The ABGC is a charge for gas related storage expenses. Although the ABGC is billed as a separate line item for Choices For You customers, it is not an additional cost. Customers buying their gas from [..]

A company certificated by the Commission that sells natural gas to residential and small commercial customers who are eligible to choose an alternative natural gas supplier.

Point at which a local gas utility receives gas from a pipeline company. An AGS typically would be responsible for transporting natural gas on behalf of its customer to the applicable local gas utilit [..]

The CSC recovers the costs to assist in the daily balancing of gas supplies on Nicor Gas' system. The CSC is not an additional cost for Customer Select participants -- customers buying their gas [..]

Charges that cover the operating and distribution costs of the utility. These charges may also be called distribution charges. Delivery charges recover costs to maintain the pipes, meters and other fu [..]

Under this plan you pay the same price per therm for natural gas each month, but the bill will vary based on the amount of gas used.

Under this plan, you pay the same amount every month for a set period of time. Changes in your use or the market price of natural gas should not affect the amount you pay. A fixed bill plan may includ [..]

It is the cost the utility pays for the natural gas it delivers to its customers without "mark up". The price of gas varies by month and is subject to an annual prudency review by the Commis [..]

Tying the commodity price for natural gas in a contract to other published prices, such as monthly spot prices for gas. Under these plans, you can expect the price for natural gas to change monthly, w [..]

A non-residential customer that consumed 5,000 or fewer therms of natural gas during the previous year. Usage by the same commercial customer shall be aggregated to include usage at the same premises [..]