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 56th 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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