Connor Hanan, SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Syracuse is no stranger to extreme winter – over the last 70 years alone, Syracuse has had the most snow in Central New York 49 times. All of this cold weather typically brings about expensive heating bills. But, heating your home this winter will not be as expensive as it was last year.
That was the prediction from New York’s Public Service Commission when it held a meeting Thursday morning to assess the readiness of gas and electric utilities statewide for the coming winter. John Sano, New York Utility Supervisor, said prices for utility bills this winter are looking better for New York state residents.
“We expect the average residential customer’s winter heating bill to be about $760 for this winter, assuming normal weather, but this varies by utility. This is lower than last winter,” said Sano.
Sano went on to say this was possible because utility companies began stockpiling natural gas over the warm summer months. This year’s lowered costs were welcome news to Syracuse resident Stephanie Robertson.
“That’s awesome though, if it’s true. I can’t say either way, but it sounds good to me,” said Robertson.
New York residents will start to see these lower prices as soon as the temperature drops.
