Chattanooga Gas submits annual financial review to the Tennessee Public Utility Commission

The company seeks to recover costs incurred while enhancing safety, reliability and expanding its system to meet demand

Chattanooga, Tenn. – April 21, 2025 – Today, Chattanooga Gas filed a financial review of its 2024 revenues, operational costs, and investments with the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (TPUC). Through TPUC’s Annual Rate Review Mechanism (ARM), the company seeks to adjust 2025 rates to recover the costs of work already performed in 2024. That critical work included strengthening the safety and reliability of the company’s infrastructure which continues to provide uninterrupted services to customers even on the coldest days of the year.

Demand for service from Chattanooga Gas increased in 2024, with more than 1,100 new residential and commercial customers connecting to the system. To continue reliably meeting the region’s growing needs, Chattanooga Gas made infrastructure additions and improvements which supported increased demand and provided greater system capacity to high-growth residential, commercial, and industrial areas for new and existing customers.

“The continued growth in both Bradley and Hamilton counties is testament to the hard work of communities, business and partners dedicated to making the region a desired place to live and work. It’s a privilege to be part of the communities we serve, and our priority remains maintaining the clean, safe, reliable and affordable natural gas system our 71,000 customers rely on every day,” said Walt Farrell, president and CEO of Chattanooga Gas. “Our ARM filing underscores our commitment to working with TPUC to deliver essential natural gas services to homes and businesses, always keeping our customers at the forefront of our efforts.”

If approved, the 2025 rate increase to the typical residential customer’s total average bill would be $2.43 per month. A TPUC decision on the ARM filing is expected in August. Any new rate adjustments likely would go into effect in September.

For more information about Chattanooga Gas visit www.chattanoogagas.com.

 

About Chattanooga Gas
Chattanooga Gas is one of four natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Chattanooga Gas provides retail natural gas sales and transportation services to approximately 71,000 customers in Hamilton and Bradley counties in southeast Tennessee. The Chattanooga Gas service area includes the communities of Chattanooga, Cleveland, Red Bank, East Ridge, Lookout Mountain and Signal Mountain. For more information, visit chattanoogagas.com.
 

About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.4 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states with approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
 

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