After reading these comments, I think that too many of you are lowering the thermostat way too low during the night, and it takes a lot of electricity to power it back up during the day.

It takes so much power and gas to continue to run until you reach the desired temp. It is better if you keep the thermostat at a certain level of comfort. Too much up and down will certainly increase your bill.

But, I agree, we are getting ripped again, because there are only a few that provide the services with gas.

Let them charge more. Maybe people will begin to realize their house is too large and expensive to heat. Too bad people can't choose their gas company like they choose theur phone company, then we'd really find out if they had to increase their rates.

.....it's the oil companies that are raping the American public NOT the natural gas companies......if your natural gas had increased at the same rate as gasoline that $200 per month gas bill you just paid would have been $600 or $700 !!!!!!!! .....now with that said, yes, they should justify the increase request.

Are they crazy? I just paid $200+ gas bill, what more do they want, blood?

I would love for them to justify their reasoning for raising rates. There wasn't much of a cold winter.... so there is not a "demand"...