Questar Gas customers will be able to comment on the company's recent rate increases at a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Utah Public Service Commission hearing will be conducted at the EDnet facilities at the University of Utah and interactively broadcast to other EDnet locations throughout the state.

The commission had two hearings on the increase in early March, but the one through the EDnet network yielded a small turnout.

The hearings will focus on two so-called "pass-through" increases, which relate to the company's costs in obtaining gas. The increases are passed on to customers on a dollar-for-dollar basis with no markup.

Customer rates already have increased through two pass-through cases that are the focus of the hearing. The commission approved the increases on an interim basis Jan. 4.

The increases total $230 million for Questar. One in October added $6.62 to the average monthly bill. January's increase of $167 million, or $17 per month to the typical homeowner, was the largest ever sought by the company. The typical homeowner now pays $75.42 per month.

People wanting to speak at the Thursday hearing are asked to contact the appropriate representative at the EDnet site in their area.

Hearing sites include:

Beaver County USU Cooperative, Beaver; Mark Nelson at 1-435-438-6450.

Box Elder High School, Brigham City; Paulette Valentine at 1-435-734-4840.

Southwest Applied Technology Center, Cedar City; Brent Judd at 1-435-586-2899.

Davis County USU Cooperative, Farmington; Shawn Olsen at 451-3402.

Delta High School; Lloyd Loveless at 1-435-864-5710.

Washington County USU Cooperative, St. George; Kathy Riggs at 1-435-652-5812.

Morgan High School; Cheryl Rupp at 829-3418.

Garfield County USU Cooperative, Panguitch; Lucille Procter at 1-435-676-8826.

Snow College, Ephraim; Cathy Beal at 1-435-283-7080.

Snow College South, Richfield; Richard Warner at 1-435-896-9777.

Rich High School, Randolph: Reed Eborn at 1-435-793-2365.

South Summit High School, Kamas; Billy Sue McNeil at 1-435-783-4313.

Tooele High School; Kendall Topham at 1-435-833-1978.

Uintah Basin ATC, Roosevelt; Russell Petersen at 1-435-722-6927.

University of Utah; Colleen Nordberg at 581-5214.

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Utah State University, Logan; Heather Raaum at 1-435-797-2709.

Carbon County USU Cooperative, Price: Marlon Winger at 1-435-636-3236.

Orem USU Continuing Education Center; Elizabeth Warner at 222-8907.

Weber State University; Alan Ferrin at 626-6410.

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