The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Utility Audits Branch (UAB) within the Utility Audits, Risk and Compliance Division, engaged Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting, Inc., to conduct an audit of Southwest Gas Corporation’s (SWG) 2022 balancing accounts to determine if transactions and activities reported and recorded in SWG’s balancing accounts were for allowable purposes, supported by appropriate documentation, and maintained in compliance with applicable laws and CPUC regulations. We found that SWG overcharged CARE program participants $924,546 for monthly basic service charges over two years, as well as SWG was unable to fully support the amount of Natural Gas Surcharge Remitted to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
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