06-12-19 CenterPoint Energy Schedule of Rates Notice

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN TEXAS (3) A record of each unclaimed deposit shall be maintained for at least four years,during which time the Company shall make a reasonable effort to return the deposit. (g) Refund of deposit. (1) If service is not connected or after disconnection of service, the Company shall promptly and automatically refund the customer's deposit plus accrued interest or the balance,if any,in excess of the unpaid bills for service furnished. The transfer of service from one premise to another within the service area of the Company shall not be deemed a disconnection within the meaning of these rules, and no additional deposit may be demanded unless permitted by these rules. (2) When the residential customer has paid bills for service for twelve consecutive residential bills without having service disconnected for nonpayment of bills and without having more than two occasions in which a bill was delinquent and when the customer is not delinquent in the payment of the current bills, the Company shall promptly and automatically refund the deposit plus accrued interest to the customer in the form of cash or credit to a customer's account. Deposits may be refunded sooner if Consumer can establish a record of credit worthiness which would have entitled him to install service without a deposit and otherwise has a record of prompt payment. (h) Upon sale or transfer of Company. Upon the sale or transfer of the Company or operating units thereof, the Company shall file with the Commission under oath, in addition to other information, a list showing the names and addresses of all customers served by the Company or unit who have to their credit a deposit,the date such deposit was made,the amount thereof,and the unpaid interest thereon. (i) Complaint by applicant or customer. The Company shall direct its personnel engaged in initial contact with an applicant or customer for service seeking to establish or re-establish credit under the provisions of these rules to inform the customer, if dissatisfaction is expressed with the Company decision, of the customer's right to file a complaint with the regulatory authority thereon. 12. DISCONTINUANCE BY CONSUMER A Consumer who wishes to discontinue the use of gas (provided he otherwise has the right to do so) must give notice of his intent to do so to Company at its nearest office. Consumer shall be obligated to pay for all service which is rendered by the Company (including applicable minimum charges therefor) prior to the time Company receives such notice. 13. RECORDS OF GAS SUPPLIED Company shall keep accurate records of the amount of gas registered by its meters, and such records shall be accepted at all times and in all places as prima facie evidence of the true amount of gas consumed.