Current tariff
The Kentucky Public Service Commission approved rules and regulations that govern the operations and rates of Columbia Gas of Kentucky.
Customer Bill of Rights
As a residential customer of a regulated public utility in Kentucky, you are guaranteed rights.
Natural gas prices
Effective February 29, 2024, Columbia Gas of Kentucky's gas supply cost is $2.9536 per Mcf, a decrease of 42 percent, or $2.1361 per Mcf from the previous quarter. This price will remain in effect until the next regular quarterly adjustment in June 2024.The Actual Cost Adjustment
Each quarterly gas cost adjustment is a projection of what Columbia Gas expects to pay for the natural gas it purchases for its customers in the upcoming quarter. That price is derived by a formula that takes into consideration current and projected market prices, storage costs and interstate pipeline charges.Although these quarterly projected prices are based on the most current data available, they are estimates. Since Columbia Gas of Kentucky does not earn a profit on the price of gas, these estimates must be reconciled to what was actually paid. This reconciliation is done to ensure that customers pay exactly what was paid by Columbia for their natural gas supplies. The reconciliation is known as an actual cost adjustment. The actual cost adjustment may be applied as either a charge or a credit, depending on whether Columbia overestimated the cost of natural gas purchased or underestimated the cost. This charge or credit is embedded in the gas supply cost paid by customers.
Current Price Breakdown for Columbia-Supplied Customers and CHOICE Participants
If you are now supplied by Columbia Gas of Kentucky and were a participant in the Customer CHOICE ® Program during the previous 12 months, your cost will be $4.2446, a decrease of $1.2011 per Mcf. This price is applicable for those billing month(s) this year during which you were enrolled with a CHOICE supplier in the previous year. Your gas supply cost will then change to $2.9536 per Mcf (or the price in effect at that time) for the months during which you were supplied by the CHOICE program last year.
If you are now a Customer CHOICE Program participant and were supplied by Columbia Gas of Kentucky during the previous 12 months, your bill will show a credit of 1.0466 per Mcf for the months during which you were supplied by Columbia Gas of Kentucky last year.
Customer Choice Notice of Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky has scheduled a hearing on the Application of Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. to Extend its Small Volume Gas Transportation Service, Case No. 2021-00386, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, at the Commission's offices located at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky for the purpose of taking evidence on Columbia Gas' Application. This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov. Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov.
Green Path Notice Posting
On December 29, 2022 Columbia Gas of Kentucky, lnc. tendered an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission Case No. 2022-00049. Columbia proposes to adopt a five-year pilot for a voluntary program whereby eligible residential and commercial customers may opt-in to a volumetric rate, the collections of which are used to offset the carbon emissions generated by customer usage. The rider will be called the “Green Path” Rider, proposed to be effective after July 1, 2023. View the Green Path Rider here.
Only customers that sign up for this voluntary program will be impacted by the proposed Rider rates. There is no impact on the existing rates of any customer. Because it is a new tariff, there is no present rate for this proposed rider. If a customer elects to participate in this voluntary pilot, the estimated bill impact is outlined in the table below:
Customer Type | Average Monthly Usage | Bill Impact – 50% Option | Bill Impact – Net Zero Option |
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Residential | 5.6 Mcf | $10.02 | $20.03 |
Commercial | 27.3 Mcf | $48.82 | $97.64 |
A person may examine this tariff filing at the offices of Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc., located at 2001 Mercer Road, Lexington, KY 40511 1-800-432-9345 or its website https://www.columbiagasky.com. A person may examine the tariff filing at the Commission’s offices located at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or through the Commission’s website at http://psc.ky.gov. Comments regarding the application may be submitted to the Public Service Commission through its Web site or by mail to Public Service Commission, Post Office Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602.
The rates contained in this notice are the rates proposed by Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. but the Commission may order rates to be charged that differ from the proposed rates contained in this notice. Any person may submit a timely written request to intervene to the Commission, 211 Sower Boulevard, P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602, establishing the grounds for the request including the status and interest of the party. If the Commission does not receive a request to intervene within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, the Commission may take final action on the tariff filing.