Notice of Intent To Change Rates

CUSTOMER NOTICE OF REQUEST TO SUSPEND INTERIM RATE ADJUSTMENT:
TEXAS GAS SERVICE PROPOSES CURRENT CUSTOMER
RATES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTH TEXAS SERVICE AREA ENVIRONS
On December 7, 2015, Texas Gas Service Company, a division of ONE Gas, Inc. (“Company”),
made its annual Interim Rate Adjustment (“IRA”) filing with the Railroad Commission of Texas
(“Commission”), for the approximately 233 residential, 26 commercial, one industrial, and one
standard transportation customer within the environs of the Company’s South Texas Service Area
(“STXSA”), which includes the environs of Cuero, Gonzales, Lockhart, Luling, Nixon, Shiner, and
Yoakum, Texas (“Environs”). HOWEVER, THE COMPANY HAS ASKED THE COMMISSION
TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF THE INTERIM RATE ADJUSTMENT THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE BECOME EFFECTIVE ON FEBRUARY 5, 2016. If the Company’s operational
suspension request is granted, customers within the Environs will experience no increase in gas
utility rates as a result of this filing.
Pursuant to TEX. UTIL. CODE ANN. § 104.301, this annual adjustment is designed to allow the
Company to recover the incremental cost of its new investment made in the South Texas Service
Area for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2014. Unless the Company’s operational
suspension request is granted, this annual IRA would increase the monthly average bill for all
residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers within the Environs. The
Company’s calculation of the IRA amount that would be added to the current base charge on
customer bills absent the Company’s operational suspension request is shown in the table below.
Rate Schedule
Current and
Proposed
Customer Charge
Residential (Rate Schedule 1E)
Commercial (Rate Schedule 2E)
Industrial (Rate Schedule 3E)
Commercial Transportation (Rate Schedule T-2)
Industrial Transportation (Rate Schedule T-3)
$21.11
$47.34
$124.65
$551.05
$702.69
2015 Interim
Adjustment Not
Implemented by Texas
Gas
$2.52
$9.02
$25.09
$148.54
$265.07
A complete copy of the IRA tariff filing made with the Railroad Commission of Texas is available
for inspection in the Company’s business offices located at 1100 Main Street, Cuero, Texas 77954.
Persons with specific questions or desiring additional information about this filing may contact the
Company at 1-800-700-2443. Information regarding this IRA filing is also available on the internet
at http://www.texasgasservice.com. Any affected person may file written comments or a protest
concerning the proposed interim rate adjustment with the Oversight & Safety Division, Gas
Services Department, Railroad Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711-2967.
Nota al cliente:
La compañía Texas Gas Service por este medio notifica su intención de no implementar un
aumento a la tarifa de gas que le provee. Para obtener una copia de este aviso en español,
por favor llame al número gratuito 1-800-700-2443 o envíe un mensaje de correo
electrónico a la dirección [email protected].
TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY