NSTAR Offers New Price Option for Natural Gas Customers; Program Gives Customers More Control over Winter Energy Bills.BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- While the cold weather is still months away, NSTAR NSTAR NASA Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Application Readiness and Attorney General Reilly are already working to help customers manage their natural gas bills this winter. The Company filed a request with the Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. Department of Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and Energy (DTE (Data Terminating Equipment) A communications device that is the source or destination of signals on a network. It is typically a terminal or computer. Contrast with DCE. DTE - Data Terminal Equipment ) to allow residential and small commercial customers the option to participate in a program that provides a more stable, predictable gas price over the winter heating season. "It's never too early to start planning for ways to save money on heating bills," said Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs J. May, NSTAR Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This new Fixed Price Option will allow our customers to lock in a certain price for natural gas during the winter months, shielding them from market fluctuations that occur when the temperatures drop." Under the Fixed Price Option Pilot Program, NSTAR customers can opt to set their winter natural gas rates in the fall. If the market price ends up being higher, those customers will not have to pay the higher rate. If the prices on the market end up being lower at the end of the season, the extra money goes back to all NSTAR Gas customers in the form of a reduction of rates next winter. The program was developed as a result of the Rate Settlement between NSTAR and Attorney General Reilly's office late last year. "While we can't control the price of energy on the world market, we can take steps to help our customers manage their bills," May added. "This pricing option, along with our many energy efficiency offerings, can go a long way towards helping customers manage their energy costs." Natural gas prices are strictly pass-through costs to customers, therefore NSTAR makes no profit on this program. If approved by the DTE, the new Fixed Price Option Program would be available to NSTAR customers in October. NSTAR transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas to 1.4 million customers in Eastern and Central Massachusetts, including over one million electric customers in 81 communities and nearly 300,000 gas customers in 51 communities. |
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