Most of the difference is colder weather — your heating ran more. You used 226 therms this period against 142 last February.
Charges and taxes for the period; any previous balance is not part of the change.
Colder weather
This period had 612 heating degree days against 441 — 39% colder. At the same gas per degree of cold, that alone is about 47 therms more.
Usage beyond the weather
Even allowing for the cold, you used about 37 therms more than your home usually does. Common causes: a higher thermostat, a new gas appliance, guests, or a leak. If you ever smell gas, leave and call (979) 555-0199 from outside.
Natural gas cost
The purchased gas adjustment — what we pay for the gas itself, passed through at no markup — fell from $0.4712 to $0.4385 a therm.
Rates and charges
Since last February, the cost-of-service adjustment (GRIP) was added (+$6.94).
Weather adjustment
A credit of $0.0213 a therm applied this period. It evens out the delivery part of your bill when weather strays from normal (498 degree days is normal for this period), softening bills in extreme winters.
Taxes and fees
The city franchise fee and taxes are a percentage of the charges above, so they move with them.
Amount due is $257.89 — it includes $92.43 still unpaid from the previous bill. That balance is not part of this change; say so before the caller adds it up.
Budget billing
About $72.00 a month, from the last twelve bills, settled once a year.
Payment arrangement
Spread this bill over the next few without collection activity.
Free safety checkSuggested
37 therms beyond the weather. Usually a thermostat or appliance; occasionally a leak.
Energy assistance referral
Local agencies; a pledge pauses collections while it is processed.
Emergency line for anything that smells like gas: (979) 555-0199.
| Feb 2025 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Therms billed | 142.00 | 226.01 |
| … the weather alone predicts | 188.63 | |
| Heating degree days | 441 | 612 |
| Normal degree days | 498 | 498 |
| Base load (summer) | 21.8 th | |
| Gas cost (PGA) / th | $0.47120 | $0.43850 |
| Weather adjustment / th | — | −$0.02130 |
| Customer charge | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| Distribution, first 50 th | $0.18240 | $0.18240 |
| Distribution, beyond | $0.14190 | $0.14190 |
| GRIP rider / th | — | $0.03070 |
| Charges and taxes | $117.12 | $165.46 |
Starting from the Feb 2025 bill, the engine re-prices it at the volume the weather predicts, then at the volume used, then swaps in this period’s gas cost, weather adjustment, and each base rate in turn. Every step is priced line by line and rounded the way the biller writes lines, so the steps add to the real difference — +$48.34 — to the cent. It reproduces every issued bill in the system exactly.