Public Service Commission Of West Virginia ELECTRIC ND GS RESIDENTIL RTE COMPRISON OCTOBER 1, 1998 Prepared by: Francis J. DiVita Utilities nalyst I Special Studies Section Utilities Division
TBLE OF CONTENTS page INTRODUCTION 1-2 WEST VIRGINI ND BORDERING STTES ELECTRIC RESIDENTIL RTE COMPRISONS 3 WEST VIRGINI ND BORDERING STTES GS RESIDENTIL RTE COMPRISONS 4 LTERNTIVE FUEL COST - WEST VIRGINI 5 NTIONL ELECTRIC COMPRISONS - 600 Kwh 6 NTIONL GS COMPRISONS - 30 Mcf 7 EXHIBITS 8-9
INTRODUCTION This Residential Rate Comparison report is prepared by the Utilities Division (Special Studies Section) of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. The original study compared electric and gas residential rates between West Virginia and bordering states. The study was later expanded to include comparisons with other areas of the United States and with alternative heating fuels. Information in this report is compiled from a survey of utility companies and the state Public Service Commissions. The utility companies and the major cities served were picked at random by the various state Commissions. ll of the rates used in the calculations were effective as of October 1, 1998. It should be noted that some of the rates used maybe in effect subject to regulatory approval. lso, rates may change between October 1 and the date of the next report, January 1, 1999. The residential electric bills are calculated at 600, 1,500 and 2,500 kilowatt-hour usage (Table 1). The residential gas bills are calculated at 30 Mcf usage (Table 2). Graphs (Exhibits and B) further illustrate the residential electric and gas costs to West Virginia customers. -1-
The study also includes comparisons of alternative heating fuels and cost of these fuels (Table 3). In Table 3, the calculations are based on sixty-five and eighty-five percent efficiency rate. The average unit costs in this table were taken from two major electric and two major gas companies (ppalachian Power, Monongahela Power, Mountaineer Gas and Hope Gas). These calculations represent an estimate of electric and gas bills for the majority of West Virginia customers. The residential electric and gas rates in the continental United States and the District of Columbia are shown in Tables 4 and 5. To show more relevance of the comparisons the cost was calculated and arranged from highest to lowest. lso, rate information was requested as to cost being average, below average, or above average for each state. The electric data showed twenty-three (23) average, eleven (11) above average, five (5) below average, six (6) did not respond to the question and four (4) not available. The gas data showed twenty-seven (27) average, eight (8) above average, ten (10) below average, two (2) did not respond to the question and two (2) not available. Respectfully submitted, Francis J. DiVita Utilities nalyst I Utilities Division Special Studies Section (304) 340-0386 -2-
TBLE 1 RESIDENTIL RTE COMPRISONS (ELECTRIC SERVICE) WEST VIRGINI ND BORDERING STTES S OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 West Virginia Usage 600 Kwh 1,500 Kwh 2,500 Kwh $ $ $ merican Electric Power (PCo) 36.31 76.27 120.67 Monongahela Power Company (llegheny) 44.71 105.02 172.03 The Potomac Edison Company (llegheny) 41.75 98.44 161.43 West Virginia Power 49.21 112.83 183.52 merican Electric Power (Wheeling) 42.96 96.45 152.16 Kentucky merican Electric Power 33.91 72.90 116.25 Louisville Gas & Electric Co. 38.30 79.14 124.27 Maryland Ohio Baltimore Gas and Electric 53.96 113.48 179.62 llegheny Power (The Potomac Edison Company) 45.15 105.38 172.29 Cleveland Electric Company 75.93 162.30 244.25 Ohio Power Company 53.81 121.52 194.54 Columbus Southern Power Company 47.92 96.03 133.69 Pennsylvania Duquesne Light Company 74.10 175.69 288.56 West Penn Power Company 41.90 97.26 158.77 Virginia merican Electric Power (PCo) 41.74 89.30 139.61 x The Potomac Edison Company 45.37 105.23 171.75 Virginia Power Company 46.82 103.25 161.57 x Did Not Respond, Latest Calculations Used -3-
TBLE 2 RESIDENTIL RTE COMPRISONS (NTURL GS SERVICE) WEST VIRGINI ND BORDERING STTES S OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 West Virginia Usage 30 Mcf $ Equitable Gas Company 271.98 Hope Gas, Inc. 206.40 Mountaineer Gas Company 181.10 Shenandoah Gas 245.59 West Virginia Power Gas Service 224.48 Kentucky Columbia Gas 202.11 Louisville Gas and Electric 179.53 Maryland Ohio Baltimore Gas and Electric 235.31 Columbia Gas 186.28 Columbia Gas (Portsmouth) 207.96 Columbia Gas (Steubenville) 207.96 East Ohio Gas Co. (Youngstown) 193.03 East Ohio Gas Co. (Cleveland) 193.03 East Ohio Gas Co. River Gas Division (Marietta) 154.17 Pennsylvania Equitable Gas Company 252.33 Columbia Gas 208.12 Virginia x Columbia Gas of Virginia. 254.49 Shenandoah Gas 210.77 x Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. 250.40 x Did Not Respond, Latest Calculations Used -4-
TBLE 3 LTERNTIVE FUELS COST COMPRISON FOR 19.5 MILLION BTUS OF HET USED S OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 QUNTITY VERGE OF HET FUEL UNITS UNIT TOTL TYPE OF FUEL USED PURCHSED ()(B) COST (C) COST MMBTU $ $ Natural Gas (65%) 19.5 30.00 Mcf 6.4583 193.75 Natural Gas (85%) 19.5 22.94 Mcf 6.5224 149.63 No. 2 Fuel Oil (65%) 19.5 216.31 Gal. 0.738 159.64 No. 2 Fuel Oil (85%) 19.5 165.41 Gal. 0.738 122.07 Propane (65%) 19.5 327.19 Gal. 0.99 323.92 Propane (85%) 19.5 250.20 Gal. 0.99 247.70 Electricity (Heat Pump) 19.5 2,857.00 Kwh 0.058175 166.20 Electricity (Resistance) 19.5 5,713.00 Kwh 0.056945 325.32 Notes: () (B) Natural Gas, Number 2 Fuel Oil and Propane furnaces were calculated at two levels of efficiency 65% and 85%. Electricity was calculated using coefficients of performance of 2.0 for heat pumps and 1.0 for resistance heating. Calculations based on the following norms: Natural Gas No. 2 Fuel Oil Propane Electricity 1,000,000 BTUs/Mcf 138,690 BTUs/Gal. 91,690 BTUs/Gal. 3,413 BTUs/Kwh (C) Natural Gas average unit cost taken from Mountaineer and Hope Gas Companies. Electricity average unit cost taken from ppalachian Power Company (merican Electric Power) and Monongahela Power Company (llegheny Power) Companies. verage unit cost for Number 2 Fuel Oil and Propane were provided by the West Virginia Petroleum Marketers ssociation.
RESIDENTIL ELECTRIC RTES IN THE CONTINENTL UNITED STTES ND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBI OCTOBER 1, 1998 TBLE 4 STTE MJOR CITY SERVED UTILITY COMPNY 600 KWH $ Unit Cost /KWH 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 9 20 21 23 24 25 18 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 22 33 34 35 36 37 38 41 42 43 39 44 45 46 40 47 48 49 B N B N N B N B B Delaware New Hampshire New York Maine Ohio Pennsylvania Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont California Rhode Island Iowa Mississippi rizona rkansas New Mexico Michigan Illinois New Jersey Maryland South Dakota South Carolina Texas North Carolina Wisconsin Indiana Virginia Oklahoma Georgia Florida Colorado Louisiana Wyoming Minnesota Kansas Missouri Montana Utah Oregon labama District of Columbia Kentucky West Virginia Nevada Washington Nebraska Idaho North Dakota Tennessee Wilmington Manchester New York City Portland Cleveland Pittsburg Hartford Boston Rutland Oakland Pawtucket Des Moines Jackson Phoenix Little Rock lbuquerque Detroit Chicago Elizabeth Baltimore berdeen Columbia Houston Raleigh Milwaukee Terre Haute Richmond Oklahoma City Georgia Miami Denver New Orleans Cheyenne Minneapolis Topeka St. Louis Billings Salt Lake City Portland Birmingham Washington DC Louisville Charleston Las Vegas Bellingham Lincoln Boise Fargo Kingsport Delmarva Power and Light Co. Public Service Co. of New Hampshire Consolidated Edison Company Central Maine Power Co. Cleveland Electric Duquesne Light Co. Connecticut Light and Power Co. Boston Edison Company Central Vermont Public Service Co. Pacific Gas and Electric Blackstone Valley Electric Co. Mid merican Energy Company Mississippi Power and Light Co. rizona Public Service Company Enetergy rkansas, Inc. Public Service Co. of New Mexico Detroit Edison Company Commonwealth Edison Company Public Service Electric and Gas Co. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Northwestern Public Service Co. South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. Houston Lighting and Power Co. Carolina Power and Light Co. Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Public Service of Indiana Energy, Inc. Virginia Power Company Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. Georgia Power Company Florida Power and Light Co. Public Service Co. of Colorado Entergy New Orleans, Inc. Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power Co. Northern States Power Co. Western Resources/KPL Gas Service Union Electric Company The Montana Power Co. Utah Power and Light Portland General Electric labama Power Company Potomac Electric Power Co. Louisville Gas and Electric Co. merican Electric Power (PCo) Nevada Power Company Puget Sound Power & Light Co. Lincoln Electric System Idaho Power Company Northern States Power Company Kingsport Power Company 94.82 81.08 77.95 75.93 74.10 72.59 71.10 68.60 68.25 67.00 60.36 58.66 58.62 58.28 55.81 54.97 54.27 53.99 53.96 51.11 50.38 49.65 49.14 48.19 47.60 46.82 46.81 45.49 45.38 45.18 44.89 43.58 43.08 42.90 41.74 41.68 41.31 39.67 39.25 39.00 38.30 36.31 34.41 34.08 33.60 32.88 32.13 29.24 15.80 13.51 12.99 12.66 12.35 12.10 11.85 11.43 11.38 11.17 10.06 9.78 9.77 9.71 9.30 9.16 9.05 9.00 8.99 8.52 8.40 8.28 8.19 8.03 7.93 7.80 7.80 7.58 7.56 7.53 7.48 7.26 7.18 7.15 6.96 6.95 6.89 6.61 6.54 6.50 6.38 6.05 5.74 5.68 5.60 5.48 5.36 4.87 B N verage bove verage Below verage No Response Not vailable Did Not Respond, Latest Calculations Used -6-
RESIDENTIL GS RTES IN THE CONTINENTL UNITED STTES ND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBI OCTOBER 1, 1998 TBLE 5 STTE MJOR CITY SERVED UTILITY COMPNY 30 MCF $ Unit Cost $/mcf 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 N B B N B B B B B B B B Delaware Wisconsin Connecticut Florida Pennsylvania Virginia New York Maryland North Carolina New Hampshire District of Columbia Indiana Rhode Island California rizona South Dakota South Carolina Tennessee Ohio New Jersey Vermont Maine Louisiana labama West Virginia Oregon Kentucky rkansas Massachusetts Kansas Nevada Washington Georgia Minnesota Iowa Mississippi Utah Texas North Dakota Idaho Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska Michigan Montana New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Wilmington Milwaukee Hartford Miami Pittsburg Virginia Beach New York Baltimore Raleigh Manchester Washington DC Terre Haute Pawtucket Oakland Phoenix berdeen Columbia Nashville Cleveland Elizabeth Burlington Portland New Orleans Birmingham Charleston Portland Louisville Little Rock Boston Topeka Las Vegas Bellingham Georgia Minneapolis Des Moines Jackson Salt Lake City Houston Fargo Boise Chicago St. Louis Oklahoma City Lincoln Detroit Billings lbuquerque Colorado Cheyenne Delmarva Power and Light (Gas Division Wisconsin Gas Company 290.34 Connecticut Natural Gas Co. 275.40 City Gas Company of Florida 257.47 Equitable Gas Company 252.33 Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. 251.83 Consolidated Edison 242.39 Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. 235.31 Public Service Co. of North Carolina 227.02 Energy North Natural Gas 225.37 Washington Gas and Light 216.63 Indiana Gas Company 212.89 Valley Gas Company 212.86 Pacific Gas and Electric 209.79 Southwest Gas Corporation 201.74 Northwestern Public Service Co. 201.44 South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. 198.57 Nashville Gas Company 193.30 East Ohio Gas Company 193.03 Elizabethtown Gas Co. 190.59 Vermont Gas Systems 188.43 Northern Utilities, Inc. 187.90 Entergy New Orleans, Inc. 184.48 labama Gas Corporation 182.29 Mountaineer Gas Company 181.10 Northwest Natural Gas Co. 180.61 Louisville Gas and Elecctric Co. 179.53 rkansas Louisiana Gas Co. 177.34 Boston Gas Company 169.85 Kansas Gas Service/Western Resources 166.28 Southwest Gas Corporation 162.88 Cascade Natural Gas Corporation 162.65 tlanta Gas Light Company 161.66 Minnegasco 156.03 Mid merican Energy Company 153.42 Mississippi Valley Gas Co. 152.78 Questar Gas Company 151.31 Entex Corporation 147.50 Northern States Power Co. 140.67 Intermountain Gas Company 139.02 Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. 133.65 Laclede Gas 133.56 Oklahoma Natural Gas 130.01 Lincoln Electric System. 115.96 Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. 110.96 Montana - Dakota Utilities 103.67 Gas Company of New Mexico 98.41 Public Service Co. of Colorado 87.78 Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power Co. 77.23 9.68 9.18 8.58 8.41 8.39 8.08 7.84 7.57 7.51 7.22 7.10 7.10 6.99 6.72 6.71 6.62 6.44 6.43 6.35 6.28 6.26 6.15 6.08 6.04 6.02 5.98 5.91 5.66 5.54 5.43 5.42 5.39 5.20 5.11 5.09 5.04 4.92 4.69 4.63 4.46 4.45 4.33 3.87 3.70 3.46 3.28 2.93 2.57 B N verage bove verage Below verage No Response Not vailable Did Not Respond, Latest Calculations Used -7-
WV Residential Electric Service 600 Kwh Bill at OCTOBER 1, 1998 50 40 Dollars 30 20 10 0 WV POWER WHEELING PCO -8-
WV Residential Gas Service 30 Mcf Bill at OCTOBER 1, 1998 Dollars 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 EQUITBLE SHENNDOH WV POWER GS HOPE MOUNTINEER -9-