§ 51.01 SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES.
   There shall be and hereby are established for the use of and the service rendered by the municipal gas utility of the city, the following rates and charges:
   (A)   Rates and Charges for General Natural Gas Services.
      (1)              Rates
                  per THERM
         First   8 THERMS per month   $0.5633
         Next   12 THERMS per month   $0.2612
         Next   980 THERMS per month   $0.2101
         Next   1,000 THERMS per month   $0.1809
         Over   2,000 THERMS per month   $0.1690
      (2) Minimum charge per month.
         Excluding gas used for space heating purposes    $3.33 per meter per month.
      (3)   Minimum charge per month.
         Including gas used for space heating purposes        $15.78
      (4)   Gas cost adjustment factor. The above rates will be subject to a gas cost adjustment factor occasioned solely by changes in the cost of purchased gas. An application for an adjustment to the rate shall be filed quarterly with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to be applicable for a three-month period.
   (B)   Rates and Charges for Large Firm Industrial Gas Service.
      (1)              Rates
                  per THERM
         First   2,000 THERMS per month       $0.1845
         Next   18,000 THERMS per month    $0.1793
         Next   40,000 THERMS per month    $0.1622
         Next   50,000 THERMS per month    $0.1554
         Next   110,000 THERMS per month    $0.1333
      (2)   Minimum charge per month.
            Per meter per month - $678.52
      (3)   Gas cost adjustment factor. The above rates will be subject to a gas cost adjustment factor occasioned solely by changes in the cost of purchased gas. An application for an adjustment to the rate shall be filed quarterly with the Public Service Commission to be applicable for a three-month period.
   (C)   Tap-In Fees. A tap-in fee shall be paid for all new services installed at customer's request, based on the following schedule:
 
Meter Size
Fees
0 to 150 inches of service line
$700.00
151 to 500 inches of service line
$1,000.00
501 to 1,000 inches of service line
$1,250.00
1,000 or above
Industrial - to be set by Utility Board
 
(Ord. 87-3, passed 3-16-87; Am. Ord. 1997-8, passed 9-8-97; Am. Ord. 2022-010, passed 12-19-22)