I guess my parents had a contract with direct energy for natural gas. They got a letter saying that they will renew for another year at the prices of 31.9 cents / m3. The transportation cost is 9.058 cents/m3 and storage is 1.99 cents/m3. Is this a good price? Any advice? thx
Residential natural gas prices, advice needed
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DO NOT RENEW.I guess my parents had a contract with direct energy for natural gas. They got a letter saying that they will renew for another year at the prices of 31.9 cents / m3. The transportation cost is 9.058 cents/m3 and storage is 1.99 cents/m3. Is this a good price? Any advice? thx
Check out Union Gas's website, or give them a call.
https://www.uniongas.com/residential/rates
Call 1 888 774-3111 for more information
Direct Energy? UGH!
thanks, I don't know much about this as I assume my parents signed it years ago. Can you get the natural gas directly from union gas?
DO NOT RENEW.
Check out Union Gas's website, or give them a call.
https://www.uniongas.com/residential/rates
Call 1 888 774-3111 for more information
Direct Energy? UGH!
My bill reads Union Gas.thanks, I don't know much about this as I assume my parents signed it years ago. Can you get the natural gas directly from union gas?
Give them a call, from your parents place if possible, so you can hand the phone to Mom or Dad,
if/when they need to talk to them to set stuff up.
Get yourself to Customer Service, they're (believe it or not) not there to scam you, but to get customers their product at a fair price.
WhatEVER they do, do not renew with Direct Energy.
Do not renew.I guess my parents had a contract with direct energy for natural gas. They got a letter saying that they will renew for another year at the prices of 31.9 cents / m3. The transportation cost is 9.058 cents/m3 and storage is 1.99 cents/m3. Is this a good price? Any advice? thx
Buy directly from the gas provider like enbridge or union gas. gas is cheap now. check prices here below.
best way to protect yourself is not to get into a contract.
https://www.enbridgegas.com/homes/a...l-gas-rates/purchasing-gas-from-enbridge.aspx
I've never had an issue dealing directly with Enbridge. I purchased my own hvac as well. And water heater. Worth it.
Last year my final bill came to $0 because of cost adjustments. No gouging anywhere.
Last year my final bill came to $0 because of cost adjustments. No gouging anywhere.
Do not fucking renew.I guess my parents had a contract with direct energy for natural gas. They got a letter saying that they will renew for another year at the prices of 31.9 cents / m3. The transportation cost is 9.058 cents/m3 and storage is 1.99 cents/m3. Is this a good price? Any advice? thx
In fact, gas marketers will say prices will go up and therefore, locking in is prudent. (They never will tell you that prices might drop because of increased supply from fracking).
I've battled it out with Just Energy for a commercial property (they wanted a $10K termination fee since I sold the building - but I argued with the collection agent until I tired them out - Just Energy did a blend and extend but really did a bait and switch).
I fucked up earlier and locked my mom with Canadian Rite-Rate, however, they told me that it won't renew automatically, and that I have it in writing.
Yet, I'm sure come renewal time, they will try to renew in a sneaky way.
Last time I checked, the spot rate of gas from a utility company like Enbridge is CHEAPER.
@ OP: As you can see from twir's link, the cost of gas is 14 cents per cubic meter. Those fixed-price contracts are at least double. Cheapest might be in the 20 - 30 cent range. Still too high a premium.Do not renew.
Buy directly from the gas provider like enbridge or union gas. gas is cheap now. check prices here below.
best way to protect yourself is not to get into a contract.
https://www.enbridgegas.com/homes/a...l-gas-rates/purchasing-gas-from-enbridge.aspx
(Since fracking reduced prices by increasing supply, independent suppliers changed their marketing - example, Ontario Energy Savings became Just Energy because they couldn't guarantee savings due to the reduction in spot prices below their long term contracts. They had the gall to tell me "we are not here to guarantee savings, but to bring you price stability". Why the fuck did I sign a contract with you in the first place?)
p.s. one of their marketing ploys is to send nice-looking twinky ladies - guess it worked with me sometimes.
Depends on where you live.Can you get the natural gas directly from union gas?
Over 90% of Ontario residences are served by one of two distribution utilities (and by distribution I mean in your local town). Enbridge Gas Distribution serves the Greater Toronto Area, Barrie, Ottawa and surrounding area, and the Niagara Region. Union Gas serves the rest of the province, except Kingston and Kitchener, which have their own Public Utility Companies. Check the following link to see a map and a list of towns in the Enbridge delivery area. http://www.egd.enbridge.com/homes/start-stop-move/start-gas-service/our-service-area.aspx
To understand your gas bill, go the the Ontario Energy Board website at this link. http://www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/OEB/Consumers/Natural+Gas/Your+Natural+Gas+Bill
Here is a summary:
1. A customer charge to pay for administration of your account, meter and billing costs, emergency services, local equipment maintenance, etc. This amount is fixed by the OEB.
2. A transportation charge to cover moving gas from western Canada to Ontario, distributing it through the local system, and storage costs. This amount will vary with quantity of gas used.
3. A gas supply charge to pay for the molecules of gas used. You can buy the gas molecules from your local distributor (i.e. Enbridge or Union) or from a marketer like Direct Energy or RiteRate. This is not unlike long distance service where you can choose to buy your minutes from a “reseller” but the service is provided through Bell’s wire network.
Note that if you go with a marketer, you are still having your gas delivered by Enbridge/Union and will still pay the customer charge and the transportation charge.
Also note that if you buy from Enbridge or Union, the cost of the gas is set by the OEB quarterly and by law Enbridge and Union are not allowed to make a profit on the sale of gas molecules. This price willl go up and down with various market forces. If you go with a marketer, you can sign a fixed rate contract over several years. As a result, you may either do better or worse than staying with Enbridge or Union.
So to answer your question "Can you buy directly from Union"?, the answer is yes if you live in the Union Gas service area. I may be wrong, but I think Union Gas does not (or is not allowed to) market residential gas sales in the Enbridge service area, and likewise Enbridge in Union's area.
Hope this helps.
