A consumer's guide to residential natural gas rates

by Joel Downey

Friday May 16, 2008, 7:25 PM

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Here are the latest natural gas rates compiled by the Ohio Consumers' Counsel from independent marketing companies. An expanded chart is on the agency's Web site, www.pickocc.org.

Prices are subject to change and should be confirmed with the supplier.

Consumers should also ask about cancellation fees, which can be prohibitive. In addition to the rates listed, there are sales taxes, which vary by county, and your utility's gas transportation charge.

Consumers who do not buy from independent companies pay their utility's monthly variable gas cost recovery rate (GCR) or Standard Service Offer (SSO), plus a state excise tax of 4.89 percent and the utility gas transportation charge.

Gas cost recovery, standard service offer and transportation rates

Dominion East Ohio Gas Co.: SSO of $12.72 per 1,000 cubic feet (Mcf) of gas through June 16. Total Dominion transportation rate: $3.006 / Mcf.

Columbia Gas of Ohio: $1.21505 per 100 cubic feet (ccf) of gas through May 29; Total Columbia transportation rate: $0.21 / ccf.

Graphic by Ken Marshall | The Plain Dealer