Oklahoma Natural Gas tops residential customer satisfaction survey

ONG, a division of Tulsa-based ONEOK Inc., received 680 points overall in the south regional rankings of large gas utilities. ONG tied a South Carolina utility for the top score nationwide.

“We work each day to improve as an organization and to exceed our customers' expectations,” said Cherokee Ballard, spokeswoman for the utility. “The J.D. Power award is an indication that we're having some success. Our goal now is to ensure that we work even harder to continue to improve our service.”

The J.D. Power survey measures residential consumer satisfaction in six areas: billing and payment; price; corporate citizenship; communications; customer service; and field service. The survey is in its 11th year.

Nationwide, the average overall score was 634, up from 627 in 2011, J.D. Power said. Scores are on a 1,000-point scale.

Utilities appear to be benefiting from low natural gas prices. Customer satisfaction from price averaged 570, up 14 points from last year. Fewer customers recalled hearing about natural gas price increases from their utilities, the survey found.