Legislature votes to let gas companies charge customers millions for new pipelines - cleveland.com
Legislature votes to let gas companies charge customers millions for new pipelines - cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state General Assembly passed legislation Wednesday, introduced just one day prior, allowing gas companies to charge customers up to an estimated $67 million per year to build pipelines to speculative megaproject sites.
The extra costs to customers each month would be limited to a modest $1.50. However, companies could continue to charge customers for up to five years if they can’t recover the full cost of the project sooner. The money would build up gas infrastructure for proposed megaproject sites, even with no specific buyer lined up.
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