shortys7777 t1_j3f7rnx wrote on January 8, 2023 at 3:23 AM

Reply to comment by TheDrummingApe in Does anyone else find RI gas bills to be wildly expensive? I'm a single person heating 1000 Sq ft to 62 degrees max at all times. In a well insulated house. by ironicmatchingpants

What happens when you only use $45 in July? Does it even out for the winter months? I heat with wood but I've been curious because I know people who do that. Gas company clearly must make money on it or they wouldn't offer it.

TheDrummingApe t1_j3gyq7e wrote on January 8, 2023 at 2:35 PM

Yes, that's how it works.

degggendorf t1_j3fag6a wrote on January 8, 2023 at 3:44 AM

Yeah that's all it does. Takes your total annual (estimated) usage and divides it by 12, so you end up "overpaying" in the summer and "underpaying" in the winter, but it's ultimately the same cost.

https://www.rienergy.com/RI-Home/Bill-Help/Budget-Billing

>Gas company clearly must make money on it or they wouldn't offer it.

Someone on here had said they tried to sign up and there was a surcharge, but I can't seem to find it on any official documents. It might be a program RIE is required to implement by the state, so it's not (directly) a money-making endeavor. But it still does seem of limited use to me.