Retail Unbundling - Idaho
Status: The state has no unbundled service
programs for residential customers.
Overview: No retail unbundling program is being considered
at this time by either the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) or the state
legislature. Currently, only large industrial customers can receive unbundled
service from the local distribution company (LDC). The PUC regulates two LDCs:
Intermountain Gas Company and Avista Utilities. In December 1998, the PUC
established competitive practice standards for Intermountain Gas and set up a
registry of gas marketers who wish to provide service within the utility's
service area.
EIA State Data: In 2003, Idaho had 274,481 residential
and 32,274commercial customers. They consumed 19 and 12 billion cubic feet of
natural gas, respectively. The average prices paid for natural gas purchased
from local distribution companies by residential and commercial customers were
$7.59 and $6.93 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.
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File last modified: 01/31/2005