Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
"It's still under most people's radar screen right now," said Carl Neill, an analyst at Risk Management Inc., a natural gas consultant and brokerage firm Chicago. "The public has absolutely no idea how high prices are going to be this year. It's going to be mind-boggling. Price are going to be 50 to 100 percent higher for residential consumers than in previous year." [...]
Americans will pay an average of $400 more for their natural gas this winter than last year, with average bills jumping to $1,130, according to estimates by the Department of Energy. These estimates, however, might prove too low and are likely to get updated when the government issues its winter outlook next month.
(via Atrios)
TrackBackWhen I bought my current house I skimped on the furnace, but this is the year I need to upgrade, for sure.
Posted by: Tripp at September 30, 2005 10:08 AMLiving in New Hampshire, I believe my wife has us on a monthly payment plan for propane gas, running us $250 / month or $3,000 annually, based on last years locked in price. I shudder to think what we'll be looking at over the next 12 months.
Posted by: GSR at September 30, 2005 09:41 PM