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Today's Gas Supply Charge Next price change: Not announced yet. We'll show it here as soon as it is.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 2:07 AM.
National Grid Gas Supply Charge history The standard price went down from 38.1 cents per therm in January 2015 to 24.4 cents per therm in October 2026. The highest was 93.46 cents per therm in September 2022. 93.46 cents 14.22 cents
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National Grid’s standard price for each period, newest first Dates Standard price Change from the period before October 1 to October 31, 2026 24.4 cents per therm Down 10.7% September 1 to September 30, 2026 27.32 cents per therm Down 5.8% August 1 to August 31, 2026 29.02 cents per therm Down 41.1% July 1 to July 31, 2026 49.23 cents per therm Down 19.8% June 1 to June 30, 2026 61.38 cents per therm Up 5.4% May 1 to May 31, 2026 58.26 cents per therm Up 10.6% April 1 to April 30, 2026 52.69 cents per therm Down 18.3% March 1 to March 31, 2026 64.53 cents per therm Down 2.7% February 1 to February 28, 2026 66.3 cents per therm Up 32.1% January 1 to January 31, 2026 50.17 cents per therm Up 5.6% December 1 to December 31, 2025 47.52 cents per therm Up 23.9% November 1 to November 30, 2025 38.36 cents per therm Up 43.6%
Show all 141 past prices National Grid’s standard price for each period, newest first Dates Standard price Change from the period before October 1 to October 31, 2026 24.4 cents per therm Down 10.7% September 1 to September 30, 2026 27.32 cents per therm Down 5.8% August 1 to August 31, 2026 29.02 cents per therm Down 41.1% July 1 to July 31, 2026 49.23 cents per therm Down 19.8% June 1 to June 30, 2026 61.38 cents per therm Up 5.4% May 1 to May 31, 2026 58.26 cents per therm Up 10.6% April 1 to April 30, 2026 52.69 cents per therm Down 18.3% March 1 to March 31, 2026 64.53 cents per therm Down 2.7% February 1 to February 28, 2026 66.3 cents per therm Up 32.1% January 1 to January 31, 2026 50.17 cents per therm Up 5.6% December 1 to December 31, 2025 47.52 cents per therm Up 23.9% November 1 to November 30, 2025 38.36 cents per therm Up 43.6% October 1 to October 31, 2025 26.72 cents per therm Down 7.5% September 1 to September 30, 2025 28.9 cents per therm Down 15% August 1 to August 31, 2025 34 cents per therm Down 12.4% July 1 to July 31, 2025 38.82 cents per therm Down 1.6% June 1 to June 30, 2025 39.45 cents per therm Down 4.9% May 1 to May 31, 2025 41.51 cents per therm Down 16.1% April 1 to April 30, 2025 49.48 cents per therm Up 4.1% March 1 to March 31, 2025 47.53 cents per therm Up 3.1% February 1 to February 28, 2025 46.13 cents per therm Up 3.3% January 1 to January 31, 2025 44.66 cents per therm Up 16% December 1 to December 31, 2024 38.5 cents per therm Up 44.5% November 1 to November 30, 2024 26.65 cents per therm Up 13.8% October 1 to October 31, 2024 23.41 cents per therm Up 13.9% September 1 to September 30, 2024 20.55 cents per therm Up 15.8% August 1 to August 31, 2024 17.75 cents per therm Down 40.4% July 1 to July 31, 2024 29.76 cents per therm Up 13.1% June 1 to June 30, 2024 26.31 cents per therm Down 0.3% May 1 to May 31, 2024 26.4 cents per therm Up 1.2% April 1 to April 30, 2024 26.08 cents per therm Down 20.1% March 1 to March 31, 2024 32.64 cents per therm Down 18.7% February 1 to February 29, 2024 40.13 cents per therm Up 1.5% January 1 to January 31, 2024 39.53 cents per therm Up 17.1% December 1 to December 31, 2023 33.76 cents per therm Up 5.6% November 1 to November 30, 2023 31.98 cents per therm Up 46.8% October 1 to October 31, 2023 21.79 cents per therm Up 14.7% September 1 to September 30, 2023 18.99 cents per therm Down 6.9% August 1 to August 31, 2023 20.39 cents per therm Up 35.1% July 1 to July 31, 2023 15.1 cents per therm Up 6.2% June 1 to June 30, 2023 14.22 cents per therm Down 42.7% May 1 to May 31, 2023 24.83 cents per therm Down 2.5% April 1 to April 30, 2023 25.46 cents per therm Down 50.9% March 1 to March 31, 2023 51.86 cents per therm Down 12.8% February 1 to February 28, 2023 59.48 cents per therm Down 0.2% January 1 to January 31, 2023 59.63 cents per therm Down 18.9% December 1 to December 31, 2022 73.54 cents per therm Up 28.7% November 1 to November 30, 2022 57.14 cents per therm Down 2% October 1 to October 31, 2022 58.3 cents per therm Down 37.6% September 1 to September 30, 2022 93.46 cents per therm Up 5.1% August 1 to August 31, 2022 88.96 cents per therm Up 32.1% July 1 to July 31, 2022 67.34 cents per therm Down 9% June 1 to June 30, 2022 74.02 cents per therm Up 15% May 1 to May 31, 2022 64.37 cents per therm Up 18.9% April 1 to April 30, 2022 54.15 cents per therm Up 21.2% March 1 to March 31, 2022 44.68 cents per therm Down 17.5% February 1 to February 28, 2022 54.19 cents per therm Up 14.6% January 1 to January 31, 2022 47.28 cents per therm Down 14.8% December 1 to December 31, 2021 55.5 cents per therm Down 4.6% November 1 to November 30, 2021 58.17 cents per therm Up 3.6% October 1 to October 31, 2021 56.14 cents per therm Up 26% September 1 to September 30, 2021 44.55 cents per therm Up 14% August 1 to August 31, 2021 39.08 cents per therm Down 6.5% July 1 to July 31, 2021 41.81 cents per therm Up 12.2% June 1 to June 30, 2021 37.27 cents per therm Up 4.8% May 1 to May 31, 2021 35.56 cents per therm Up 8.2% April 1 to April 30, 2021 32.87 cents per therm Down 3.2% March 1 to March 31, 2021 33.96 cents per therm Down 2.1% February 1 to February 28, 2021 34.68 cents per therm Up 32.4% January 1 to January 31, 2021 26.19 cents per therm Up 27.7% December 1 to December 31, 2020 20.52 cents per therm Down 11.7% November 1 to November 30, 2020 23.24 cents per therm Up 53.9% October 1 to October 31, 2020 15.1 cents per therm Down 4.9% September 1 to September 30, 2020 15.87 cents per therm Down 13% August 1 to August 31, 2020 18.24 cents per therm Up 10.2% July 1 to July 31, 2020 16.55 cents per therm Down 9.8% June 1 to June 30, 2020 18.36 cents per therm Down 7.9% May 1 to May 31, 2020 19.94 cents per therm Up 15.5% April 1 to April 30, 2020 17.27 cents per therm Down 18.9% March 1 to March 31, 2020 21.29 cents per therm Down 22.5% February 1 to February 29, 2020 27.45 cents per therm Down 4% January 1 to January 31, 2020 28.59 cents per therm Up 3% December 1 to December 31, 2019 27.76 cents per therm Down 0.2% November 1 to November 30, 2019 27.81 cents per therm Up 23.6% September 1 to September 30, 2019 22.49 cents per therm Down 11.3% August 1 to August 31, 2019 25.37 cents per therm Up 53.7% July 1 to July 31, 2019 16.51 cents per therm Down 32% June 1 to June 30, 2019 24.27 cents per therm Down 14.9% May 1 to May 31, 2019 28.5 cents per therm Down 10.4% April 1 to April 30, 2019 31.82 cents per therm Down 11.4% March 1 to March 31, 2019 35.93 cents per therm Up 5.2% February 1 to February 28, 2019 34.14 cents per therm Down 26.7% January 1 to January 31, 2019 46.59 cents per therm Down 16.3% December 1 to December 31, 2018 55.66 cents per therm Up 61.1% November 1 to November 30, 2018 34.55 cents per therm Down 1.2% October 1 to October 31, 2018 34.98 cents per therm Up 1.7% September 1 to September 30, 2018 34.41 cents per therm Up 2.8% August 1 to August 31, 2018 33.48 cents per therm Up 3.6% July 1 to July 31, 2018 32.31 cents per therm Down 24% June 1 to June 30, 2018 42.48 cents per therm Down 11.5% May 1 to May 31, 2018 48 cents per therm Up 4.3% April 1 to April 30, 2018 46.03 cents per therm Up 1.4% March 1 to March 31, 2018 45.38 cents per therm Up 2.2% February 1 to February 28, 2018 44.38 cents per therm Up 21.4% January 1 to January 31, 2018 36.55 cents per therm Up 6.1% December 1 to December 31, 2017 34.46 cents per therm Up 19.3% November 1 to November 30, 2017 28.89 cents per therm Up 40.4% October 1 to October 31, 2017 20.58 cents per therm Down 23.4% September 1 to September 30, 2017 26.87 cents per therm Up 2.6% August 1 to August 31, 2017 26.19 cents per therm Down 2.4% July 1 to July 31, 2017 26.83 cents per therm Down 32.1% June 1 to June 30, 2017 39.52 cents per therm Down 7.6% May 1 to May 31, 2017 42.75 cents per therm Up 9.7% April 1 to April 30, 2017 38.97 cents per therm Up 9% March 1 to March 31, 2017 35.75 cents per therm Down 4.6% February 1 to February 28, 2017 37.5 cents per therm Up 0.5% January 1 to January 31, 2017 37.31 cents per therm Up 29.7% December 1 to December 31, 2016 28.76 cents per therm Up 43% November 1 to November 30, 2016 20.11 cents per therm Up 17.4% October 1 to October 31, 2016 17.13 cents per therm Down 17.9% September 1 to September 30, 2016 20.86 cents per therm Down 1.2% August 1 to August 31, 2016 21.11 cents per therm Down 24.8% July 1 to July 31, 2016 28.07 cents per therm Up 36% June 1 to June 30, 2016 20.64 cents per therm Up 2.7% May 1 to May 31, 2016 20.1 cents per therm Up 9.8% April 1 to April 30, 2016 18.31 cents per therm Down 44.2% March 1 to March 31, 2016 32.83 cents per therm Up 14.6% February 1 to February 29, 2016 28.66 cents per therm Up 9.6% January 1 to January 31, 2016 26.15 cents per therm Down 4.3% December 1 to December 31, 2015 27.32 cents per therm Up 10.2% November 1 to November 30, 2015 24.79 cents per therm Up 8% October 1 to October 31, 2015 22.96 cents per therm Up 1.8% September 1 to September 30, 2015 22.56 cents per therm Down 7.4% August 1 to August 31, 2015 24.37 cents per therm Up 30.7% July 1 to July 31, 2015 18.65 cents per therm Down 25.5% June 1 to June 30, 2015 25.03 cents per therm Up 5.1% May 1 to May 31, 2015 23.82 cents per therm Down 24.8% April 1 to April 30, 2015 31.68 cents per therm Down 24.6% March 1 to March 31, 2015 42.04 cents per therm Up 10.3% February 1 to February 28, 2015 38.12 cents per therm No change January 1 to January 31, 2015 38.1 cents per therm Oldest price we have
Questions people ask Serves upstate New York.
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 24.4 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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