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New Jersey Approves Gas Rate Hikes For Three Utilities

Siding with New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate Blossom Peretz’spleadings for moderation, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities(BPU) at a special meeting last week granted provisional approvalto three utilities for minimum requested rate increases that wouldpass on the rising commodity cost of natural gas.

October 16, 2000

New Jersey Approves Higher Gas Rates

Siding with New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate Blossom Peretz’spleadings for moderation, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities(BPU) at a special meeting yesterday granted provisional approvalto three utilities for the minimum requested rate increase to passon the rising commodity cost of natural gas. New Jersey NaturalGas (NJNG) received the 16% it petitioned for, but ElizabethtownGas (ETG) and Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G)received far less than requested.

October 11, 2000
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