Nearly 70,000 homeowners in Hamilton and Bradley counties who heat their houses with natural gas will pay an average of $4.21 more a month, starting this fall, if regulators approve an annual capital cost recovery plan submitted by Chattanooga Gas Co.
Chattanooga Gas Co., in partnership with The Salvation Army of Greater Chattanooga, is launching a natural gas bill payment assistance program known as the Shield of Warmth.
Chattanooga Gas Co. will raise its natural gas rates by an average of 6.3% next month under an annual cost recovery adjustment approved by state regulators Monday.
Chattanooga Gas Co. has become one of the first gas utilities in the country to shift entirely to certified low-emission natural gas as part of the commitment by its parent company to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Homeowners in Hamilton and Bradley counties who heat their houses with natural gas will pay an average $4.19 more a month, starting this fall, if regulators approve an annual capital cost recovery plan submitted Thursday by Chattanooga Gas Co.