Understand Your Bill

Applicable to residential customers. A residential consumer includes an individually-metered residential unit or dwelling that is operated by a public housing agency acting as an administrator of public housing programs under the direction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This also applies to builders in single or multiple dwellings for domestic use, as well as those involved in property sales or resales for domestic purposes.

This rate is only available to full requirements customers of Texas Gas Service Company, a Division of ONE Gas, Inc.

Customers pay a Customer or Service Charge to help recover the fixed costs of providing natural gas service. Fixed costs include bill processing, meter reading, meter equipment, service line maintenance and customer service personnel.

Customers pay a Delivery Charge to have natural gas delivered to their residence or business. The charge is based on billed gas usage and may vary monthly.

Cost of Gas (COG) includes the cost the company pays for natural gas, as well as related storage and transportation costs. The COG may also contain other charges approved by the appropriate regulatory authority. State statutes or regulations do not allow the company to mark up the cost of gas.

The Weather Normalization Adjustment (WNA), which is related to normal weather and is applied to the billed usage and appears as a credit, if it is colder than normal, or a debit, if it is warmer than normal. In Texas, the factor changes monthly.

Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program (GRIP) is an interim rate adjustment filing to recover investment in the system from the previous year. Texas Gas Service uses GRIP to recover investments made in its distribution system to minimize the size of rate increases following a rate case.

All approved rate case expenses are to be recovered as a separate monthly volumetric charge, pursuant to Commission Order and/or City Ordinance.

Legally mandated Pipeline Integrity Safety Testing expenses incurred by the company during the prior year are recovered through a separate monthly volumetric charge.

An annual fee charged during the April billing cycle that will not exceed $1.00 per service or service line, assessed by the Railroad Commission of Texas. 

A volumetric rate that applies to customers in the incorporated areas of the cities of Anthony, Clint, El Paso, Horizon City, San Elizario, Socorro, and Vinton, Texas only.

A monthly fee set by city ordinance, authorized by state law, that allows the company to use public rights-of-way to deliver natural gas service to its customers. The company is required to collect this fee from customers on behalf of the city.

A fee authorized by state law that the company must pay when operating within an incorporated city or town with a population greater than 1,000.  

A fixed monthly charge billed to customers in certain areas of West Texas that had natural gas service infrastructure extended to their community.   

Ccf
Abbreviation for 100 cubic feet.

Mcf
Abbreviation for 1,000 cubic feet.

Dth
Abbreviation for 1,000,000 Btu's (1 MMBtu).

If you believe your bill is incorrect, call our customer service line at 800-700-2443 before the final service date printed on the bill. We will promptly investigate and advise you of the results. In the event the dispute is not resolved, we will inform you of the complaint procedures of the appropriate regulatory authority.

Natural gas service will not be disconnected for the bill you are disputing but subsequent months must be paid while the bill is being investigated. You will not be required to pay the disputed portion of your bill that exceeds the average usage for the billing period at current rates.

If you have a serious health problem that will result in someone residing at your residence becoming seriously ill or more seriously ill if service is discontinued, we may be able to continue your service for an additional 20 days. We must receive a written request from you or a written statement from a licensed physician no later than five working days after the due date of the bill. Our customer service representatives can work with you to provide a deferred payment agreement. Customers 60 years or older may request a payment extension of up to 10 days past the due date without penalty.

Registering a Complaint with the Regulatory Authority

Complaints not handled to your satisfaction may be registered with the company’s regulatory authority. Complaints should be submitted in writing. Customers inside the city limits should contact their local officials at city hall. Customers in unincorporated areas may contact:

Director
Gas Utilities Division
Railroad Commission of Texas
P.O. Box 12967
Austin, TX 78711