The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a rate application for Southwest Gas customers which involves an increase in the monthly bill and also increases the eligibility for low income customers to qualify for assistance.
Southwest Gas originally asked for a $31.9 million increase in revenue. A settlement agreement which was approved by the Commission set that revenue increase at $16 million. The average annual bill impact for residential customers would be an increase of 1.09 percent.
The conditions of the rate case included an amendment which requires the company to investigate the feasibility of adopting an automatic enrollment process to enroll more customers in the Low Income Ratepayer Assistance Program.
Southwest Gas serves 1.9 million people in Arizona, California, and Nevada.