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Winter heating season kickoff

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Dan Gibson | Comments Off

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We had our annual winter heating season kickoff at the National Press Club yesterday. It’s always good times to walk into a building like the Press Club and feel the history around you. They have some great pictures there of the numerous celebrities, etc. that have been present. Of course, AGA had its own celebrities in Roger Cooper and Chris McGill. That would probably explain why there was such a good media turn out for us. We’ve gotten a ton of member requests for the video footage so here it is.

YouTube has a 10 minute limit to videos for the majority of its users so we broke it down into parts. Here are the other parts.
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The Cold Hard Facts About Your Monthly Gas Bill

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Bruce Kauffmann | Comments Off

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It’s January, which means we are in what the natural gas industry calls the “Winter Heating Season.” Most natural gas customers call it the “I Can’t Believe My Monthly Gas Bill Season!” Winter is when the thermostats go up, which means the amount of natural gas being used goes up, which means the monthly bill goes up.

“But wait!” you say. “I read that the price of energy, including natural gas, has been dropping like a stone. Won’t that make my monthly bill cheaper?”

The cold hard fact is: Your monthly natural gas bill may well be less than original forecasts, but probably not less than last year.

Here is why. Much of the natural gas that customers will use this winter was actually purchased and put in storage this past summer when natural gas prices were higher than they are today. Buying natural gas “off-season” – in the summer – is a long-standing tradition that is approved by those who regulate the natural gas industry.

So why buy gas off-season?

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