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Natural Gas Rates
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AUB offers two residential rate classes that are based on the customer's level of gas usage in a year period. Each year, AUB will review all residential customers and automatically place them into the appropriate rate class based on usage.
The residential rates for natural gas have two components:
- Part of the monthly rate is an amount fixed for a year that won't change during that time. This portion covers AUB's fixed costs of operation, such as overhead, budgeted maintenance expenses, and maintenance reserves.
- The other portion of the rate-called the PGA, for purchased gas adjustment-will fluctuate slightly based on what AUB has to pay for gas. This portion of the rate is calculated monthly based on the wholesale price that AUB pays for natural gas that month on the commodities market.
Click on the rate links for details of each.
Commercial/Industrial Gas Rates
AUB offers 10 commercial and industrial rate classes. The various classes are based on usage, demand, interruptible status, and other variables. Please use the links below to see detailed explanations and conditions for each rate class. Don't hesitate to call AUB for any needed clarifications.
Rate Schedule 32: Small Commercial and Industrial
Rate Schedule 42: Industrial and Large Commercial Low Load Factor
Rate Schedule 43: Industrial and Large Commercial High Load Factor
Rate Schedule 52: Interruptible Low Load Factor
Rate Schedule 53: Interruptible High Load Factor
Rate Schedule 63: Firm Transportation High Load Factor
Rate Schedule 62: Firm Transportation Low Load Factor
Rate Schedule 73: Interruptible Transportation High Load Factor
Rate Schedule 72: Interruptible Transportation Low Load Factor
Rate Schedule 12: Off Peak
Residential Application for Gas Service
Appling for natural gas service is easy, and we're here to help. You may apply for natural gas service in our office. We request that you bring photo identification and your complete street address for the location to receive service.
The following are minimum gas service tap fees for new installations or renovations.
| Meter Set Fee |
$15.00 |
| Excess Flow Valve Fee (Optional) |
$100.00 |
| Tap Fee |
$200.00 |
| Additional footage (per foot) |
$1.00 |
Service Line Footage Credit
Service line footage credit for appliance installation may be accrued in accordance with the following.
| APPLIANCE |
FOOTAGE CREDIT |
| Water Heater |
200 |
| Primary Heat |
200 |
| Each two mantel or open flame outdoor lighting unit |
200 |
| Clothes Dryer |
200 |
| Swimming Pool heater |
200 |
| Natural gas heated spa |
200 |
| Patio Fire Pit |
200 |
| Each one mantel outdoor lighting unit |
150 |
| Range |
150 |
| Unvented gas logs |
150 |
| Each space heater |
150 |
| Outdoor grill |
100 |
| Vented gas logs |
100 |
Customers taking advantage of the service line footage credit will not be required to pay any additional footage charges at the time of their installation. Cases where the footage credits are greater than the footage from the property line to the meter set will reduce the tap fee by $1.00 per foot of credit. The customer will have ninety days from the completion date of the service line to tap and/ or meter set installation to install appliances. Customer's who elect not to install appliances will be charged for credited footage.
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Natural Gas Service-Residential
The residential rate is available to any residential household or dwelling.
If the dwelling also houses a commercial operation, the available floor
space must be predominately residential under this rate.
Natural Gas Service-Small Commercial
This rate is available to all small commercial and light industrial
(excluding processing and steam generation) customers, or others whose
operations precludes them from qualifying for residential service,
using less than 8000 ccf per month. In the event that curtailment
of service is necessary AUB makes every effort, based on the
information we receive from our pipeline suppliers, to notify
customers at least 24 hours in advance. However, due to the rapid
nature of gas supply issues in some unusual circumstances
notification may be on a much shorter basis.
Natural Gas Service-Large Commercial/Industrial
This rate schedule applies to commercial/industrial customers using
gas for processing or steam generation and/or using 8,000 ccf or
more at least three months in a twelve-month period. In the
event that curtailment of service is necessary AUB makes every
effort, based on the information we receive from our pipeline
suppliers, to notify customers at least 24 hours in advance.
However, due to the rapid nature of gas supply issues in some
unusual circumstances notification may be
on a much shorter basis.
Natural Gas Service-Interruptible Rate
Under this service rate, industrial customers must use process
as a prerequisite for contracting for interruptible service.
The required contract with AUB’s Division of Natural Gas
outlines the provisions for interruptible gas service according
to Rates, Rules and Regulations, and Extension Policies.
Customers contracted for the Interruptible rate must have a backup
source of energy available, such as propane/air. In the event
that curtailment of service is necessary, interruptible customers
are curtailed prior to other industrial customers who are on the
straight industrial rate. AUB makes every effort, based on the
information we receive from our pipeline suppliers, to notify
customers at least 24 hours in advance. However, due to the rapid
nature of gas supply issues in some unusual circumstances notification
may be on a much shorter basis.
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