Georgia PSC Approves Natural Gas Pipeline Replacement Plan | WABE 90.1 FM

Many of Georgia’s natural gas customers will soon see higher utility bills. That’s after the Georgia Public Service Commission approved a $275 million dollar agreement with Atlanta Gas Light Company today.

Under the agreement, customers of 10 natural gas marketers who use the company’s pipes will begin paying an additional 48 cents per month on their natural gas bills this fall.

The agreement will be phased in over four years and will increase to a total of $1.45 per month by January of 2016 and go through 2025.

It will allow Atlanta Gas Light to replace more than 750 miles of plastic pipe, which was installed between 1965 and the early 1980s. PSC commissioner Bubba McDonald says replacing the aging pipe will continue to put Georgia ahead of many other states.

And he says the amount customers will have to pay is small in comparison to ensuring the company’s natural gas system is safe and reliable.

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