If you live in Northern Illinois or the Chicago metropolitan area, your heating bill just got heavier. Effective January 1, 2026, the three major natural gas utilities serving the region, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas, and Peoples Gas, have all increased their supply rates. The most dramatic jump hits the suburbs, where Nicor Gas customers…
Ohio residents using natural gas for heating are facing a steep financial reality to start the new year. Effective for the January 2026 billing cycle, the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities, Columbia Gas of Ohio and CenterPoint Energy Ohio, have implemented significant rate increases for customers on the default Standard Choice Offer (SCO). For households…
Ohio residents served by Enbridge Gas Ohio (formerly Dominion Energy Ohio) are waking up to a sharp increase in natural gas prices just as winter weather begins to settle across the state. Effective today, December 10, 2025, the Standard Choice Offer (SCO) rate has risen to $4.9248 per Mcf, a roughly 27% increase from November’s…
As winter temperatures settle into the Miami Valley, residents in Southwest Ohio are facing a sharp increase in their heating costs. Effective today, Duke Energy Ohio has adjusted its Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) rate to approximately $0.49 per hundred cubic feet (ccf), a significant jump from the November rate of $0.34 per ccf. While energy…
Natural gas bills for millions of Ohioans are set to climb sharply as winter officially sets in. Effective for the December billing cycle, Columbia Gas of Ohio has adjusted its Standard Choice Offer (SCO) rate to $0.7674 per Ccf (100 cubic feet). This represents a 15.8% increase from last month’s rate of $0.6626 per Ccf.…