Nevada Annual Rate Adjustment

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Each November, Southwest Gas files its Nevada Annual Rate Adjustment (ARA) Application to establish or modify various surcharges such as the Average Variable Interest Rate (AVIR) and the Accumulation of Deferred Interest (ADI) rate in Southern Nevada pursuant to the Variable Interest Expense Recovery (VIER) mechanism, Unrecovered Gas Cost Expense (UGCE) rates, system Shrinkage Rates for transportation customers, Imbalance Commodity and Reservation Charges used to calculate transportation customer excess imbalance charge, General Revenues Adjustment (GRA) rates, Conservation and Energy Efficiency (CEE) rates, and the Contract Transition Adjustment Provision (CTAP) rate.
 
Southwest Gas’ most recent Nevada ARA filing, submitted to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on November 14, 2025, requested authority to increase rates statewide by approximately $12.8 million. The rate adjustments considered in the ARA will become effective July 1, 2026.
The average monthly natural gas bill for residential customers is expected to increase by $1.19 in Southern Nevada and $6.39 in Northern Nevada compared to the Company’s October 1, 2025 rates. The estimated bill for an average southern or northern Nevada residential customer is shown in the table below.
 
 
Annual Average1
Summer Average2
Winter Average3
Southern Nevada
$43.57
$26.74
$60.40
Northern Nevada
$66.30
$30.62
$101.98
 
The estimated bills shown in the table above are based on the following average residential customer monthly usage. Your actual bill may be higher or lower depending on your specific usage.
 
1 Southern Nevada: 37 therms and Northern Nevada: 56 therms (October through September)
2 Southern Nevada: 18 therms and Northern Nevada: 20 therms (May through October)
3 Southern Nevada: 56 therms and Northern Nevada: 92 therms (November through March)
 

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