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The regulator is also proposing new standards for suppliers to make it easier for customers who are struggling to pay their bills to get support.
WGL Holdings, Inc., is a public utility holding company that serves more than 1 million customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. [1] A subsidiary of AltaGas, it provides natural gas, electricity, sustainable energy, carbon neutrality and energy services, and also is engaged in natural gas exploration, production, and storage.
Public utilities are meant to supply goods and services that are considered essential; water, gas, electricity, telephone, waste disposal, and other communication systems represent much of the public utility market. The transmission lines used in the transportation of electricity, or natural gas pipelines, have natural monopoly characteristics.
Washington state’s average cost of gas per gallon is now $4.03 — a 13-cent decrease from September’s average of $4.16. Last October, gas averaged $5.13 a gallon in Washington, $1.10 above ...
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In 1978, during a national energy crisis, Congress passed PURPA to encourage alternative energy sources at a time when gas was scarce. PURPA required that electric utilities purchase renewable energy from certain sources. Under the law, utilities were required to charge rates to customers that were reasonable. [25]
Washington state’s average cost of gas per gallon is now $4.60 — a 47-cent decrease from October’s average of $5.07. Last November, gas averaged $4.83 a gallon in Washington state, 23 cents ...
AltaGas operates regulated utilities that store and deliver natural gas to end‑users across North America. The utility businesses serve approximately 1.8 million customers. The company operates as Washington Gas in the Washington metropolitan area and SEMCO Energy Gas Company in Michigan .