Gas bill going up.........

[washman]

Rate RS(T)
Customer Charge - 1 Month $15.06
Price-to-Compare Commodity $2.3839 per MCF 7.39
Delivery Charge
3.1 MCF @ $7.0645 21.90
Demand (Capacity Charge) $1.1000 per MCF 3.41
State Tax Surcharge Cr .01
Total Current Charges $47.77
Total Account Balance $47.77

The price-to-compare went up a tad as did the demand(capacity charge) from this time last year.

Usage:
DEC 09, 2016 Actual 52.1 3.1
NOV 08, 2016 Estimate 49.0
MCF Used in 31 Days 3.1

Looking back, the highest I paid was $58 and some change. I guess these new fangled 96 percent AFUE furnaces really do pay off! Until something breaks that is!

 

[lordkenmore]

"Until something breaks" could be important!

 

And, of course, how much of the savings are the furnace, and how much are other factors, such as insulation, etc? I know someone who went from a heat pump in one place to forced air electric in a bigger place. You'd expect the electric bill to rise--but it went down. The bigger place had much better insulation.

 

[washman]

on alpineair.com, I can get the exact model of my furnace complete, with free shipping for $778.99

I also educated myself on how to replace the flame sensor and the igniter, two very commonly replaced parts on a Goodman union made furnace.

 

[askolover]

I signed up for budget billing way back in 2000 or 2001 when gas prices soared and people were getting $300-400 gas bills. They average my bill over the whole year so I pay pretty much the same every month. It makes things so much easier to plan for.