ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has raised the monthly bill for customers.
The company submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its quarterly adjustment to gas supply charges, effective Feb. 1. This adjustment increased the monthly bill of a typical residential customer with annual usage of 99,300 cubic feet of gas by $5.22, from $74.84 to $80.06.
The rate adjustment is primarily due to higher market prices for natural gas, which have increased the cost of natural gas supplies that National Fuel purchases for customers. Gas supply costs are passed along to customers dollar for dollar, with no mark-up or profit to National Fuel.
Pennsylvania utility companies are permitted to update gas supply charges on a quarterly basis to reflect changes in the market price of natural gas. The next opportunity to adjust gas supply charges will be May 1. National Fuel’s price-to-compare gas commodity charge also will increase to $0.45876 per 100 cubic feet (ccf). This reference point, detailed on the National Fuel bill under Gas Supply Charges, is important for customers who are shopping for an alternate gas supplier.
