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Show jj ? j - - Compare the price Mountain Fuel customers pay for natural gas with J ij that paid in other cities: ' i Oklahoma City I .:: ' 114R? Salt Lake City I 1 " - , :: V '., 3 537.44 v Butte : .13 505.28 :(!' Chicago ZIZ"" :z:Z3 643.07 .;'(. Las Vegas , 579 50 ? I Albuquerque V.v.v.v.v :.v.v.v.; : ' '"''"H 686.14 Great Falls " V1 71fi ?4 Phoenix V"""" j ' .1 719.96 Houston " "1 8 1 0.04 Denver - -"""1 ft?S 7Q Cheyenne T"" 1 827.86 Milwaukee -. ;) 854 QR Seattle ... , . , . . , , . ;. , 856.76 Reno ' - i . j-: Portland 1 956.02 5 Boise : f 1 1,015.75 Mew York " l ' :::: :::::3 1 OQl 4fi I I I i I I I 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 -:! ? ;: Annual Residential Gas Bill (Dollars) I-p:. 4th Quarter, 1982 - ;! Based on Rates in Effect in Cities Shown Applied to Usage I ;;; of Typical Customer on MFS System (1 400 Therms) t ; ! i ' - M Yes, Utah rates continue to be among the lowest in the nation. But does the typical CJtah family pay a larger percentage of its income for natural gas because salaries are lower here? The following chart indi-cates indi-cates that this is not the case: i ; ; ' : Phoenix H 2.0 Las Vegas 1 2.0 Houston l 2.0 Oklahoma City i 7 7 Salt Lake City "1 2.8 Chicago 3.3 Albuquerque '. ... .. ... V.V.V.',V.V.'. mM 3.5 .1 Cheyenne : 3.6 . Portland 1 4 O :; . Seattle ' 1 4.0 r; : Denver : : : ' i 4.1 .' Milwaukee : I 4.9 :. ; Butte . 1 5.2 ; New York .,..,,,, .,,,,,,,, ,, 5.3 ; Great Falls ) ,H 5.4 .. ; ' Boise I . .a : : :as ssms:; as 6.0 : III I I 1 2 3 4 5 6 Annual natural gas bill percent of median family income 3rd Quarter, 1 982 (most recent comparisons available) Source: 1980 Census Has warmer climate than Salt Lake City's -1 Not only are rates lower here, but compare the cost of natural gas with 2. other energies for residential use: J Coal B "m, 0.325 J Natural Gas ...j 0.384 ( 2 Fuel Oil i 0.733 ' Propane '", ," ' 11'. . .-3 0.89 1 : ( Firewood ... "3 1-034 I Electricity 1 v. " ZZ3 1 1 83 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 - Dollars Per Therm 4th Quarter, 1982 We think our customers need the facts to judge for themselves how we are performing. The bottom line of our performance: the rates you pay and the quality service you receive. That's why the shareholders " of Mountain Fuel have paid for this message. 1 1! S Zl A MOUNTAIN FUEL Supply Company |