Southwest Gas applied for an 11.5% – $90 million annual – rate increase for its captive Arizona customers, citing an increase in customer growth since 2019 as its justification. The trade association groups use this revenue for strategies to undermine policies for electrification and promote ones that encourage the use of fossil gas. The RNG Coalition is a 501(c)6 trade association that promotes the expansion of “renewable natural gas” (RNG) markets. In Arizona, utility regulators recently agreed with the Residential Utility Consumer Office’s recommendation to allow Arizona Public Service, an electric utility, to recover only 50% of its industry association dues. Each block costs $5 per month and would offset 10 therms of fossil gas usage per month, according to SWG.

Source: Washington Post July 07, 2022 21:08 UTC