83%
GS $5.308 $7.391 $2.084 39.24%
LGS $2.860 $3.960 $1.101 38.46%
WS $5.080 $7.074 $1.995 39.25%
IS $2.860 $3.960 $1.101 38.46% LIS $2.860 $3.960 $1.101 38.46%
Resale customers of MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY include Canaan Valley Gas
Company, Cardinal Natural Gas Company, Consumers Gas Utility Company, Hope
Gas, Inc., Megan Oil and Gas Company, and City of Philippi.
The increases shown are based on averages of all customers in the indicated class.
Each class may receive an increase greater or less than stated here. Individual
customers may receive increases that are greater or less than average. Furthermore,
the requested increased rates and charges are only a proposal and are subject to
change (increases or decreases) by the Public Service Commission in its review of
this filing.
This filing also contains proposed changes to MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY’S
rate components for customers that purchase their gas from an alternative
supplier/marketer and purchase only transportation services including MDFQ, Storage
Balancing Fee, Firm Standby Fee, and Fuel Retention Percentage from
MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY. These transportation service rates are applicable
to customers that voluntarily elect to subscribe to transportation service. The
proposed changes to the rate components are as follows:
Rate Component Present Proposed Increase $ Increase % MDFQ $12.952 $15.86 $2.909 22.46%
Storage Balancing Fee $0.483 $0.609 $0.126 26.09%
Firm Standby Fee $1.833 $2.648 $0.815 44.46%
Fuel Retention 4.00% 4.00% N/A 0.00%
A14 change in rates and charges will not become effective until authorized and
approved by the ublic Service Commission. If a hearing is conducted, notice will be
given of the time and place of hearing.
A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of the Company to
provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers,
prospective customers, or their agents at the following offices of the Company:
Mountaineer Gas Company Office
501 56th Street SE, Charleston, West Virginia 25304.
A copy of the proposed rates is available for public inspection at the office of the
Executive Secretary of the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION at 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia.
The Rule 30-C procedure is designed to provide a procedure for changing rates
charged to customers by natural gas distribution utilities based exclusively on the cost
of purchased gas. Consequently, protest should be limited to the reasonableness of
such costs and the method by which they are calculated. Anyone desiring to protest
or intervene should file a written protest or notice of intervention within twenty-five (25)
days following the date of this publication unless otherwise modified by Commission
order. Failure to timely intervene can affect your rights to protest any rate adjustments
and to participate in future proceedings. Requests to intervene must comply with the
Commission’s rules on intervention set forth in the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure. All interventions must be mailed or hand-delivered and be addressed
to Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812,
Charleston, WV 25323. Protests may be filed online through the Commission website
using the “Submit a Comment” link or may be mailed to the Executive Secretary,
Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, WV 25323.
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