Retail Unbundling - Alabama
Status: The state has no unbundled service
programs for residential customers.
Overview: There is no action pending in the
Alabama State Legislature or the Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding
residential natural gas unbundling. The PSC staff is monitoring the natural gas
unbundling activities and results of neighboring states. Industrial and
commercial customers can contract directly for their gas or use the utility as
an agent. These contracts are approved by the PSC as special contracts.
EIA State Data: In 2003, Alabama had 809,002 residential
and 65,313 commercial customers who consumed 47 and 25 billion cubic feet of
natural gas, respectively. The average prices paid for natural gas purchased
from local distribution companies by residential and commercial customers were
$11.81 and $10.07 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.
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File last modified: 01/31/2005