Peoples Gas

Erroll B.

As evidence of a continuing trend toward competition in the retail market for natural gas, state regulators point to the continued popularity of special discount rates. Designed to allow local distribution companies (LDCs) to retain existing customers, these rates are often approved despite concerns about the costs and their effect on other customers.

The Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC), for one, recently approved a proposal from Delmarva Power & Light Co.