If approved by the Utah Public Service Commission, the company’s request would push up the monthly bill for a typical natural gas customer by $1.36, or $16.32 a year.
The requested 2.5 percent increase is designed to cover the rising costs of maintaining and expanding it’s natural gas distribution system, Questar said.
"This is necessary to ensure our system’s reliability and safety," Craig Wagstaff, Questar Gas executive vice president and chief operating officer, said in a statement. "Even though we’re investing more into our infrastructure to meet customers’ energy needs, we work hard to aggressively control our operating costs and provide natural gas services at rates that are consistently among the lowest in the country."
States where natural gas rates are lowest in cost per 1,000 cubic feet include:
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| Source: U.S. Energy Information Admin, 2011 |
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