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Which Gas Utilities Are Facing Rate Pressure?

Regulators are watching. Customers are pushing back. Some utilities are exposed. Are you one of them?

1,199186 U.S. utilities ranked by rate-increase vulnerability — the ones regulators will flag, the ones customers will fight, and the ones that are safe. For now.

The PressurePoint Score = effective electricitygas rate × poverty rate. See full methodology →

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Rate Basis
All-in uses the rate paid by customers on utility basic service (bundled), which includes supply. Utility-billed divides the utility's reported revenue by all kWh, excluding third-party supply.
All-in uses the rate paid by customers who buy their gas from the utility, which includes the gas commodity. Utility-billed divides all of the utility's residential revenue by all Mcf delivered, including delivery-only service for customers who buy gas from a marketer.
Utilities in Cohort
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Avg Effective Electricity RateAvg Effective Gas Rate
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Avg Poverty Rate
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Highest Pressure
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Lowest Pressure
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Rate-Increase Vulnerability Ranking
Ranked by PressurePoint Score (effective electricitygas rate × poverty rate) · Click any row to explore
Most Exposed top 20%
At Risk top 40%
Watch List top 60%
Defensible bottom 40%
Rank
Utility
Effective Electricity RateEffective Gas Rate
Poverty Rate
5-yr Effective Rate Change
Pressure
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Pressure Tier
Parent Company
How the System Score Is Calculated
Effective Rate
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Customer Vulnerability
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of customers below poverty line
0% U.S. avg 12.5%4.8% 30%+
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Affordability Pressure
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system PressurePoint Score
Context
Est. Monthly Bill
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Rate vs National Avg
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Residential Customers
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Disconnections
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Cohort Position
Where the System Score Stands Among Large IOUs
Peer Comparison
Large IOUs Ranked Around the System Score
Underneath the Parent
Where the Pressure Sits

What This Means for Your Next Rate Case

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Pressure Rank
How Your Score Is Calculated
Electricity RateGas Rate
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effective rate ($/kWh$/Mcf)
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Customer Vulnerability
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of customers below poverty line
0% U.S. avg 12.5%4.8% 30%+
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Affordability Pressure
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PressurePoint Score
Context
Your Est. Monthly Bill
National Percentile
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across all 1,199 utilitiesacross all 186 utilities
Rate vs National Avg
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State Rank
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Cohort Position
Where You Stand in Your Tier
Your Neighborhood
Utilities Ranked Around You
Programs and Rate Design
Demand Management and Seasonality, 2024 vs 2019
Demand Response
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Energy Efficiency
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Dynamic Pricing
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Net Metering
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Rate Seasonality
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What This Means for Your Next Rate Case

See Where Your Rate Case Risk Is Concentrated  →
See how we've helped utilities like yours
Your affordability briefing is ready
Your peer comparison, your rate trajectory analysis, and a full breakdown of where your affordability exposure is concentrated.
Get Your Affordability Playbook  →
What Utilities Like Yours Are Doing About It

The most proactive utilities aren't waiting for their next rate case to act.

01
Know Who's Income-Eligible

Identify which customers qualify for assistance programs before they fall behind on payments. Utilities using data-driven outreach see 20% enrollment increases in their customer assistance programs.

02
Predict Who Will Struggle

Find customers heading toward hardship — whether or not they're income-eligible. One utility recovered 47% of overdue payments by targeting the right households at the right time.

03
Prove You Acted

Document proactive outreach so regulators see evidence, not excuses. Utilities using household-level intelligence achieve 300%+ above-benchmark engagement with their most vulnerable customers.

LMI & Affordability Programs
Payment Recovery
Customer Assistance Programs
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