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Falfurrias Utility Board Falfurrias, Texas. Natural Gas Rate Study and Long-Term Financial Plan Presented November 19, 2013 Capex Consulting Group Email: jsnowden@capexconsulting.com Web site: www.capexconsulting.com. Seven Year Financial Performance.
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Falfurrias Utility Board Falfurrias, Texas Natural Gas Rate Study and Long-Term Financial Plan Presented November 19, 2013 Capex Consulting Group Email: jsnowden@capexconsulting.com Web site: www.capexconsulting.com
Advantages of Therm Billing • The energy factor of the natural gas is derived from the corresponding monthly statement provided by the City’s wholesale natural gas supplier • By billing in therms, FUB’snatural gas customers will pay for the heating value of their natural gas, not the volume of gas used • Losses should be reduced as a result of the conversion
Pro Forma Cash Flow under Restructured Rates – Average Consumption
Recommended Next Steps • Evaluate no-charge gas accounts • Consider billing in hundreds of units instead of thousands • Consider billing in MMBTus instead of Cubic Feet • Incorporate Staff, Board, and Council comments into study • Advise ratepayers of proposed increases • Draft rate ordinance