Natural gas is an important part of everyday life. So it's nice to know that you can rely on Peoples Gas to keep your business comfortable. We're making improvements to ensure that you have a reliable supply of natural gas for years to come.
The following charges appear on your monthly gas bill:
The Delivery Charge is made up of a fixed Customer Charge and volumetric charges.
The Customer Charge covers many of the fixed costs to deliver safe and reliable natural gas. These costs exist regardless of how much gas a customer uses. For example, fixed costs include:
The Volumetric charge on your bill varies each month based on how many therms of gas you use.
| Type of Natural Gas Service | Type of Customer | Customer Charge | Volumetric Charge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General service to multi-family, commercial and industrial customers | Rate 2 | $64.50 per month | First 100 therms | $.35445 |
| Next 4,900 therms | $.13976 | |||
| More than 5,000 therms | $.07433 | |||
The Gas Charge is the purchase, transportation and storage of gas, as well as the management of gas supplies for our customers. This charge includes the actual price we pay to purchase gas from suppliers, including the costs of interstate pipeline transportation and storage services (these charges vary each month with the market price of natural gas.)
| Month | Price per Therm |
|---|---|
| November 2009 | $0.5465 |
| October 2009 | $0.5068 |
| November 2008 | $1.0198 |
Please Note: Peoples Gas does not profit from the price of gas, which appears on your bill as the Gas Charge. This charge reflects Peoples Gas' actual cost for gas.
See a list of Historical Gas Charges.
Each month your bill includes a charge to fund programs to encourage energy efficiency and conservation, while also helping to protect the environment for the future. This program is a collaborative effort with other public and private organizations and will be administered by third parties with experience in energy efficiencies. More information will become available throughout the year.
A charge that pays for the cleanup from past manufactured gas operations.
This tool separates the amount we charge to deliver gas from customers' energy use and taxes. Generally, when weather is colder than normal, customers will receive a credit and when it's warmer than normal, customers will receive a charge. The adjustment relates only to the cost for delivering gas to you. It does not in any way affect charges for the gas you use.