CenterPoint Energy’s proposal to raise natural gas rates sparked public opposition at a hearing before the Public Utilities Commission in Dayton Tuesday evening.
CenterPoint Energy applied last year to increase natural gas rates, which would generate an additional $97 million annually for the company.
The proposed rate hike would raise the average monthly bill from over $90 to more than $115.
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“I have watched my own mother personally wipe out her savings in the last 3 years since retirement. She lives on Social Security alone. These rates will put my mother out on the street,” a concerned customer said at the public hearing…