Finding the cost per cubic foot of gas

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stacks up with the cost of oil . I went to the Keyspan website and they show the rates for the area we work in . Since I never had natural gas and never had a breakdown on a bill , I could not for the life of me decipher the numbers . Does anyone here have natural gas in their home , live in Nassau of Suffolk County , and could tell me the going rate ? Alan Mercurio was very kind in sending me a cost comparing calculator for different fuels , I just need the rate for gas .

Here is the going rate page for my county , if someone has the time to look at it I would greatly appreciate it . Thanks in advance .

http://gasrates.keyspanenergy.com/servicerate/ny_gasrate_eastall.cfm?inputaction=edit&region=EAST&zipcode=11756&sdate=01/Aug/2004&edate=31/Aug/2004&serviceclass=01&leftMenuHighlight=NewYork

Ken_8

Without getting too involved...

Looks like 85-cents a therm. A therm is 100MBTU. Multiply the therm cost by 1.4 (140MBTU's) and you have the cost per gallon equivelant.

My claculator says gas costs around $1.19 a gallon (if you want to compare apples to apples - and if gas were sold by the 140MBTU "unit"/gallon.

The utilities always add something like a $15./month flat charge for the "priveledge" of you having a meter. So, whether you use the gas or not - a fee of $15. is added to actual metered usage.

That seems awfully cheap.

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http://gasrates.keyspanenergy.com/servicerate/ny_gasrate_eastall.cfm?inputaction=edit&region=EAST&zipcode=11756&sdate=01/Aug/2004&edate=31/Aug/2004&serviceclass=01&leftMenuHighlight=NewYork

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It does seem cheap

For some reason , the link I cut and pasted cuts off about half the info displayed on the rates page - info like applicable taxes and surcharges .

I found a sample bill on the site , and it confuses me more . Seems they break down the bill in 2 - gas delivery cost and gas supply cost .

I think the rate they show is just for gas delivery ( I had to click on " Get local gas delivery rates " to bring up the link I posted first ) . Just seems too low a rate for Long Island .

Heres page 2 of a sample bill -

http://www.keyspanenergy.com/customer/billing/understand_ny_kedli.jsp?page=2

Thanks Ken for doing the math .

Ken_8

Ron,

For my customers, I use my own bill.

I simply take ALL the BS charges and add 'em all up and divide by the therms I used and multiply by 1.4 Last time I did that (March) and there has been no gas price increases, it was $1.68/gallon equivelant for gas.

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