Local Politics:Issues:Natural Gas Service

Resources

 * Estimating heating cost
 * NStar calculators for estimating heating + electricity bills and for estimating carbon footprint
 * Heating Fuels Price Comparison at Massachusetts Properties Online (Dec 2014)
 * MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
 * MA Dept of Public Utilities
 * Utility Statutes and Regulations
 * DPU contact information
 * Natural Gas Utilities - Information about natural gas pricing, suppliers and safety
 * How the Gas Distribution system works. The Lexington area is supplied by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
 * Natural Gas - A Consumer Tip Sheet (MA Dept. of Energy Resources pamphlet)
 * Your Rights - consumer rights pamphlet
 * Lexington Natural Gas service is provided by National Grid (formerly Keyspan, formerly Boston Gas).
 * National Grid new service signup.
 * National Grid customer support phone numbers:
 * For existing customers: 1-800-732-3400
 * For new installations: 1-877-696-4743
 * Gas emergencies: 1-800-233-5325
 * National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA)
 * [[Media:Ken Costello- NRRI.pdf|Line Extensions for Natural Gas: Regulatory Considerations]], by Ken Costello, Principal Researcher, National Regulatory Research Institute (Feb 2013)
 * Northeast Gas Association (NGA) - trade association
 * Current Issues
 * [[Media:statguide12.pdf|NGA 2012 Statistical Guide]]

News

 * Lexington Minuteman: Unrepaired gas leaks in Lexington identified, mapped, by Caitlyn Kelleher (Sept 8, 2015)
 * Chicago Tribune: Connecticut contemplates connecting more to gas, by John Kemp, Reuters (Oct 19, 2012)

Mailing list threads

 * Lexington list:
 * Gas line to home (Sept 2014)
 * Getting a gas line - Neighborhood organizing? (Sept 2014)
 * Heating options: Oil, Gas or Heat Pump? (Oct 2013)
 * National Grid Hate Mail (Oct 2012)
 * Belmont Sen. Will Brownsberger's online forum:
 * Natural gas: cost of extending service (Nov 2013)
 * Also see: Heat Pump Mailing List Threads