Chattanooga Gas Company Wants To Raise Rates

If you heat your home with natural gas, the price you pay could be going up -- despite lower fuel costs.

Chattanooga Gas Company just filed a rate case with the state to increase your bill.  The company requested an increase of over $2.5-million citing increased operating costs, increased costs to finance new infrastructure, and decreasing operating revenue due to lower usage by customers.

The hike would work out to about $2.84 for the average customer.

Meanwhile, Chattanooga Gas also proposes an energy-efficiency program, offering customers free programmable thermostats and rebates to encourage the purchase of high-efficiency appliances.  They suggest the program would save consumers money.