Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley will unveil a new tool that people without natural gas as a home energy source can use to make their need known to his offices and state suppliers.
Presley will discuss and answer questions about the new tool at 6 p.m. today at the Lowndes County Courthouse. He said the tool, which is modeled after another effort he spearheaded to bring Internet and cell phone service to rural areas known as ‘Zap the Gap,’ will provide customers with a paper or online form where they can specify that they would like a natural gas service option in their area. From the feedback he gets, Presley said he hopes to be able to more clearly identify the areas in his district where the need for natural gas is the greatest.
“My main job is to help Mississippians save as much of their hard-earned money as possible when it comes to utility rates. Giving our people more energy options at home does just that,” Presley said in a press release. “Natural gas has proven to be a reliable, cheap energy alternative that customers around the state and nation have taken advantage of, and many Mississippians have taken notice.”
Last month, Presley called for the state natural gas suppliers to develop and file plans of intent within 60 days with the PSC to make their services available in underserved areas.
The Energy Information Administration data determined that natural gas was more energy and environmentally efficient because it burns 30 percent more cleanly than petroleum and 45 percent more than coal.
Nathan Gregory covers city and county government for The Dispatch.
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