DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren), a CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) company, received approval today from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) authorizing its plans to adjust charges for Vectren’s natural gas distribution business in its 17-county service area in west central Ohio. The request to increase base rates for its natural gas delivery charges is the first Vectren has filed in more than a decade and will cover the ongoing costs of operating, maintaining and expanding the approximately 5,600-mile pipeline system used to serve its 318,000 natural gas customers.