ATLANTA - The Public Service Commission named Scana Energy Tuesday as the state's regulated gas marketer. <br>
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Scana will assume responsibility for serving low-income residents and people who have been denied service because of past debt problems. <br>
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Scana will receive $275,000 to publicize a program which is expected to apply to as many as 300,000 Georgians. <br>
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Based on PSC calculations from the 33-cent per therm gas price, the PSC estimates that low-income residents will pay about $40.90 per month, including a $4.95 service fee. <br>
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People with bad debt would pay $52.36 per month, which includes an $11.95 monthly service fee. <br>
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Two other marketers -- Georgia Natural Gas and Infinite Energy -- bid for the program. The Legislature ordered the PSC to select a regulated marketer for low-income and customers in debt. <br>
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Commission Chairman David Burgess says he's hopeful that gas bills will fall for all consumers since many of the delinquent accounts will be removed from the deregulated system. <br>
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The PSC said Scana had the best proposal for the three.
