Gas Utility Bills
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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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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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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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Learning about my natural gas rate
I’m going to start this post by saying that there is no easy way to understand all the factors that influence the retail natural gas prices we pay in Westchester County, New York. In White Plains, NY, I pay $2.66/therm, with about 2/3rd of this going to delivering gas, not to gas supply costs. My… Continue reading
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What Changed in my November 2023 ConEd Bill?
My Nov 15th 2023 ConEd bill saw a few changes. Continue reading
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What the heck is a Gas Delivery Adjustment charge?
One of the more esoteric, yet significant charges on my ConEd bill is the Gas Delivery Adjustment charge. The Gas Delivery Adjustment rate is a charge added to each therm of gas delivered to my home by my utility, ConEd. The Gas Delivery Adjustment rate is decided by the New York Public Service Commission and… Continue reading
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What changed in my October 2023 Con Ed Bill?
October saw the most changes in the gas portion of my ConEd bill, though overall, the September-October billing cycle tends to be one of the lowest of the year, at least in terms of usage gas and electric. What is the ‘Gas Delivery Adjustment Rate,’ you may ask? Well, I’ll make a post dedicated to… Continue reading
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What is my ConEd natural gas rate?
The simple answer is this question is that in I currently pay $2.93 per therm in White Plains, NY after taxes and fees. What’s surprising is that once I started breaking down my bills carefully is that, just like, electric, the majority of my gas utility bill is for delivery – not supply. Currently, 80%… Continue reading
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