Natural Gas Cost Comparison
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:27 am
Here is a breakdown of my natural gas bill, please add yours below.
Michigan, USA
Our natural gas is billed by the CCF, which stands for 100 cubic foot, which is 2.83 cubic meters.
The gas bill includes a customer charge, which is $0.43 per day, and a bundle of volumetric charges, which total $1.07 per CCF. The volumetric charges include Gas Cost Recovery, Distribution Charge, and Reservation Charge, which I have bundled together in the above $1.07 per CCF. There is a sales tax of 4% on the total of the customer and volumetric charges.
During the period from August 12 to September 13 meter readings, I used 5 CCF of natural gas, or 14.2 cubic meters. The home heating furnace was shut off during this period, so this amount reflects hot water and gas cookstove use.
The charges for my house from mid August to mid September over a period of 32 days totaled $19.81, or $0.62 per day.
Breaking this down, the customer charge was $13.68, this is a fixed charge which I pay every month. The volumetric charges were $5.37. The sales tax was $0.76.
The total bill of 19.81 divided by the use of 5 CCF is $3.96 per CCF, or $1.40 per cubic meter.
Sidenote: In spring of this year, we replaced a tank water heater with an on-demand water heater. Comparing 2022 use to 2021 use:
July 2021: 11 CCF
July 2022: 5 CCF
August 2021: 8 CCF
August 2022: 4 CCF
September 2021: 8 CCF
September 2022: 5 CCF
During this period there was no home heating furnace use, just hot water and cookstove use.
I am interested in what others are paying for natural gas, especially those in Europe.
Michigan, USA
Our natural gas is billed by the CCF, which stands for 100 cubic foot, which is 2.83 cubic meters.
The gas bill includes a customer charge, which is $0.43 per day, and a bundle of volumetric charges, which total $1.07 per CCF. The volumetric charges include Gas Cost Recovery, Distribution Charge, and Reservation Charge, which I have bundled together in the above $1.07 per CCF. There is a sales tax of 4% on the total of the customer and volumetric charges.
During the period from August 12 to September 13 meter readings, I used 5 CCF of natural gas, or 14.2 cubic meters. The home heating furnace was shut off during this period, so this amount reflects hot water and gas cookstove use.
The charges for my house from mid August to mid September over a period of 32 days totaled $19.81, or $0.62 per day.
Breaking this down, the customer charge was $13.68, this is a fixed charge which I pay every month. The volumetric charges were $5.37. The sales tax was $0.76.
The total bill of 19.81 divided by the use of 5 CCF is $3.96 per CCF, or $1.40 per cubic meter.
Sidenote: In spring of this year, we replaced a tank water heater with an on-demand water heater. Comparing 2022 use to 2021 use:
July 2021: 11 CCF
July 2022: 5 CCF
August 2021: 8 CCF
August 2022: 4 CCF
September 2021: 8 CCF
September 2022: 5 CCF
During this period there was no home heating furnace use, just hot water and cookstove use.
I am interested in what others are paying for natural gas, especially those in Europe.