Heating bills were lower this year than last
Alliant Energy natural gas customers saved an average of $110 when heating their homes this winter, compared to last winter.
The savings came from two major factors: the low price for natural gas and the lower usage for natural gas.
Natural gas prices are at near record lows. More importantly, experts continue to forecast stable prices. The prices haven’t been this low, and this stable, for more than a decade.
Warmer weather this winter also meant that customers used less natural gas to heat homes. On average, customers used about 30 percent less natural gas during November and December of 2015 versus the same period in 2014. In January and February of 2016, customers used 12 percent less and 3 percent less natural gas versus the same period in 2015.
The average home heating from for the November-February heating season in Iowa was $289 for 2015-16, $399 for 2014-15, and $459 for 2009-10. ~by Alliant Energy News
