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AARP Arizona Is Concerned about Southwest Gas' Rate-Hike and Decoupling Proposal
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(OPEN):
A-A-R-P IS CONCERNED ABOUT A SOUTHWEST GAS
RATE-HIKE-PROPOSAL THAT COULD MEAN HIGHER NATURAL-GAS COSTS TO ITS ONE-MILLION
CONSUMERS--TOTALING 52-MILLION DOLLARS. IN ADDITION TO THE
RATE-HIKE, SOUTHWEST GAS IS ALSO SEEKING APPROVAL OF PERIODIC
RATE-INCREASES THROUGH A DECOUPLING-MECHANISM THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THE
COMPANY'S REVENUE WOULD NOT DECLINE--EVEN WHEN CONSUMERS USE LESS
NATURAL-GAS. A-A-R-P ARIZONA'S CYNTHIA FAGYAS
[AS IN "VEGAS" AND "FAYGO"] EXPLAINS...
(FAGYAS):
"THOUSANDS OF
ARIZONANS ARE OUT OF WORK. THERE HAS BEEN NO 'SOCIAL
SECURITY'-INCREASE FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS. FOOD- AND
GASOLINE-PRICES ARE UP. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO RAISE RATES.
A-A-R-P BELIEVES [THAT] INCREASING SOUTHWEST GAS REVENUE BY 52-MILLION
DOLLARS IS WAY-TOO-MUCH. A-A-R-P IS WORKING TO HOLD DOWN
UTILITY-RATES--AND IS URGING THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
TO REJECT THE SOUTHWEST GAS RATE-HIKE- AND DECOUPLING-PROPOSAL, BECAUSE
IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE TO THOUSANDS OF ARIZONANS AT THIS TIME."
(CLOSE):
AN ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION OPEN-MEETING TO
TENTATIVELY DECIDE THE SOUTHWEST GAS RATE-HIKE-REQUEST WILL BE HELD, AT
THE COMMISSION'S OFFICE IN PHOENIX, ON DECEMBER 13TH AND 14TH.
A-A-R-P IS URGING CONSUMERS TO CONTACT THE COMMISSION--AND ASK THEM TO
REJECT THE SOUTHWEST GAS RATE-HIKE- AND DECOUPLING-PROPOSAL.
