Category: Energy Savings Tips

If your natural gas bill is high, there are several things you can do to help control your energy costs, including simply using less natural gas. One of the ways you can use less natural gas is to replace old and inefficient appliances with new, more efficient appliances. This guide will show you how much energy common natural gas appliances consume over the course of a year and how much, on average, it costs to operate them. Appliance Natural Gas Usage You can use this information to make informed decisions about upgrading the natural gas appliances in your home that have the greatest effect on your natural gas bill. Appliance Typical Consumption Per Year (therms)* Cost Per Month** Cost Per Year** Furnace 489 th $43 $518 Pool heater 360 th…

Inflation on commodity pricing is a general American economic certainty. Whether we like it or not, prices for items such as milk, gasoline, and grain will continue to increase in the course of our lifetime. But the rate at which these prices will inflate is tough for the average American to guess. What we can do, however, is stay vigilant with what we can control. For many of us, that means shopping around for electricity. There are roughly 17 states with some kind of deregulated electricity market. The size and impact of deregulation within a state vary wildly. For example, around 85% of Texas homes and businesses are within a deregulated market, meaning they can shop, compare, and switch to an electric rate and plan offered by a retail electricity…