The Bill Still Rises
Gas itself may be getting cheaper, but some New Yorkers are still facing higher heating bills this winter because delivery charges and utility costs are rising. The illustration centers the person on the receiving end of that contradiction: a resident bundled against the cold, studying a bill while the machinery that delivers heat grows more expensive around her. The problem is no longer simply the commodity price of natural gas. It is the cost of the system required to bring that gas into a home — and households ultimately pay for both.
Read the story: Some New Yorkers Will Pay About $87 More for Gas This Winter — Even as the Gas Itself Gets Cheaper