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atural Gas Prices Going Up
Chairman of the Public
Commission today
West Virginia consum-
L the cost of natural gas
substantially "this
over last winter and
to make prepar-
!now for the upcoming
: season•
McDonald said
that the average
customers of the
two largest gas utilit-
Gas of West
a and Hope Natural Gas
will use about 30
cubic feet ( 30 Mcf) of
the coldest month of
News
Lmbers held
meeting at the
David Grimmett. The
the program was
Calvin Morgan
meeting to
leaders, Carol Ber-
Bradley and Andria
led the group with a
Virginia Boys and
led the
Poems about
were read by Ch-
and Lisa Gill. Myra
gave a report on the
exchanged names
party was
for the next meeting at
of Teresa Bragg at
8th. Refresh-
served by Laura
ad Ray Richmond.
were :
and Calvin "Morgan,
Laura Brand-
Gill, Chris Bragg,
Bragg, Donna Grim-
,,g, Carol Ben-
in Richmond, Mrs.
Mrs. Pearl Binion,
Mrs. Gloria Gr-
G]ayds Bragg.
eadow
ge
lartin
d Mrs. James Wickline
home Saturday after
faro-
• and Mrs. Douglas
and Danny Wickline,
; and Mrs.
and family and Mrs.
and family of
i, Ohio•
Martin and her
visited her daughter,
Williams of Bell-,
Mrs. Dale Will-
a birthday Sunday
' 18 and his daughter,
a birth-
19. She is a"
old.
Mrs. Otis Martin of
SF visited
and her son,
November 11.
Martin celebrated
nit was discharged
County
n is at home.
ews
:. the Modified Life
nce coverage red-
'hatf at age 65 or 70,
r 1 life insurance av-
,: insured may eont-
tl! 1 amount of Modi"
iSUrance by replac-
::LWeased amount with
"I)!r?m[eum p°licy'must Anbe
Special Ordinary
iiI receiving unem- <
0r0 ipensati°n Wiil
IY effect on my
, L l Bill educational
'InCOme is not con-
,e payment of ed-
ances under the GI
A 6 jv .fPaymentaregen-
l on hours of ate-
the cost of the
!he Veterans Admi-
job
finding ass-
terans?
- Wides information
1 .' Iarts ' on-the-job
I ll/,oo00.,p training
m ql" etc. through all
-- ' )ffice's.
l: that l was
, lotified
--'i COmpensation 11
eed,i nd I waived a
. ' il retired pay. Will I
" full amount of
ii r the past year?
12323b i Will be taxed only
::t ay that exceeds
' : Ion to which you
i!:il
the winter for which he or she
will pay $104 to Columbia and
$98 to Hope. Last winter the
same amount cost approximat-
ely $60 and $85 respectively.
McDonald said the increased
cost is due to a number of
factors. Foremost is the pass-
age by Congress last November
of the Natural Gas Policy Act
which dramatically increased
the price producers can demand
for their gas.
The impact of the new "
maximum lawful ceiling prices
"under the NGPA was not fully
realized last winter because of
the time required to obtain well
certification and to pass the
increase through pipeline and
distribution companies to cust-
omers. But the full impact will
be felt this winter by customers
of most of the State's 33 gas
utilities.
In addition, substantial in-
creases in the prices of pur-
chased synthetic and imported
liquified natural gas (LNG)
which supplement supplies of
domestic natural gas have been
approved by federal regulatory
authorities since last winter and
will be reflected in customers'
bills in the future• McDonald
emphasized that the NGPA and
LNG price increases resulted
from action by the federal
government and thus were bey-
ond the control of the PSC.
Moreover, a large part of the
gas sold in West Virignia is
purchased from a pipeline
company under federally-regul-
ated prices. The PSC has no
control over these rates and
thus cannot act to lower the
price.
However, the PSC has active-
ly intervened in Federal pro-
ceedings involving both the NG-
PA and LNG price increases.
The PSC is one of the very few
state utility commissions act-
ively pursuing the question of
the reasonableness of these in-
creases.
Due to increases in operation
and maintenance expenses and
capital costs, particularly in-
terest expenses, many gas ut-
ilities are asking the PSC for
rate increases and winning at
least a portion of their req-
uests, the Chairman said. Pre-
sently both Hope and Columbia
have rates in effect under bend
although in both cases the PSC
has. issued interim orders red-
ucing the rates from those
which had been requested. The
two cases are scheduled to be
The increases vary from 3 per
cent to 75 per cent, with only one
company showing a decrease.
While the percentage increases
vary, most West Virginians will
pay about $100 for the 30 Mcf, up
from about $85 last winter.
Customers of Consumers Gas
Utility's Huntington Division
will experience a decrease of
approximately 10 per cent in
ther January 1980 bills from
their January 1979 bills as the
result of a new rule issued by
the PSC this summer whcih
limits the amount of unaccount-
ed for gas which a company is
allowed to recover from its
customers. Nevertheless, Cons-
umers' Huntington Division will
still have the highest rates in
the state, and the PSC has
indicated it will intensify its
investigation of the company's
poor performance and high line
loss.
"I urge every West Virginian
who uses gas for heating to
complete weather-proofing pre-
parations for winter as soon as
possible," the Chairman said. "
Each customer should consider
installing additional insulation
in attics, walls and floors, add-
ing storm doors and windows,
caulking around door and win-
dow frames and closing off air
vents such as fireplace chim-
neys when not in use.
"Customers should contact
their building materials suppl-
ier, contractor or utility com-
pany for additional energy sav-
ing measures and consider sign-
ing up for the budget pay-
ment plan if they haven't al-
ready done so," he added.
Legislation recently passed
by the U.S. Congress will pro-
vide about $1.6 billion of aid to
needy persons for help in pay-
ing utility bills this winter. Mr.
McDonald called on the West
Virginia Legislature to approp-
riate sufficient additional funds
so that West Virginians won't
have to choose between heating
and eating int he coming mon-
ths.
"I realize that the burden of
high utility bills is terrible on
everyone now and particularly
on the poor and those on fixed
incomes," he said. "Many peo-
ple will have a very difficult
time paying high bills.
The PSC keeps rates as low as
we feel we reasonably and
legally can. The Legislature has
required us to base rates on
cost. Thus, if utility bill relief
for any particular class of cus-
tomer is to be enacted, such
relief should come from the
Legislature."
Customers should contact
their utility companies if they
have any questions about bills
or tariffs. In addition, the PSC's
toll- free Consumer complmm
Hotline is available to answer
questions any customer may
have. The number is 1-800- 642-
8544.
A list of major gas utilities
and the cost of 30 Mcf in
January 1979 and January 1980
follows. The list demonstrates
that each company's rates are
different because each has a
different supply source, supply,
mix, operating costs, invest-
ment, capital costs and line
loss.
At the same time McDon-
ald announced that the Comm-
ission has recently completed
an informal survey to establish
projections on gas supplies for
the coming winter months. The'
survey reveals that most com-
panies can provide adequate
gas supplies for a 10 per cent
colder than normal winter. Col-
umbia states it can operate at 10
per cent below normal weather
conditions if the time frame
were prolonged from November
1 through February 14. Consol-
idated reports its gas supplies
are more than ample to cover
existing loads plus major add-
itions of customers.
So says the VA. T,uo00
• " bv Jerrv Marcus
Con#Bit your IoeM islephone directory under
Unid S# Oovsrnment for HIe number
of/he Vrn# AMminhrffntion.
Tues. Nov. 27,
,, ,h/) HOST RIG.
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decided early this winter and
could result in further reduce- "
ions and refunds.
Columbia's rates show a gr-
eater increase than Hope's
from January 1979 to January
1980 because of the filing by
Columbia of a rate case in
March, 1979, part of which will
be in effect under bond for the
first time this winter. The rates
in Hope's pending case were in
effect last January•
The Chairman released figu-
res comparing average resid-
ential heating bills in January
1979 and January 1980, which
indicate that customers who use
an average of 30 Mcf of gas to
heat their homes in January
1979, will experience up to a 75
per cent increase in their Jan-
uary 1980 bills over their Jan-
uary 1979 bills, depending on the
utility company from. whom
they buy gas.
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