Arkansas utility customers with past due balances will get a grace period before shut-off notices are sent. Author: Jade Jackson Updated: 6:32 PM CDT May 3, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark At the end of March, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced the COVID-19 disconnection moratorium for its regulated utility services is ending on May 3, 2021, according to the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC).
Consumers with past due balances begin receiving disconnection notices to their mailing addresses from their utility companies providing at least a 35-day grace period before shut-off notices are sent.
“We are over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and Arkansas is recovering in more ways than one,” said Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “I want folks who are going back to work, but still struggling to pay their bills, to know they have options.”
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FORT SMITH, Ark., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Summit Utilities, Inc. ( Summit ) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Arkansas and Oklahoma gas distribution assets of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. ( CenterPoint ) for an enterprise value of $2.15 billion.
CenterPoint s Arkansas and Oklahoma gas distribution systems serve approximately 525,000 customers and include 17,000 miles of gas main pipeline across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texarkana, Texas. In 2017, Summit expanded its footprint to Arkansas and Oklahoma with our acquisition of Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation. Today, we couldn t be more excited to announce our plans to serve more communities in these two great states with the acquisition of CenterPoint s Arkansas and Oklahoma gas distribution systems, said Summit Utilities President and CEO Kurt Adams. CenterPoint has built a strong reputation for quality customer service and we are eager to carry on t
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Summit Utilities Inc. of Centennial, Colorado, said Thursday that it will buy CenterPoint Energy s Arkansas and Oklahoma natural gas distribution assets in a $2.15 billion cash deal.
CenterPoint s Arkansas and Oklahoma systems serve 525,000 customers and include 17,000 miles of gas main pipeline across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texarkana, Texas.
In a news release, Summit said expanding service territories in Arkansas and Oklahoma will provide more scale and capacity to further its mission of providing exceptional service to natural gas customers in the region.
Privately held Summit also owns natural gas systems in Colorado, Maine and Missouri, where it has 100,000 customers and more than 5,400 miles of pipeline.
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