Tariff Form No. 8
(RULE 23)
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES WITH
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
NOTICE is hereby given that Mountaineer Gas
Company (Mountaineer), a public utility, has filed with
the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST
VIRGINIA, a tariff containing increased rates, tolls
and charges for furnishing natural gas service to
approximately 218,000 customers in 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 Counties in West Virginia.
The proposed increased rates and charges will become
effective Thursday, March 5, 2026, unless otherwise
ordered by the Public Service Commission, and will
produce, on a total Company basis, $26,793,000
annually in additional revenues, or an overall average
increase in revenues of approximately 8.44%. The
$26,793,000 consists of an increase in base rates of
$43,764,000 and a decrease in the Company’s
Infrastructure Replacement and Expansion Program
(“IREP”) of $16,971,000. The average monthly bill for
the various classes of customers will be changed as
follows:
($) INCREASE
(%) INCREASE
Residential
$ 9.63
% 10.57
Commercial
$ 14.23
% 4.09
Large Commercial
$ 1,058.29
% 1.31
Industrial
$ 378.26
% 1.69
Resale
$ 125.36
% 1.31
Other
$ –
% –
This increase incorporates the rate impact of the
cumulative investment under the IREP that was placed
into service as of September 30, 2025. As a result, the
Company proposes to reduce the IREP component of
its rates relating to that investment when the new base
rates go into effect.
Resale customers of Mountaineer Gas Company
include Canaan Valley Gas Company, Cardinal Natural
Gas Company, Hope Gas, Inc., Megan Oil and Gas
Company, Inc., and City of Philippi.
The increases shown are based on averages of all
customers in the indicated class. Individual customers
may receive increases that are greater or less than
average. Furthermore, the requested 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. Any increase
in rates and charges will not become effective until
authorized and approved by the Public Service
Commission. (If a hearing is scheduled, notice will
be given of the time and place of hearing.)
Anyone desiring to intervene and act as a party in the
case should file on or before May 5, 2026, a Petition to
Intervene complying with the Commission rules on
intervention in the Rules of Practice and Procedure , 150 C.S.R. 1, unless otherwise modified by Commission
order. The Commission may establish a final deadline
for intervention. Failure to timely protest or intervene
can affect your rights to protest any rate increases or to
participate in future proceedings. Anyone desiring to
protest should file a written protest as soon as possible, although protests will be accepted by the Commission
through the pendency of this proceeding. All protests or
requests to intervene should briefly state the reason for the protest or intervention. Requests to intervene must
comply with the Commission’s rules on intervention. All
interventions may be mailed and addressed to Karen Buckley, Executive Secretary, Public Service
Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston
West Virginia 25323 or may be hand-delivered. Protests
may be filed online through the Commission website (
www.psc.statw.wv.us using the “Submit a Comment”
link or may be mailed to the Executive Secretary at the same address as above.
A complete copy of the Company’s tariff proposals and
a representative of the Company to provide information
concerning this tariff are available to all customers,
prospective customers or their agents at the following
office of the Company:
501 56 th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304
A copy of this tariff is also available for public inspection
at the office of the Executive Secretary of the Public
Service Commission at 201 Brooks Street, Charleston,
West Virginia 25301.
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