Natural gas costs decline for CG&E

Lower natural gas demand is fueling a decline in natural gas costs in June for residential customers of Cinergy Corp.'s Cincinnati Gas & Electric unit. The utility said Friday that a typical residential customer using 10,800 cubic feet of gas will pay $120.44 a month starting Tuesday, down from $122.93 last June but up from $118.92 this month. In Northern Kentucky, the same customer of Union Light Heat & Power will pay $119.61 in June compared with $115.21 a year ago and $119.08 this month.

DPL says feds investigating, too

DPL Inc., parent company of Dayton Power & Light Co., told government regulators Friday that it is under federal investigation related to the company's internal investigation of its accounting and governance procedures. DPL's acknowledgement in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission comes weeks after a DPL employee's concerns prompted the board of directors to hire an outside law firm to conduct the investigation. That firm delivered a report critical of top management.