| NW Natural General Rate Case Request |
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Salem, OR. On December 31, 2011 Northwest Natural Gas Company submitted a general rate increase request to the Oregon Public Utility Commission.
The overall revenue increase request is about 6 percent or $43.7 million.
In addition to the revenue increase request, the company is also proposing a mechanism to address clean-up expenses related to legacy manufactured gas plant operations. The proposal would collect in rates only those costs that insurance does not cover and would do so over many years to lessen the impact on customer bills. This mechanism could result in an additional 1 to 3 percent increase.
Commission staff and customer groups will need about nine months to review every part of the request and make a recommendation to the Commission.
The company says the request addresses higher costs associated with maintaining and operating the company’s pipeline system and serving customers, as well as employee pension and other benefit costs.
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