| Status: The State has no unbundled services
for residential customers. |
| Overview: In September 2006, the Vermont Public Service Board (Board) approved a memorandum of understanding on Alternative Regulation ("Plan") between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. (VGS) and the Vermont Department of Public Service, the State's public advocate. Under the Plan, VGS is entitled to set rates based on the revenue required to recover its cost of service based on traditional ratemaking principles, but the Plan also includes a purchased gas adjustment clause and an earnings sharing mechanism. In 2007, the Board approved VGS tariffs providing interruptible service, including transportation-only service and bundled-sales service. |
| EIA State Data: In 2006,
Vermont
had 34,081 residential and 4,861
commercial customers. They consumed 3 and 2 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
$14.18 and $11.13 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.
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