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Understanding Westchester’s Gas Pricing Dynamics
If you live in Westchester County and feel like your gas bill keeps climbing despite national headlines about falling energy prices, you’re not imagining things. The numbers tell a clear story: while gas supply rates have remained relatively stable or even decreased slightly, delivery rates have surged — and the reasons are rooted in local… Continue reading
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How My Electric Delivery Rates Changed: 2023 vs. 2025
Looking to restart my blogging effort as utility rates are constantly rising. If you’ve ever wondered why your power bill seems to change even when your usage doesn’t, you’re not alone. One of the biggest factors is the delivery rate—the cost your utility charges to bring electricity to your home. If your bill feels higher… Continue reading
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December Utility Rate Changes in White Plains
December saw some interesting changes in my ConEd bill. For the first time in a while, both my gas and electric utility rates fell! I switched from Sustainable Westchester flat rate electricity to Constellation variable rate energy 3 months ago and saw a big benefit this month. For the first time in a while, the… Continue reading
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Did Increased Natural Gas Supply Lower New York Utility Costs?
Does more supply fix pricing problems? I always thought a fundamental tenet of capitalism is supply and demand. In Westchester County, as I reported in , and as reported here, Con Ed made a deal with a large Fracker and the moratorium on new natural gas supply ended in Nov 2023. Now we can get… Continue reading
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Did Swopping Energy Suppliers from Sustainable Westchester to Constellation Energy Save Money?
It’s been a while since I updated this blog and a lot has happened since! New President, I have a new energy supplier, and a whole lot of other stuff. In this blog I want to dive into the difference in Westchester electricity rates since switching from the fixed rate Sustainable Westchester program to the… Continue reading
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What changed in my December 2023 ConEd Bill?
The biggest changes in my December bill were in natural gas. Every winter we see big changes in natural gas supply prices, and this year we are seeing similar changes. However, ConEd finds a way to lower natural gas delivery charges, which was 71% of my gas bill in November. The USA is pumping more natural gas… Continue reading
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How does gas get to my house?
I was speaking with my friend and for some reason we started talking about gas pipelines and about how natural gas gets to my home in White Plains. I’m certainly no expert in gas pipelines, but I’m happy to share what I’ve found. The natural gas system in Westchester has been at capacity since 2019, however,… Continue reading
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The Story of NY Energy Consumer Sales Tax and the Vision Ruling.
Energy sales tax is a hot political issues in New York that has a big implication on municipal and state budgets. Like every minute charge on my utility bill there is a long story behind the 6% sales tax I pay on my gas and electric consumption. In this post I will attempt to learn about… Continue reading
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Renewable Energy in my ConEd Bill
Renewable energy shows up in a few places in my ConEd bill – In my choice of an energy supplier and in the System Benefit Charge. The default energy supplier in my area is Sustainable Westchester, which sources 100% renewable electricity. The System Benefit Charge was created by the New York Public Service Commission as… Continue reading
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What does my EV really cost?
When I was in the market for an EV, when Elon was still saving the world, it was quite difficult to figure out the real costs of home-charging. Most web tools don’t have accurate energy costs for my crazy expensive zipcode and I didn’t even know my true electricity costs. Here’s an analysis of what… Continue reading
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