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Usource Reports Higher Sales Margin

Broker Usource reported sales margin of $1.3 million for the three months ending December 31, 2011, versus $1.2 million in the year-ago quarter. For the year 2011, Usource sales margin was $5.5 million, versus $4.6 million a year ago. For the year 2011, Usource contributed about $1.6 million to parent Unitil's earnings.

UGI Utilities Files New Default Service Rates

UGI Utilities has filed electric default service rates for the three month period beginning March 1, 2012. Generation rates are as follows:
GSR-1R (residential): 7.157¢/kWh
GSR-1C (commercial <100 kW): 5.706¢/kWh
GSR-2 (commercial 101 - 500 kW): 5.706¢/kWh