Atmos Energy Launches New Winter Web Site to Help Customers Manage Their Bills.Winter Site Could Help Customers Lower Their Natural Gas Bills DALLAS -- Atmos Energy Atmos Energy (NYSE: ATO), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is the largest distributor of natural gas in the United States, serving 3.1 million customers nationwide. Atmos acquired TXU's natural gas and pipeline holdings in 2004. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ATO ATO Australian Taxation Office ATO Ambito Territoriale Ottimale (Italy) ATO Alpha Tau Omega ATO Air Traffic Organization (FAA) ATO Arab Towns Organization ATO Air Tasking Order ATO Assemble To Order ) today launched a new online winter Web site that brings valuable information together to help consumers manage their heating costs. The site is called "Manage Your Energy Bills" and can be found at www.manageyourenergybills.com. The new site contains information on conservation, billing, payment options and links to some of the best resources available from public and private entities. This information gives consumers more control over the amount of energy they use this winter, as well as what they will pay for their usage. "Weather is always a wild card with heating bills," said Kim Cocklin, Atmos Energy senior vice president of utility operations. "Even forecasted mild winters could turn into severe winters at the whim whim n. 1. A sudden or capricious idea; a fancy. 2. Arbitrary thought or impulse: governed by whim. 3. A vertical horse-powered drum used as a hoist in a mine. of Mother Nature. Our new winter site will give consumers a tool for controlling their energy usage which could lessen the impact of higher energy prices." The new winter site also houses the suite of online energy management tools recently launched by Atmos Energy, including the home Energy Profile, Energy Calculator, Energy Advisor, and the Energy Library. The Energy Profile analyzes information provided by the consumer, and it then provides a picture of where and how the consumer can save energy throughout the home. The Energy Calculator enables the user to discover how much energy a home appliance uses as well as its average cost to operate. The winter site also links to the Energy Library which houses in-depth material on gas and electric topics. Consumers can receive prompt, personal, and confidential answers from Atmos Energy's own energy experts by sending their questions online to the Energy Advisor. The new Atmos Energy winter Web site also contains specific details on gas prices and demystifies the information on the natural gas bill. About Atmos Energy Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country's largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving about 3.2 million gas utility customers. Atmos Energy's utility operations serve more than 1,500 communities in 12 states from the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge also Blue Ridge Mountains A range of the Appalachian Mountains extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. It rises to 2,038.6 m (6,684 ft) at Mount Mitchell in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina. in the East to the Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. Elbert (14,431 ft/4,399 m) in Colorado is the highest peak. in the West. Atmos Energy's nonutility operations, organized under Atmos Energy Holdings, Inc., operate in 22 states. They provide natural gas marketing and procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers and manage company-owned natural gas storage and pipeline assets, including one of the largest intrastate in·tra·state adj. Relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state. Adj. 1. intrastate - relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state; "intrastate as well as interstate commerce" natural gas pipelines in Texas. Atmos Energy is a Fortune 500 company. For more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com. |
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