ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) — Anderson County’s mayor and commission are calling on Tennessee’s congressional delegation to intervene after a Canadian-owned pipeline company raised rates by more than 100%.
In a letter to lawmakers, Mayor Terry Frank and commissioners criticized East Tennessee Natural Gas for raising its transportation rate by 123% and its storage rate by 178% in November.
The company is the only interstate natural gas pipeline that runs across Tennessee from east to west and the only supplier for many utilities in the region. When their costs go up, they get passed straight through to customers…