Explanation of Charges
Below is a brief summary of the charges that could appear on a Washington customer bill:
Basic Service Charge
Average Cost of Gas
Delivery Charge
Energy Assistance Fund
Decoupling Mechanism
Deferred Gas Costs
Conservation
Pipeline Replacement
City Tax
Protected EDIT
Unprotected EDIT
FIT Credit
Temp. Gas Cost Amortization
Gas costs are a straight pass through, meaning, Cascade does not earn a profit on the cost of gas. The actual cost of gas is compared to the approved cost built into customer rates with the difference ultimately being charged or refunded to customers in a subsequent period.
Below is a brief summary of the charges that could appear on an Oregon customer bill:
Basic Service Charge
Delivery Charge
Average Cost of Gas
City Tax
Public Purpose Fund
The PPC applies a charge to bills equal to a percentage of customers’ total charges for gas service. Collections from this charge fund the Energy Trust of Oregon (Energy Trust) delivered natural gas energy efficiency programs offered to sales customers in Cascade’s Oregon service territory as well as the Company’s low-income programs, which include the Oregon bill pay assistance program, OLIEC and CAT. (e.g. Schedule 31)