A Proposed Rate Increase By A Public Utility That Provides Natural Gas Service To Customers In Carter, Greene, And Sullivan Counties, Won’t Be As Much As First Thought. Rates For Atmos Energy Customers Will Only Increase By Five Tenths Of A Percent, Which Is Substantially Less Than The 3.9 Percent Increase Atmos Originally Requested. The Net Result Is That The Average Residential Consumer Will Only See A Hike Of 26 Cents Per Month.