TX · gas · OS-24-00019196
Closed case·Complete·Authorized
The proceeding supplies the current comprehensive rate foundation for Atmos's Mid-Tex unincorporated territory; numeric settlement metrics remain omitted until they are normalized from the order attachments.
Atmos filed to change gas utility rates in the unincorporated Mid-Tex service area. The RRC approved a settlement order on June 17, 2025, and compliance tariffs became effective August 1, 2025.
Aug 1, 2025
Not scheduled
Case stage
complete
Filed
Nov 18, 2024
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Jun 17, 2025
Rates effective
Aug 1, 2025
State rules
This docket is a full base-rate review. Selected charges can change on separate schedules without reopening every issue in this case.
Full base-rate review
Annual adjustment · full case within five years
A gas utility using the interim infrastructure adjustment files annually and must complete a comprehensive cost-of-service rate case by the fifth anniversary of its first adjustment.
Rate period: The comprehensive case resets the investment, return, depreciation, tax, and allocation benchmarks used by later interim adjustments.
Governing rule ↗Between full reviews
Interim Rate Adjustment / GRIP
Annual
A gas utility may update base rates for incremental infrastructure without a full cost-of-service package. Annual filings and earnings monitoring continue until the required comprehensive review.
Governing source ↗Purchased gas adjustment
Tariff-specific pass-through
Purchased-gas clauses pass the commodity cost of gas through to customers separately from the utility's distribution base rates, with the calculation and update process set in the approved tariff.
Governing source ↗Commission decision
Utility request and Commission-authorized outcome.
| Metric | Utility request | Authorized outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | Not available Annual utility request | Not specified Total company rate-case request or Commission-authorized outcome · Jun 17, 2025 | — |
| Rate base | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Return on equity | Not specified Total company rate-case request or Commission-authorized outcome · Jun 17, 2025 | Not specified Total company rate-case request or Commission-authorized outcome · Jun 17, 2025 | — |
| Common equity ratio | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Residential bill impact | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
Prior authorizations, mechanism values, actuals, and company projections are shown separately because they are not default like-for-like case comparisons.
Common equity ratio
authorized · Atmos Mid-Tex Cities jurisdiction authorized equity layer; the approved debt/equity ratio is 42/58. · Sep 30, 2025
58%
Rate base
authorized · Atmos Mid-Tex Cities jurisdiction rate base; other Mid-Tex municipal jurisdictions use separate annual actions. · Sep 30, 2025
$7,146.84M
Return on equity
authorized · Atmos Mid-Tex Cities jurisdiction authorized return on equity. · Sep 30, 2025
9.8%
3 events · 3 documents · 2 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Nov 18, 2024
Statement of intent filed
official commission · completed
Jun 17, 2025
Settlement order issued
official commission · completed
Aug 1, 2025
Compliance tariffs effective
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
RRC oversight and safety gas utility dockets
official docket · primary · —
Atmos Energy Mid-Tex compliance tariff
evidence · primary · Aug 1, 2025
RRC notice of hearing
evidence · primary · —
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
Atmos Energy Mid-Tex compliance tariff
utility filing · Aug 1, 2025
RRC notice of hearing
commission filing · —
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue change | authorized | party-commission | — | Not specified | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | Atmos Energy Corporation — Mid-Tex Division | — | Not specified | |
| Return on equity | authorized | party-commission | — | Not specified | |
| Return on equity | utility request | Atmos Energy Corporation — Mid-Tex Division | — | Not specified |