Atlanta Gas Light Company
Base Charges For Residential Customers
DDDC Factor: 1.300
Peaking Pool Group? Yes
Base Charges for the Month of: December 2011
Charge Name Rate Charge
1 Customer Charge $11.00 Per Customer $11.00
2 Design Day Capacity Charge $8.22 Multiplied by the DDDC Factor $10.69
3 Meter Reading Charge $0.71 Per Customer $0.71
4 Peaking Charge $0.94 Multiplied by the DDDC Factor $1.22
5 Franchise Recovery Fee $0.5061 Multiplied by the DDDC Factor $0.66
6 Social Responsibility Charge $0.0000 Per Customer $0.00
7 Customer Education Charge $0.00 Per Customer $0.00
8 Environmental Response Costs Charge $0.2242 Multiplied by the DDDC Factor $0.29
9 STRIDE $3.13 Per Customer $3.13
Total $27.70
Charge Description
1 Customer Charge This charge covers the fixed costs that are unique to an individual
customer. (For example, the meter, regulator, and the service lines.)
2 Design Day Capacity Charge This charge recovers all common costs of providing delivery service
based on a customer's demand on Atlanta Gas Light Company's
system on the coldest day of the year.
3 Meter Reading This cost will recover the costs of reading the customer's meter.
4 Peaking Service This charge recovers the cost of operating liquefied natural gas and
propane. The charge is only applicable to certain areas of the state.
5 Franchise Recovery Cost This amount is added to the customer's bill each month to recover
fees that Atlanta Gas Light Company pays to cities for the right to
use public rights-of-way for the company's gas lines and other facilities.
6 Social Responsibility Cost Rider The Social Responsibility Cost covers the cost of providing a senior
citizens discount to eligible customers. The rider is charged to all
residential customers who are not receiving the senior citizens discount.
7 Customer Education This charge covers the cost of providing customer education
regarding deregulation. Program ended as of April 1, 2001.
8 Environmental Recovery Cost This charge recovers costs associated with the environmental
clean-up of Manufactured Gas Plants.
9 STRIDE This charge covers the cost of specific GPSC-approved programs to maintain
the integrity and reliability of Atlanta Gas Light Company's pipes system.