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CUSTOMER CHOICE

Giving Customers Choice

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Washington Gas is a leading proponent of giving customers the freedom to choose their natural gas supplier. Exercising this choice could result in lower gas costs and ultimately, a lower gas bill. As your natural gas utility, we believe it is our responsibility to inform you about how deregulation of the natural gas industry could have a direct impact on you, our customer.

There are two key components to your natural gas service: the supply, or actual gas product and the distribution or delivery of the gas. As a natural gas consumer, you may purchase your natural gas supply from one of a number of licensed energy supply companies or from Washington Gas, which is a regulated utility. As a regulated utility, Washington Gas charges customers the same price that the company pays for the gas supply. Licensed energy supply companies may have greater flexibility in what they charge you. They compete for your business and some may offer price incentives that could result in cost savings to you.

You Can Choose Your Natural Gas Supplier

If you choose an energy supply company other than Washington Gas, you will sign an agreement with that supplier for the terms of your service. If you wish to continue to buy from Washington Gas, no further action is necessary. Regardless of which company sells you natural gas, Washington Gas will continue to deliver gas safely and reliably to your home or business through its distribution system, address your customer needs, bill and collect for usage and respond around the clock to natural gas emergencies.

Customer Billing Options

Washington Gas Delivery Service Customers buy gas from an energy supply company. As a participant in the Customer Choice Program, you have the choice to select how you would like to be billed. Depending on what billing services your natural gas supplier offers, you may receive a single bill or two separate bills. Delivery Service customers could be billed by either method listed below and should discuss billing choices with prospective energy supply companies.

  • One bill: This method combines Washington Gas’ charges and the energy supply company’s charges. The bill may be provided by Washington Gas or by the energy supply company. If you choose to receive a combined bill from Washington Gas— which includes Washington Gas’ delivery charges and natural gas charges from the energy supply company —Maryland regulations require Washington Gas to purchase the supplier charges and they become utility charges due to Washington Gas.
  • Two separate bills: Washington Gas sends the customer a bill for the distribution charge, system charge and applicable taxes. The energy supply company sends the customer a bill for the natural gas supply and any other applicable charges.

Application of Payments

If you choose to buy gas from an energy supply company and receive a consolidated bill from Washington Gas for the delivery and supply service, the Code of Maryland Regulations currently requires that payments on your account are applied as follows:

  • First, to any past due amount owed to Washington Gas for utility related charges;
  • then, to any past due amount owed to an energy supply company, if applicable, for the cost of gas;
  • next, to any current amount due Washington Gas;
  • then, to any current amount due the energy supply company; and
  • finally, to any other non-regulated purchase that is on the bill.

Customer Choice by Jurisdiction

Customer Participation

Current Customer Enrollment:

Jurisdiction Customer Class Customers Participating Customers Eligible Percentage of Participating Customers





District of Columbia Residential 16,898 151,632 11%

Commercial 3,991 13,010 31%

Interruptible 105 115 91%





Maryland Residential 72,881 480,185 15%

Commercial 12,325 31,849 39%

Interruptible 148
148 100%





Virginia Residential 55,480 519,170 11%

Commercial 9,416 30,625 31%

Interruptible 132 136 97%
                                                

Note: Commercial figures above include Commercial & Industrial (C& I) and Group Metered Apartments (GMA) customers. Virginia data includes Shenandoah customers.

Updated: March 1, 2023

Total Customer Choice Participation by Jurisdiction

 

 

District of Columbia: 20,994 (orange)
Maryland: 85,354 (blue)
Virginia: 65,028 (green)

Updated: March 1, 2023   

Information for Gas Suppliers

If you would like to obtain information on supplier obligations, charges, enrollment nominations, code of conduct or current customer enrollment, please click below for more information.


Firm/Interruptible Curtailment Reporting


Interruptible Balancing Charge

  Balancing Charge (December 2022 – November 2023)
District of Columbia
$0.0020
Maryland $0.0244
Virginia $0.0170
               

Purchased Gas Costs


Dollars Per Therm*
Month/Year District of Columbia Maryland Virginia

Residential & Commercial Residential & Commercial Residential Commercial Group Metered Apartments
 March- 2023  $0.4955  $0.4860  $0.4357  $0.3994  $0.6942
           
 February- 2023  $0.9382  $0.9362  $0.8842  $0.8477  $1.1388
           
 January- 2023  $0.9382  $0.9362  $0.8842  $0.8477  $1.1388
           
 December- 2022  $0.8608  $0.8555  $0.8175  $0.7810  $1.0721
           
 November- 2022  $0.7960  $0.7910  $0.7617  $0.7227  $0.8786
           
 October- 2022  $1.1315  $1.1314  $1.1147  $1.0757  $1.2316
           
 September- 2022  $1.1315  $1.1314  $1.1147  $1.0757  $1.2316
           
 August- 2022  $1.0772  $1.0751  $1.0681  $1.0327  $1.1894
           
 July- 2022  $1.0772  $1.0751  $1.0681  $1.0327  $1.1894
           
 June- 2022  $1.0772  $1.0751  $1.0681  $1.0329  $1.1895
           
 May- 2022  $0.9693  $0.9747  $0.9280 $0.8978  $1.0798
           
 April- 2022  $0.8714  $0.8653  $0.8226 $0.7924  $0.9744
           
 March- 2022  $0.7206  $0.7124  $0.6609 $0.6307  $0.8127
           
 February- 2022 $0.6455 $0.6362 $0.6405  $0.6208  $0.7986
           
 January- 2022 $0.6455 $0.6362 $0.6405  $0.6208  $0.7986
           
 December- 2021 $0.5843  $0.5708  $0.5774  $0.5577  $0.7355
           
 November- 2021 $0.7937  $0.7841  $0.7548  $0.7604  $0.9407
           
 October- 2021  $0.7937  $0.7841  $0.7548  $0.7604  $0.9407
           
 September - 2021  $0.6369  $0.6251  $0.5968  $0.6023  $0.7826
           
 August- 2021  $0.7747   $0.7757   $0.7341  $0.7373  $0.9124
           
 July- 2021  $0.7747  $0.7757  $0.7341  $0.7373  $0.9124
           
 June- 2021  $0.7190  $0.7075  $0.6712  $0.6744  $0.8495
           
 May- 2021  $0.6690  $0.6568  $0.6290  $0.6327  $0.8086
           
  April- 2021  $0.6512  $0.6378  $0.6123
  $0.6160  $0.7919
           
 March- 2021  $0.6092  $0.5942  $0.5622  $0.5804  $0.7551
           
 February-2021  $0.4268  $0.4090  $0.3831  $0.3981  $0.5730
   
     
 January-2021  $0.4105  $0.3925  $0.3678  $0.3827  $0.5577
           
 December-2020  $0.3830  $0.3647  $0.3394  $0.3543 $0.5293
           
 November-2020 $0.4572
$0.4388
$0.4312
 $0.4209  $0.5938
           
 October-2020 $0.4572    $0.4388  $0.4312  $0.4209  $0.5938
           
 September-2020 $0.4572
$0.4388
 $0.4312  $0.4209 $0.5938
           
 August-2020  $0.5136  $0.4955  $0. 4672  $0.4606 $0.6390
           
 July-2020 $0.5136
$0.4955
$0.4672
$0.4606
$0.6390
           
June-2020
$0.5136
 $0.4955  $0.4672  $0.4606  $0.6390
           
 May-2020
 $0.4545  $0.4355  $0.4191  $0.4125  $0.5904
           
 April-2020 $0.4545  $0.4355  $0.4191  $0.4125  $0.5904 
           
 March-2020  $0.3616  $0.3415  $0.3250   $0.3184  $0.4963
           
 Feb-2020 $0.4061   $0.3879 $0.4008  $0.3842  $0.5712
 




 Jan-2020  $0.4696 $0.4521 $0.4602  $0.4436 $0.6307
           
 Dec-19 $0.4696 $0.4521 $0.4602 $0.4436 $0.6307
           
 Nov-19 $0.4566 $0.4254 $0.4405 $0.4099

$0.6030

           
 Oct-19 $0.4566  $0.4254 $0.4405  $0.4099 $0.6030
           
 Sept-19 $0.4105 $0.3788 $0.3927 $0.3621

$0.5552

           
 Aug-19 $0.5586  $0.5275 $0.5301 $0.5016 $0.6934
           
 Jul-19  $0.56 $0.5275 $0.5301 $0.5016 $0.6934
           
 Jun-19 $0.5586 $0.5275 $0.5301 $0.5016 $0.6934
           
 May-19  $0.5702 $0.5394 $0.5505 $0.5528 $0.7139
           
 Apr-19 $0.5702 $0.5394 $0.5505 $0.5528 $0.7139
           
 Mar-19  $0.5127 $0.4813 $0.4952 $0.4675 $0.6586
           
 Feb-19 $0.5180 $0.4988 $0.5149 $0.4963 $0.6788
           
 Jan-19 $0.5450  $0.5260 $0.5447 $0.5261 $0.7086 
           
Dec-18  $0.4932  $0.4749  $0.4933  $0.4747  $0.6572
           
Nov-18 $0.4652 $0.4692 $0.4623 $0.4187 $0.6520
           
Oct-18  $0.4316 $0.4352 $0.4272  $0.3836  $0.6169
           
Sept-18 $0.4316 $0.4352 $0.4272 $0.3836 $0.6169
           
Aug-18 $0.4018  $0.4037 $0.3869 $0.3439 $0.5761
           
Jul-18 $0.4018 $0.4037 $0.3869 $0.3439 $0.5761
           
Jun-18 $0.4018 $0.4037 $0.3869 $0.3439 $0.5761
           
May-18  $0.4180 $0.4203 $0.4177 $0.3738 $0.6062
           
Apr-18 $0.4180 $0.4203 $0.4177 $0.3738 $0.6062
           
Mar-18 $0.4180 $0.4203 $0.4177 $0.3738 $0.6062
           
 Feb-18  $0.4949 $0.5020  $0.5003 $0.4561 $0.6852
           
 Jan-18 $0.4190 $0.4252 $0.4263 $0.3794 $0.6085
*Reflects purchased gas costs minus balancing charges listed below. Effective April 2001, the Balancing Charge is billed to third party suppliers by Washington Gas to recover a portion of Washington Gas' capacity and peaking operation's costs. The Balancing Charge does not include a portion of Washington Gas' storage costs, which are billed separately to third party suppliers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             



Balancing Charge


Balancing Charge
Month/Year District of Columbia Maryland Virginia

Residential & Commercial Residential & Commercial Residential Commercial Group Metered Apartments
Jan-14 $0.0110 $0.0147 $0.0127 $0.0107 $0.0124






Feb-14 $0.0110 $0.0147 $0.0127 $0.0107 $0.0124






Mar-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Apr-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






May-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Jun-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Jul-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Aug-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Sep-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Oct-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Nov-14 $0.0147 $0.0148 $0.0180 $0.0120 $0.0151






Dec-14 $0.0113 $0.0115 $0.0141 $0.0094 $0.0119






Jan-15 $0.0113 $0.0115 $0.0141 $0.0094 $0.0119






Feb-15 $0.0113 $0.0115 $0.0141 $0.0094 $0.0119






Mar-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Apr-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






May-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Jun-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Jul-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Aug-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Sep-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Oct-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Nov-15 $0.0117 $0.0126 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0080






Dec-15 $0.0129 $0.0141 $0.0019 $0.0118 $0.0082






Jan-16 $0.0129 $0.0141 $0.0019 $0.0118 $0.0082






Feb-16 $0.0129 $0.0141 $0.0019 $0.0118 $0.0082
           
 Mar-16 $0.0058 $0.0159 $0.0124 $0.0074 $0.0079
           
 Apr-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124  $0.0074  $0.0079
           
 May-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124 $0.0074 $0.0079
           
 Jun-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124  $0.0074  $0.0079
           
 Jul-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124  $0.0074  $0.0079
           
 Aug-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124  $0.0074  $0.0079
           
Sep-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124  $0.0074  $0.0079
           
Oct-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124  $0.0074  $0.0079
           
Nov-16  $0.0058  $0.0159  $0.0124  $0.0074  $0.0079
           
Dec-16  - $0.0009  $0.0088  $0.0047  $0.0016  $0.0025
           
Jan-17 - $0.0009  $0.0088  $0.0047  $0.0016  $0.0025
           
Feb-17  - $0.0009  $0.0088  $0.0047  $0.0016  $0.0025
           
Mar-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Apr-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
May-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Jun-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Jul-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Aug-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Sep-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Oct-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Nov-17  $0.0087  $0.0064  $0.0067  $0.0018  $0.006
           
Dec-17  $0.0144  $0.0126  $0.0135  $0.0056  $0.0121
           
Jan-18  $0.0144  $0.0126  $0.0135  $0.0056  $0.0121
           
Feb-18  $0.0144  $0.0126  $0.0135  $0.0056  $0.0121
           
Mar-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Apr-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
May-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Jun-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Jul-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Aug-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Sep-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Oct-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Nov-18  $0.0187  $0.0172  $0.0195  $0.0123  $0.0162
           
Dec-18  $0.0159  $0.0138  $0.0162  $0.0102  $0.0127
           
Jan-19  $0.0159  $0.0138  $0.0162  $0.0102  $0.0127
           
Feb-19  $0.0159  $0.0138  $0.0162  $0.0102  $0.0127
           
Mar-19  $0.0021  $0.0065  $0.0069  $0.0102  $0.0044
           
Apr-19  $0.0021  $0.0065  $0.0069  $0.0102  $0.0044
           
May-19  $0.0021  $0.0065  $0.0069  $0.0102  $0.0044
           
Jun-19  $0.0021  $0.0065  $0.0069  $0.0102  $0.0044
           
July-19  $0.0021  $0.0065  $0.0069  $0.0102  $0.0044
           
 Aug-19   $0.0021  $0.0065   $0.0069  $0.0102    $0.0044
           
 Sep-19  $0.0021 $0.0065  $0.0069 $0.0102 $0.0044
           
 Oct-19  $0.0021  $0.0065  $0.0069  $0.0102  $0.0044
           
 Nov-19   $0.0021  $0.0065  $0.0069  $0.0102  $0.0044
           
 Dec-19 $0.0062 $0.0108 $0.0124 $0.0145 $0.0088
           
 Jan-2020 $0.0062 $0.0108 $0.0124 $0.0145 $0.0088
           
 Feb-2020 $0.0062  $0.0108 $0.0124  $0.0145  $0.0088 
           
 March-2020 $0.0101  $0.0114 $0.0124   $0.0047  $0.0088
           
April-2020   $0.0101 $0.0114 0.0124  $0.0047  $0.0088 
           
 May-2020  $0.0101  $0.0114  $0.0124  $0.0047  $0.0088
           
 June-2020  $0.0101  $0.0114  $0.0124  $0.0047 $0.0088
           
 July-2020 $0.0101 $0.0114
 $0.0124  $0.0047  $0.0088
           
 August-2020 $0.0101
 $0.0114 $0.0124
 $0.0047  $0.0088
           
 September-2020
$0.0101
$0.0114
 $0.0124 $0.0047
$0.0088
           
 October-2020  $0.0101  $0.0114  $0.0124 $0.0047
$0.0088
           
 November-2020 $0.0101
$0.0114
 $0.0124  $0.0047  $0.0088
           
 December-2020
$0.0130
$0.0142
$0.0161
$0.0076
$0.0107
           
 January-2021  $0.0130  $0.0142  $0.0161  $0.0076  $0.0107
           
 February-2021  $0.0130  $0.0142  $0.0161  $0.0076  $0.0107
           
 March-2021  $0.0233
 $0.0236  $0.0244  $0.0137 $0.0164
           
 April-2021  $0.0233  $0.0236  
$0.0244

 $0.0137 $0.0164
           
 May-2021  $0.0233  $0.0236  $0.0244  $0.0137  $0.0164
           
 June-2021  $0.0233  $0.0236  $0.0244  $0.0137   $0.0164
           
 July-2021  $0.0233  $0.0236  $0.0244  $0.0137   $0.0164
           
 August-2021  $0.0233  $0.0236  $0.0244  $0.0137  $0.0164
           
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