Natural gas price increases in Kansas City

Technical Report · Fri Feb 10 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6841322

Substantial recent increases in natural gas prices have focused considerable congressional and public attention on natural gas issues. To determine which factors contributed to an almost double-price increase in the Kansas City metropolitan area between January 1981 and January 1983, GAO obtained and analyzed information from the distribution company which sells gas to retail customers in Kansas City, and from that company's principal supplier. GAO found that about three quarters of the increase was due to the supplier's higher gas purchase costs; the remaining increase stemmed from operation and maintenance, taxes, depreciation, interest, return on equity, and other expenses. In April 1983, the supplier reduced its rates to the distributor, which in turn reduced its rates to retail customers. The result was a decrease of about 20 percent in the per-unit cost of gas to a residential customer.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Resources, Community and Economic Development Div.
• OSTI ID: 6841322
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-84-77; ON: TI84901119
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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