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[XHW]

I don't think so. I just moved to a new hse and the first gas bill (just 6 days reading) climbed to more than $90.00. Is that considered as normal? And it is very dry in the hse. Lots of statics.

 

[XHW]

Sorry, it is supposed to be a follow-up to the topic "gas or electricity heating".

 

[J.C]

First check your bill, see whether they start to bill you from the closing date ( it's the date on your house contract, sometimes not the date you move in),
secondly, you should read the meter by yourself, see whether the number you read is close to the number showed on the bill, the reason is some gas suppliers don't check the meter every month, they estimate between every two checks.
Also, keep an eye on the price of the gas, it should be under 0.24/cube meter.
If you need more information, please don't hesitate to let me know, you can certainly email me at zhiming_cao@hotmail.com

 

[XHW]

Thank you, j.C. I did check with the gas supplier (Enbridge) and was told that it is an estimation. They will only take the actual reading every other month. I asked for their schedule of the actual reading dates and they are not able to give a clear answer. So how can you keep track of your gas readings? I mean you might not take the reading on the same day or even close to the day they did. And what I feel unfair is that other than charging gas supplied, they also charge for delivery and customer service each month. That makes a huge difference on the bill. How do you feel about this?

 

[J.C]

我也觉得不公平,但是没有办法,如果你还没有和他们签任何合同,你可以试着和其他SUPPLIER谈谈,看有没有便宜些的,千万别随便签合同,尤其是那种3年5年的,你可以看一下你的帐单,估算一下下次ENBRIDGE察表的日期,你那几天就每天看一次,纪录一下数字,等下次帐单来了,可以对比一下,如果出入太大,你可以打电话投诉,他们的CUSTOMER SERVICE态度还可以.DELIEVERY的费用好像不是ENBRIDGE收的, 它只是代收,顺便问一下,你现在的RATE是多少钱一立方米?包括STORAGE如果超过25分就不太合理了

 

[XHW]

Did anybody market a so-called "freezing your gas rate" plan to you recently? You have to sign a 4 year or 5-year contract and stay with them until the end of the term, in order to get a fixed rate of 24.? cents/m3 (can't remember the exact figure though). According to the sales, the gas has been on rising constantly and the current rate is on a record low. Any experience/comments on this? As for my current rate from Enbridge, I think it is around 25cents/m3 with everything included.