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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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How Does Electricity Get To My House?
Since New York de-regulated the electric markets, there are many electric suppliers and somehow, electricity has to get from suppliers to my house. This is where the electric grid comes into play, managed by New York Independent System Operator or NYISO. Before I started looking into my power bill in detail I never would have… Continue reading
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Why do I even get a ConEd Bill?
I live in New York with a de-regulated energy market. But, while I can choose my energy supplier, I’m bound to the utility that delivers my energy – ConEd. Since I live in the ConEd service area as defined by New York Public Utility Commission I am a ConEd customer. So why can’t I choose… Continue reading
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WTF is going on with my ConEd Bill?
My interest in utility bills began as my gas and electric bills started skyrocketing in 2022. In less than a year my utility bills had nearly doubled and I wanted to understand why. As I started sifting through my ConEd bill I saw that it is quite difficult to figure out exactly why my bills… Continue reading
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What’s in my ConEd Electricity Rate?
The simplest answer to this question is that over the past two years, my real electricity rate has fluctuated from .24c per kWh to .36 cents per kWh. If history is any teacher, I expect this number to rise, unless there are significant regulatory or market fluctuations. Here’s a chart showing the total electric rate… Continue reading
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