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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by post_break on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:22AM (#32411470)
My natural gas bill used to be $16 before I used a single ccf, now it's over $20. This winter I'm going to keep the heat at 60. 1500 square foot house. My winter heating bill maxed out at like 60, I'm looking at double that this winter.
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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by martinald on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @10:29AM (#32412585)
Lol, over here in Europe natgas/electricity has went completely bananas.

In the UK the average home will be paying over $400/month for natgas and electricity as of October.

Looking at prices to fix for 12 months right now, I saw Octopus energy offering:

Electricity: 74p/kWh (~91c/kWh)

Gas: 18p/kWh (22c/kWh, or i think 6.5c/ccf?)

For context I was on a 24 month fixed rate last year for 11p/kWh for electricity - so a 600%+ increase in the space of a year.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by mrep on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:34AM (#32411635)
Do you not have base charges? I'm paying ~$50 a month even if I use no gas.
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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by roflyear on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @03:43PM (#32417401)
No, I do not.
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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by roflyear on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:23AM (#32411487)
Yeah, $16-$20 is not huge. % wise sure but natural gas in the US is insanely cheap.

$60 for a month of heat for a 1500 sqft home is insanely cheap. If you had oil you'd be looking at north of $200.

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