ALBANY — National Grid’s natural gas customers will pay about $13 a month more for home heating this winter, the energy company announced this week.
The average monthly heating bill between November and next March will be around $145 for natural gas users, roughlya 10% increase from last year. Many of those customers are already reeling from heat-wave driven increases in this year’s summer electric bills. National Grid also started implementing higher rates last month after state regulators approved its three-year spending plan.
The cost of electricity, which is being used to heat an increasing number of homes, isn’t expected to significantly rise over the winter, National Grid spokesman Patrick Stella said. The cost of fuel oil largely remains in line with the price of natural gas, according to Energy Information Administration data, so those customers could also see increases…