Gas price comparison.(Marketplace and data: statistics, trends & energy data)(Illustration)

 
Gas Price Comparison 
 
                                                 Breakeven Rates 
 
                                         4th Q-02   1st Q-03   2nd-Q-03 
 
Large Office (150,000 [ft.sup.2]) 
 
Boston Gas (Boston, MA)                   0.5562     0.8382     0.9140 
Con Edison (New York NY)                  0.5769     0.7509     0.8564 
Niagara Mohawk (Syracuse, NY)             0.5574     0.7150     0.8355 
PSEG (Newark, NJ)                         0.4487     0.0757     0.7669 
PECO (Philadelphia, PA)                   0.6013     0.5919     0.7307 
Peoples (Pittsburgh, PA)                  0.4176     0.6350     0.8213 
Cincinnati Gas & Electric 
  (Cincinnati, OH) 
Baltimore Gas & Electric 
  (Baltimore, MD) 
Michigan Consolidated (Detroit, MI) 
Peoples Gas, Light & Coke 
  (Chicago, IL) 
East OH Gas (Cleveland, OH) 
Southern California Gas 
  (Los Angeles, CA) 
San Diego Gas & Electric 
  (San Diego, CA) 
Pacific Gas & Electric 
  (San Francisco, CA) 
Columbia Gas (Columbus, 0H) 
Keyspan (Long Island, NY) 
 
Energy use (therms) Annual, 89,668.62; 2002 First quarter, 45,511.91; 
Second quarter, 11,373.55; Third quarter, 10,301.93; Four quarter; 
22,481.24; First quarter, 45,511.91; Second quarter, 11,383.55; July, 
3400.66; August, 3587.24; September, 3314.03; Third Quarter, 30, 
391.93; October, 3867.3; November, 7510.98 
 
Refrigerated Warehouse (25,000 [ft.sup.2]) 
 
Boston Gas (Boston, MA)                   0.6347     0.8425     0.9598 
Con Edison (New York, NY)                 0.6736     0.7610     0.8594 
Niagara Mohawk (Syracuse, NY)             0.6026     0.7751     0.8841 
PSEG (Newark, NJ)                         0.6321     0.8878     0.7591 
PECO (Philadelphia, PA)                   0.5820     0.5999     0.7186 
Peoples (Pittsburgh, PA)                  0.5435     0.6351     0.8223 
Cincinnati Gas & Electric 
  (Cincinnati, 0H) 
Baltimore Gas & Electric 
  (Baltimore, MD) 
Michigan Consolidated (Detroit, MI) 
Peoples Gas, Light & Coke 
  (Chicago, IL) 
East OH Gas (Cleveland, 0H) 
Southern California Gas 
  (Los Angeles, CA) 
San Diego Gas & Electric 
  (San Diego, CA) 
Pacific Gas & Electric 
  (San Francisco, CA) 
Columbia Gas (Columbus, 0H) 
Keyspan(Long Island, NY) 
 
Energy use (therms): Annual, 14,83036; 2002 First quarter, 7938.69; 
Second quarter, 1346.19; Third quarter 869.76; Fourth quarter, 4581.71; 
First quarter, 7938.69; Second quarter, 1346.19; July, 287.17; August, 
300.28; September, 282.31; Third Quarter, 869.76; October, 897.86; 
November, 1534.11 
 
Grocery (32.000 [ft.sup.2]) 
Boston Gas (Boston, MA)                   0.6269     0.8410     0.9214 
Con Edison (New work, NY)                 0.6725     0.7571     0.8571 
Niagara Mohawk (Syracuse, NY)             0.5997     0.7723     0.8787 
PSEG (Newark, NJ)                         0.6294     0.8858     0.7646 
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