天然气价格又涨了

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是不是该考虑把价格锁住？Enbridge最近一个月告知每立方米的天然气价格共计三毛多。

 

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Have consumers saved by signing fixed term contracts ?

稍微做了一下调查。:blowzy:

This compares the variable rate from the utility with fixed term rates from marketers. It's based on gas supply rates for consumers as if they signed up on the dates indicated.

Enbridge Gas Distribution Territory
If you locked in on Marketer Price* in ¢ / M3 Averaged Utility Price** ¢/M3 Saving or (loss)***
July 1999 13.9 19.8 $ 622
Jan 2000 13.9 21.7 $ 680
July 2000 15.5 23.9 $ 589
Jan 2001 23.5 25.9 $ 125
July 2001 27.0 23.7 $ (117)
Jan 2002 18.4 19.6 $ 12
July 2002 23 20.3 $ (96)
Jan 2003 24.9 23.8 $ (19)

Go to the marketer price comparison charts. Sign up here

* This is the lowest 3 year price widely available on that date

** The average Enbridge Gas Distribution gas supply price, based on: 2000 2001 2002 2003
Jan-May 12.2 Jan-Mar 24.4 Jan-Mar 23.2 Jan-Mar 21.3
June-Sept 15.2 April-June 36.2 April-June 16.0 Apr-June 30.3
Oct-Dec 20.8 July-Aug 32.2 July-Sept 17.9
Sept-Dec 25.5 Oct-Dec 19.1

*** Calculation of gas supply cost difference between marketer price and utility price, using the average Ontario home consumption of 3500 M3/year. Saving to date is in 6 month increments.

See where the forecasters are expecting rates to go.

Union Gas Territory
If you locked in for 3 years on Marketer Price* ¢/M3 Averaged Utility Price** ¢/M3 Saving or (loss)***

July 1999 13.9 19.7 $ 609
Jan 2000 13.9 21.2 $ 641
July 2000 15.5 23.1 $ 534
Jan 2001 23.5 23.8 $ 96
July 2001 27.0 20.5 $ (110)
Jan 2002 18.4 20.5 $ 27
July 2002 23 20.7 $ (82)
Jan 2003 24.9 22.8 $ (37)

Go to the marketer price comparison charts. Sign up here

* This is the lowest 3 year price widely available to Union customers on that date

** The average Union Gas gas supply price, based on the following: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Jan-Jun 10.3 Jan-Mar 13.6 Jan-Feb 22.3 Jan-Mar 24.7 Jan-Feb 20.3
Jul-Aug 11.6 Apr-May 13.3 Mar-Oct 31.3 Apr-Jun 16.2 Mar-Apr 23.2
Sep-Nov 11.9 Jun-Sep 14.5 Nov-Dec 19.1 Jul-Sep 19.6 May-Jun 30.2
Dec 13.6 Oct-Dec 18.5 Oct-Dec 19.6

*** Calculation of gas supply cost difference between marketer price and utility price using the average Ontario home consumption of 3500 M3/year. Saving to date is in 6 month increments.
See where the forecasters are expecting rates to go.

http://www.energyshop.com/energyshop/historical_savings.cfm

 

[Hunter]

I am thinking about it too. But I am afraid it's too late now. I want to wait for a while until summer is over.