Message from PSEG, posted January 24, 2012
PSE&G announces gas bill credit to be included in February bills - On top of 35 percent total savings since January 2009
Summary:
PSE&G announced today that it is providing a bill credit to be included in February residential gas bills. The bill credit will be 15 cents per therm on all February usage.
WHAT does THIS MEAN FOR CUSTOMERS?
- This gas bill credit means that residential customers who use 200 therms in the month of February will see a reduction of $30.00 included in their bills. Depending on meter reading dates, many customers will see some of the reduction in February and the rest in March.
- The ability to offer a bill credit is the result of technology enhancements PSE&G has made to its customer system.
- This latest action by PSE&G is in addition to the eight gas supply rate decreases in a row for residential customers, for a total of more than $614, or 35 percent, in savings since January, 2009.
- Lower market prices for gas, which are partially due to the availability of abundant and lower cost shale gas, have made it possible for PSE&G to pass along these rate decreases to customers.
What can customers do to manage their winter heating costs?
In addition to the bill credit, PSE&G offers suggestions for steps customers can take to help reduce their winter heating costs even further:
- Visit PSE&G’s Home Energy Toolkit at www.pseg.com/toolkit. You can calculate the energy efficiency of your home and find out how to save energy and money on appliances and heating systems.
- Lower your thermostat by just one degree, which may reduce your heating bill by up to 3 percent. Save even more by lowering your thermostat 2 degrees during the day and 5 to 10 degrees at bedtime if health conditions permit. Clean or replace the furnace filter on hot air heating systems.
- If your budget permits, install (or have installed) a programmable thermostat that you can set to automatically lower room temperatures when rooms are not in use and also at bedtime if health conditions permit.
Everton Scott
Regional Public Affairs Manager
PSE&G
150 Circle Avenue
Clifton NJ, 07011
973-365-5430 (w)
973-494-3691 (c)
everton.scott@pseg.com