Natural Gas Prices
With Summer officially over, gas bills begins to rise as the mercury begins to drop. Within the last five years, as natural gas prices have swelled, lawsuits abound have been filed with some even proving that rates were artificially manipulated in order to drive up stock values. So is outrage towards your energy supplier a mandate? Maybe, but if they could lower their prices, they would (though there is lots of red tape). In the meantime, here's a comparison of what other cold climate habitants pay for heat:
Company Gas Recovery Cost (per Ccf)
- Consumers Energy (Mid-Michigan) $1.05
- Columbia Gas of Ohio $1.05
- Enbridge (Ontario, Canada) $.96
- DTE (West and Northern Michigan) $.85
- Manitoba Hydro (Manitoba, Canada) $.84Nicor (Greater Chicago) $.59
- Gazprom (Russia) $.10