Thank you, ed. That is very instructive and shines a light on the international forces beyond our control. Sara ------ Sara Mattes
> On Aug 13, 2022, at 4:52 PM, Edward Kern <eck...@irradiance.com> wrote: > E international forces > The EIA also forecasts a drop in Henry hub natural gas prices. But who > knows. I expect we're going to be exporting lots of LNG to Europe to make up > for their refusal to support the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. > > Note also since our electric system is about 50% based on natural gas > generators, the energy portion of electric bills is also going to see sharp > increases. Only those with fixed futures contracts will be spared until the > contracts expire. Lincoln's electric aggregation program contact expires at > the end of the year. > > Ed > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 17:01 Rich Rosenbaum <s...@bcdef.com > <mailto:s...@bcdef.com>> wrote: > I suspect the price increase has less to do with National Grid's profit > margins than with the price of natural gas supplies in the US. > > > > from https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=52698 > <https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=52698> > > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 4:41 PM Christina Thompson > <christinathompso...@gmail.com <mailto:christinathompso...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I just had a conversation with someone at National Grid about my gas bill and > was told that, yes, there had been a price increase. Apparently the price of > gas in March 2021 was $.58/therm. In March 2022 it was $.94/therm. I haven't > seen much talk about it, but this strikes me as an outrageous rate of > increase, even in an inflationary environment. > > Christina Thompson > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org > <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org > <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > <image.png>-- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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