CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Mountaineer Gas Company has submitted filings with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia that will affect customers’ bills.
These filings were made July 31. They consist of adjustments made to Purchased Gas Cost Rates and to Infrastructure Replacement and Expansion Program (IREP) rates. The latter support ongoing infrastructure investments to provide safe, reliable service.
The adjustments to the Purchased Gas Cost rates are set to take effect on November first. In the filing, the company proposed $3.960 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) for residential service and $7.391 per Mcf for general service customers.
Also included in the filing was a monthly Pipeline Demand Charge increase from $11.08 to $20.59 for residential customers. The proposed increases are subjected to approval of the PSC’ after a review of the request.
For an average customer who uses 6 Mcf per month will likely see an increase of approximately $12.51 or 15.56% starting November 1. The average residential customer’s bill will go from $80.39 to $92.90.
IREP rate increase will go into effect January 1, 2026. The company filed for an IREP rate increase of $0.258 per Mcf for residential customers and $0.147 per Mcf for general service customers.
For residential customers who use 72 Mcf, this would result in an annual increase of $18.58 or approximately $1.55 per month.
When this is combined with the proposed purchased gas cost rate, they typical customer who uses on average 6 Mcf per month, could see an increase of $14.06 per month or 17.5%.