SoCal Gas has launched a new text messaging system that is set to warn homeowners when there is a 20 percent or more increase in the monthly natural gas commodity cost. During the winter, customers who sign up are set to receive a text message when there is an increase in the monthly natural gas commodity cost, which affects a ...

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) announced grant applications for the California Restaurant Foundation (CRF) are set to open this weekend, offering $5,000 grants to 177 local restaurants.  The grants are scheduled to be open from Saturday, April 15, to Sunday, May 7, and are set to go toward helping restaurants with technology adoption, equipment upgrades, employee onboarding and retention, or ...

Mother Nature will determine the impact natural gas bills have on our citizens, and getting to spring means we still have to get through February and most of March with potentially high bills. The media is reporting some relief, but for many SCV residents, fear still lingers their gas will be turned off, or they will be taken to collections.  ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ask the State of California to launch an investigation into natural gas utility bill spikes that have been reported over the last month. Natural gas prices are up nearly 300% since January 2022, prompting the motion to call on state authorities, introduced by Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents ...

As families are staying safe at home, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is encouraging its eligible customers to apply for the Gas Assistance Fund. The program helps income-qualified customers pay their natural gas bill with a one-time grant of up to $200 per household, according to SoCalGas. So far this year, SoCalGas’ Gas Assistance Fund received over $370,000 and benefitted ...

Utility company SoCalGas has announced the “Fueling Our Communities” program in partnership with several charity organizations aimed at providing meals to individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative aims to assist 40,000 seniors, students, families and migrant farm workers in underserved communities across central and southern California. Five charities have partnered with SoCalGas, who have funded the program with ...

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) announced it has received state approval to provide safety and service upgrades to thousands of additional mobile home parks through a 10-year Mobilehome Park Utility Conversion Program, officials said Monday. Since its inception in 2014, the program has upgraded infrastructure and enhanced safety at more than 16,000 mobile homes in more than 244 mobile home ...

Southern California Gas Company (SoCal Gas) launched a campaign titled “SoCalGas CAREs” for customers whose income may have recently changed due to coronavirus or other reasons, officials said Monday. The campaign aims to let customers know of their eligibility to qualify for SoCalGas’ assistance program, California Alternate Rates for Energy or CARE, saving them 20 percent on their monthly natural ...

An analysis detailing the cause of the gas leak that took place from Oct. 2015 to Feb. 2016 at Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility was released Friday. The direct cause of the leak was a pipe rupture due to microbial corrosion from the outside as a result of contact with groundwater, according to a ...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has ruled that the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) must pay an estimated 47,000 customers a $100 credit following a consumer rights investigation. The CPUC concluded that SoCalGas “violated” the rights of consumers by delaying bills for more than a month, according to officials. CPUC officials launched an investigation into the gas company after ...