Heat's coming for Nicor customers

Chicago Tribune ^ | 9/13/2005 | Robert Manor

[Rutles4Ever]

In a grim sign for consumers, Nicor Gas is expecting a major jump in bad debt because high natural gas prices could cause home heating bills to climb this winter.The company is asking the Illinois Commerce Commission to increase the amount of uncollectable bills it can charge its customers to $36 million from $8 million, effective next month. Nicor is allowed to shift the cost of unpaid gas bills to its other customers who are current with their own bills.

"It is the high gas costs," said spokesman Don Ingle.

[SNIP]

"This month it is $1" a therm, Ingle said.

[Rutles4Ever]

Boy, I do love this country. Where else can law abiding citizens get reamed like nobody's business when deadbeats show up?

I've started running a balance with Nicor to head off the sticker shock come January. $1/therm is nuts.

[2banana]

Nicor is allowed to shift the cost of unpaid gas bills to its other customers who are current with their own bills.

Ahh socialism...

[American_Centurion]

Nicor is allowed to shift the cost of unpaid gas bills to its other customers who are current with their own bills

I've started running a balance with Nicor to head off the sticker shock come January. $1/therm is nuts.

Hellooooooo. Just don't pay your bill, man! They'll find somone else to do it for you. Sheesh, they've already told you that if you pay, they're gonna stick it in you deep. Come on!

[Rutles4Ever]

ping

[norraad]

Does anyone know what MX energy is?

&/or all those other mystery charges on our gas bills?

[stylin19a]

Bet you don't see it as a separate line item on the bill called:
"Additonal collection from you to pay for deadbeats"

[Velveeta]

Thanks for the ping. Grrrr!

" We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.”
Hillary Clinton

[Bob]

$1/therm is nuts.

Since I don't have gas, I have to ask. What has the 'normal' rate been?