Customers of Mountaineer Gas Company will pay an extra dollar and a half each month after a decision by the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia.
The gas company was approved Wednesday for an additional $5.2 million dollars for pipeline replacement and other infrastructure upgrades.
That will mean an increase of $1.55 in rates, or nearly 2 percent more for the average customer.
The rates are effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Mountaineer Gas asked for the increase on July 31 and proposed to accelerate its original plan to replace aged pipes and other infrastructure. According to PSC filings, that effort has been ongoing for the past decade.
The funds are part of a planned investment of $445 million for infrastructure replacement and system upgrades during the five-year period of 2026 through 2030, including $77 million in 2026.
Mountaineer Gas is the largest natural gas distribution company in the state, servicing over 220,000 customers in 50 of 55 counties in West Virginia.