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=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
* Estimating heating cost | * Estimating heating cost | ||
** NStar calculators for [http://www.nstar.com/residential/home_calculators estimating heating + electricity bills] and for [http://www.nstar.com/residential/home_calculators estimating carbon footprint] | ** NStar calculators for [http://www.nstar.com/residential/home_calculators estimating heating + electricity bills] and for [http://www.nstar.com/residential/home_calculators estimating carbon footprint] | ||
** [ | ** [https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-retail-heating-oil-prices Heating Fuels Price Comparison] | ||
* MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs | * MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs | ||
** [http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/guidance-technical-assistance/agencies-and-divisions/dpu MA Dept of Public Utilities] | ** [http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/guidance-technical-assistance/agencies-and-divisions/dpu MA Dept of Public Utilities] | ||
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=== News === | === News === | ||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20150828/NEWS/150826389 Unrepaired gas leaks in Lexington identified, mapped], by Caitlyn Kelleher (Sept 8, 2015) | |||
* Chicago Tribune: [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-19/news/sns-rt-us-column-kemp-connecticut-gasbre89i0pt-20121019_1_natural-gas-gas-companies-fuel-oil Connecticut contemplates connecting more to gas], by John Kemp, Reuters (Oct 19, 2012) | * Chicago Tribune: [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-19/news/sns-rt-us-column-kemp-connecticut-gasbre89i0pt-20121019_1_natural-gas-gas-companies-fuel-oil Connecticut contemplates connecting more to gas], by John Kemp, Reuters (Oct 19, 2012) | ||
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** [http://willbrownsberger.com/forums/topic/natural-gas-cost-of-extending-service Natural gas: cost of extending service] (Nov 2013) | ** [http://willbrownsberger.com/forums/topic/natural-gas-cost-of-extending-service Natural gas: cost of extending service] (Nov 2013) | ||
* Also see: [[Initiatives:Residential_Heat_Pumps|Heat Pump Mailing List Threads]] | * Also see: [[Initiatives:Residential_Heat_Pumps|Heat Pump Mailing List Threads]] | ||
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* [[Local_Politics:Issues:Natural_Gas_Leaks|Natural Gas Leaks]] | |||
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| School Lunch |
| Urban Design |
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| Natural Gas Service |
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| Gun Control |
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Resources
- Estimating heating cost
- NStar calculators for estimating heating + electricity bills and for estimating carbon footprint
- Heating Fuels Price Comparison
- MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- MA Dept of Public Utilities
- 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)
- Line Extensions for Natural Gas: Regulatory Considerations, by Ken Costello, Principal Researcher, National Regulatory Research Institute (Feb 2013)
- Northeast Gas Association (NGA) - trade association
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
Other