“These actions will save customers $10 million and bring the average bill in at about 4 percent less than those of SoCalGas.” “Facing the highest natural gas prices in Long Beach’s history, Long Beach Utilities took swift action to mitigate the impact on customers as much as possible,” the department said. Gillian Wright, senior vice president and chief customer officer at the utility, said, “We know that these higher prices have a real impact on our customers.” 6 SoCalGas announced a $1 million contribution to the Gas Assistance Fund, its program to help lower income customers pay their natural gas bills. Long Beach Utilities put out a similar statement on Wednesday, Jan. “As a result, our customers can expect to see higher gas bills in the coming weeks.” “There’s no easy way to put this: January bills are likely to be shockingly high,” SoCalGas said in a Thursday, Dec. Southern California Gas Company - a subsidiary of Sempra Energy that serves more than 21.8 million customers in Central and Southern California - along with Long Beach Utilities, the city’s independent gas provider, recently warned customers to prepare for unavoidable increases in their gas bills this month. Related: California moves to ban natural gas furnaces and heaters by 2030 Southern California residents, get ready for a severe case of sticker shock as your natural gas bills across the region soar more than double this winter, according to the region’s two chief utility companies.
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