Rates

Current Rates

Average Residential Bill

Interactive Calculations for Average Bill
      This calculator allows you to calculate the change in a typical residential bill during a period of interest by specifying two different months. The effective date in the month has to be inputed as the first of the month.      

Bill Components
            Energy Charge $/Therm + Monthly Facility Charge + Tax
                1 Therm = 1CCF (100 Cubic Feet)* Btu Factor

Changes In Rates

            General Rate Case (GRC): In a General Rate Case, the rates are designed so that the utility recovers its costs and earns reasonable returns.  The Commission grants the utility an increase or a decrease in rates after examining utility’s cost of service.  This type of rate change is subject to the provisions of the NC General Statutes 62-130,131,132, and 133.

            Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA): The rates include the cost of the gas purchased by the utility to be delivered to the consumer. This cost is charged to the consumer as a pass through cost, with no mark up or return added. When the wholesale cost of the natural gas changes, the company is allowed to request a change in the rates to track that change according to the NC General Statutes 62-133.4.

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