The Commission should not gamble with people’s ability to keep the heat on.” Mariel Nanasi, Attorney @newenergyeconomy

Will our bills skyrocket if BCP buys out NM Gas Co?

“When gas bills suddenly jump from $30 to $200 or $400, families don’t just ‘tighten their belts’—they miss rent, skip medicine, or face shutoffs.

The Commission should not gamble with people’s ability to keep the heat on.” Mariel Nanasi, Attorney @newenergyeconomy

Today @newenergyeconomynm urged the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) to reopen the record in the pending case involving the proposed acquisition of New Mexico Gas Company by affiliates of Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP),

We cited

newly emerged evidence of catastrophic billing failures at Delta Utilities, a gas utility now owned and controlled by BCP.

Customers of Delta Utilities in Louisiana have reported shocking increases in gas bills—ranging from 300% to more than 1,000% within a single billing cycle

The magnitude of the billing crisis has prompted emergency town halls by local officials and widespread public outcry.