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[deleted] t1_j5vgjmm wrote

Reply to comment by Miserable_Ride666 in Greater Boston, what's your last gas bill? by Miserable_Ride666

If only someone could have seen this coming

Spoiler: No more cheap gas. And to save you some time next fall, it's not gonna be cheaper then either.

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Miserable_Ride666 OP t1_j5vj6am wrote

Well I'll be dipped in shit. I assumed I could shop natural gas like I could electricity.

Still frustrating that the Midwest is so much cheaper, like 40% cheaper

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[deleted] t1_j5vlh4o wrote

It's not like National Grid or Eversource or whoever is pumping it out of the ground here & charging whatever they want. They pay their suppliers for it & those increased costs get passed down to us.

I happened to be visiting MN last summer on the day that Excel published their electricity rate increases for this winter in the Star-Tribune in the tiniest font possible, they're getting a big rate increase there too.

The good news is that the two easiest things you can do - turning down the heat & wearing more layers - cost you absolutely nothing. The OK news is that ditching gas & the grid with battery+solar is a little easier & cheaper than it used to be, but it'll take a bit before it pays for itself. The best news of all is that you don't live in Texas.

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Miserable_Ride666 OP t1_j5vv143 wrote

Amen! That's where we were the last 9 years. Power cuts because it got below 20 was a joke

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