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Today's Gas Supply Charge Next price change: about December 1, 2026 (not announced yet).No locked plan costs less than National Grid's standard price today. You can keep it for now.
Will changing my price turn off my power? No. Changing your price never turns off your power. National Grid still brings it to your home and fixes outages.
¢ National Grid still delivers the power to your home and sends the bill. Another company only sets the price. Cheapest plans that lock your price For a home that uses 800 therms a year. Fees included. Cheapest first, one plan per company.
No locked plan beats National Grid's standard price today.
How Judy picks these plans Plans that lock your price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 800 therms a year. Fees are included. Cheapest first, one plan per company. Only plans that cost less than the standard price are shown. The standard gas price changes every month, so the savings are only a rough guide.
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Judy compared 5 offers for National Grid homes on Nov 12 at 9:27 PM.
National Grid Gas Supply Charge history The standard price went up from 48.33 cents per therm in January 2017 to 51.1 cents per therm in November 2026. The highest was 108.6 cents per therm in September 2022. 108.6 cents 27.79 cents
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Show me the details Updated November 12, 2026
National Grid’s standard price for each period, newest first Dates Standard price Change from the period before November 1 to November 30, 2026 51.1 cents per therm Up 16.1% October 1 to October 31, 2026 44.02 cents per therm Down 7.7% September 1 to September 30, 2026 47.68 cents per therm Down 2.8% August 1 to August 31, 2026 49.07 cents per therm Down 22.8% July 1 to July 31, 2026 63.56 cents per therm Down 10.2% June 1 to June 30, 2026 70.77 cents per therm Up 4.1% May 1 to May 31, 2026 67.95 cents per therm Down 18.1% April 1 to April 30, 2026 83.02 cents per therm Down 14% March 1 to March 31, 2026 96.57 cents per therm Up 0.3% February 1 to February 28, 2026 96.23 cents per therm Up 33.4% January 1 to January 31, 2026 72.15 cents per therm Up 1.9% December 1 to December 31, 2025 70.77 cents per therm Up 24%
Show all 119 past prices National Grid’s standard price for each period, newest first Dates Standard price Change from the period before November 1 to November 30, 2026 51.1 cents per therm Up 16.1% October 1 to October 31, 2026 44.02 cents per therm Down 7.7% September 1 to September 30, 2026 47.68 cents per therm Down 2.8% August 1 to August 31, 2026 49.07 cents per therm Down 22.8% July 1 to July 31, 2026 63.56 cents per therm Down 10.2% June 1 to June 30, 2026 70.77 cents per therm Up 4.1% May 1 to May 31, 2026 67.95 cents per therm Down 18.1% April 1 to April 30, 2026 83.02 cents per therm Down 14% March 1 to March 31, 2026 96.57 cents per therm Up 0.3% February 1 to February 28, 2026 96.23 cents per therm Up 33.4% January 1 to January 31, 2026 72.15 cents per therm Up 1.9% December 1 to December 31, 2025 70.77 cents per therm Up 24% November 1 to November 30, 2025 57.09 cents per therm Up 38.9% October 1 to October 31, 2025 41.11 cents per therm Down 3.9% September 1 to September 30, 2025 42.76 cents per therm Down 5% August 1 to August 31, 2025 45.03 cents per therm Down 32.8% July 1 to July 31, 2025 67.03 cents per therm Down 0.3% June 1 to June 30, 2025 67.26 cents per therm Up 3.9% May 1 to May 31, 2025 64.76 cents per therm Up 10.2% April 1 to April 30, 2025 58.78 cents per therm Up 0.6% March 1 to March 31, 2025 58.43 cents per therm Up 1.5% February 1 to February 28, 2025 57.56 cents per therm Down 4.2% January 1 to January 31, 2025 60.08 cents per therm Up 10.8% December 1 to December 31, 2024 54.21 cents per therm Up 28.7% November 1 to November 30, 2024 42.11 cents per therm Up 16.8% October 1 to October 31, 2024 36.07 cents per therm Up 8.3% September 1 to September 30, 2024 33.31 cents per therm Up 4.6% August 1 to August 31, 2024 31.85 cents per therm Down 31.3% July 1 to July 31, 2024 46.39 cents per therm Up 8.3% June 1 to June 30, 2024 42.81 cents per therm Up 4.6% May 1 to May 31, 2024 40.92 cents per therm Down 0.5% April 1 to April 30, 2024 41.12 cents per therm Down 16.6% March 1 to March 31, 2024 49.32 cents per therm Down 8.3% February 1 to February 29, 2024 53.76 cents per therm Down 2.3% January 1 to January 31, 2024 55.03 cents per therm Up 10.9% December 1 to December 31, 2023 49.64 cents per therm Up 10.9% November 1 to November 30, 2023 44.74 cents per therm Up 32.7% October 1 to October 31, 2023 33.72 cents per therm Up 13.4% September 1 to September 30, 2023 29.73 cents per therm Down 12.4% August 1 to August 31, 2023 33.93 cents per therm Up 22.1% July 1 to July 31, 2023 27.79 cents per therm Down 2.1% June 1 to June 30, 2023 28.38 cents per therm Down 9.5% May 1 to May 31, 2023 31.37 cents per therm Down 11.5% April 1 to April 30, 2023 35.45 cents per therm Down 39.5% March 1 to March 31, 2023 58.6 cents per therm Down 12.8% February 1 to February 28, 2023 67.2 cents per therm Down 15.2% January 1 to January 31, 2023 79.25 cents per therm Down 9.9% December 1 to December 31, 2022 87.93 cents per therm Up 19.7% November 1 to November 30, 2022 73.47 cents per therm Down 2.1% October 1 to October 31, 2022 75.06 cents per therm Down 30.9% September 1 to September 30, 2022 108.6 cents per therm Up 1.2% August 1 to August 31, 2022 107.34 cents per therm Up 25.9% July 1 to July 31, 2022 85.28 cents per therm Down 4.8% June 1 to June 30, 2022 89.62 cents per therm Up 43.8% May 1 to May 31, 2022 62.34 cents per therm Up 18.7% April 1 to April 30, 2022 52.51 cents per therm Down 3.2% March 1 to March 31, 2022 54.25 cents per therm Down 25.2% February 1 to February 28, 2022 72.49 cents per therm Up 14.4% January 1 to January 31, 2022 63.38 cents per therm Down 9.9% December 1 to December 31, 2021 70.34 cents per therm Down 4.2% November 1 to November 30, 2021 73.46 cents per therm Up 0.7% October 1 to October 31, 2021 72.95 cents per therm Up 23.9% September 1 to September 30, 2021 58.88 cents per therm Up 28.1% August 1 to August 31, 2021 45.96 cents per therm Down 4.2% July 1 to July 31, 2021 47.96 cents per therm Up 10.6% June 1 to June 30, 2021 43.35 cents per therm Up 19.7% May 1 to May 31, 2021 36.21 cents per therm Down 12% April 1 to April 30, 2021 41.15 cents per therm Up 2.1% March 1 to March 31, 2021 40.29 cents per therm Down 8.7% February 1 to February 28, 2021 44.11 cents per therm Up 20.1% January 1 to January 31, 2021 36.73 cents per therm Down 2.8% December 1 to December 31, 2020 37.79 cents per therm Down 3.3% November 1 to November 30, 2020 39.07 cents per therm Up 33.4% October 1 to October 31, 2020 29.3 cents per therm Down 1.7% September 1 to September 30, 2020 29.81 cents per therm Down 10.5% August 1 to August 31, 2020 33.3 cents per therm Up 3.4% July 1 to July 31, 2020 32.2 cents per therm Down 1.8% June 1 to June 30, 2020 32.78 cents per therm Down 6.7% May 1 to May 31, 2020 35.13 cents per therm Up 3.3% April 1 to April 30, 2020 34.03 cents per therm Down 13.1% March 1 to March 31, 2020 39.15 cents per therm Down 2.5% February 1 to February 29, 2020 40.15 cents per therm Down 4.7% January 1 to January 31, 2020 42.15 cents per therm Down 8.2% December 1 to December 31, 2019 45.91 cents per therm Up 3.1% November 1 to November 30, 2019 44.52 cents per therm Up 23.8% October 1 to October 31, 2019 35.95 cents per therm Down 6.5% September 1 to September 30, 2019 38.44 cents per therm Up 0.4% August 1 to August 31, 2019 38.27 cents per therm Up 6.7% July 1 to July 31, 2019 35.87 cents per therm Down 5.7% June 1 to June 30, 2019 38.05 cents per therm Up 1.3% May 1 to May 31, 2019 37.55 cents per therm Down 9.2% April 1 to April 30, 2019 41.38 cents per therm Down 2.8% March 1 to March 31, 2019 42.58 cents per therm Down 13.5% February 1 to February 28, 2019 49.24 cents per therm Down 15.4% January 1 to January 31, 2019 58.22 cents per therm Down 9.3% December 1 to December 31, 2018 64.21 cents per therm Up 26.6% November 1 to November 30, 2018 50.72 cents per therm Up 12.3% October 1 to October 31, 2018 45.16 cents per therm Up 1.7% September 1 to September 30, 2018 44.39 cents per therm Up 0.3% August 1 to August 31, 2018 44.25 cents per therm Down 16.8% July 1 to July 31, 2018 53.16 cents per therm Up 6.1% June 1 to June 30, 2018 50.09 cents per therm Down 13.6% May 1 to May 31, 2018 57.97 cents per therm Down 2.7% April 1 to April 30, 2018 59.56 cents per therm Up 4.7% March 1 to March 31, 2018 56.91 cents per therm Down 0.4% February 1 to February 28, 2018 57.16 cents per therm Up 22.4% January 1 to January 31, 2018 46.72 cents per therm Down 2.4% December 1 to December 31, 2017 47.86 cents per therm Up 22.3% November 1 to November 30, 2017 39.13 cents per therm Up 15.3% October 1 to October 31, 2017 33.94 cents per therm Down 11.6% September 1 to September 30, 2017 38.39 cents per therm Up 7.4% August 1 to August 31, 2017 35.75 cents per therm Down 23% July 1 to July 31, 2017 46.4 cents per therm Down 16.7% June 1 to June 30, 2017 55.69 cents per therm Up 20.8% May 1 to May 31, 2017 46.11 cents per therm Up 3.8% April 1 to April 30, 2017 44.41 cents per therm Up 7.4% March 1 to March 31, 2017 41.34 cents per therm Down 14.7% February 1 to February 28, 2017 48.47 cents per therm Up 0.3% January 1 to January 31, 2017 48.33 cents per therm Oldest price we have
Questions people ask Serves Long Island and the Rockaway Peninsula.
A therm is one unit of heat from gas (therms on your bill). Your bill may call this price the Gas Supply Charge.
What is National Grid's standard price? It is the price you pay if you never picked another company.
Today it is 51.1 cents per therm. A therm is one unit of heat from gas (therms on your bill).
Your bill may call it the Gas Supply Charge.
It is also called the supply rate.
Other companies that sell gas in New York are called ESCOs.
It follows the market price of natural gas, so it changes every month.
Is it safe to switch? Yes. Your gas stays on. National Grid still delivers your gas and sends your bill.
Only the price part of your bill changes.
You can go back to National Grid's standard price later. Check your contract for a fee to leave early.
How do I switch? Call the company you pick, or sign up on its website. You don't call your utility.
Have your National Grid bill ready. The company will ask for a number from it.
Look for your account number near the top of your bill. Ask the company which number it needs.
The new company tells National Grid for you.
How long do I have to change my mind? You have 3 days to cancel for free after you get the new company's plan papers.
To cancel, call the new company, write to them or cancel online.
What happens when a price plan ends? Watch your mail for a notice before your plan ends.
Read it closely. Many plans start again on their own.
Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.
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