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Issuer:     SOUTHERN CO GAS (—)
CIK:        0001004155
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-08T14:16:08+00:00
Accession:  0001004155-26-000016
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nicor Gas settles 2026 rate case; $82M revenue increase pending approval
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- Stipulation signed Sept 8, 2026 with Illinois regulators and parties, subject to Illinois Commission approval.
- Annual base rate revenues to increase ~$82M, with target effective date of Nov 16, 2026.
- Settlement provides return on equity of 9.48% and equity ratio of 50.00%.
- Nicor Gas to move to dismiss appeal of Nov 19, 2025 rate case decision if final order approved.
- Illinois Commission expected to rule by Dec 7, 2026; terms may differ from stipulation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004155/000100415526000016/0001004155-26-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004155/000100415526000016/so-20260908.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001004155-26-000016

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