KENNEWICK, WASH. – March 15, 2022 – A temporary charge for Cascade Natural Gas customers in Washington will end March 31, resulting in an overall price decrease of 8%. The average monthly payment for a residential customer will decrease by about $4.25.
The temporary charge, which was in place for three years, was associated with the unanticipated cost increases from a supply interruption due to an Enbridge pipeline explosion on Oct. 9, 2018. Any cost that remains at the end of March will be included in the company’s annual commodity deferral filing, effective Nov. 1.
The proposed change will affect all of Cascade’s Washington core customers. Transportation customers are not impacted by the filing made with the Utilities and Transportation Commission.
Cascade Natural Gas is a natural gas distribution company serving approximately 305,500 residential, commercial, industrial and transportation customers in 95 communities in Washington and Oregon. Cascade is a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats indices, and is Building a Strong America® by providing essential products and services through its regulated energy delivery and construction materials and services businesses. For more information about MDU Resources, see the company’s website at www.mdu.com. For more information about Cascade, visit www.cngc.com.
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