Con Ed: Cold winter didn’t mean higher bills

Despite an unusually frigid winter, Con Edison said winter bills were lower and demand for natural gas was higher than during last year’s winter heating season.

The average monthly gas-heating residential bill was $216, or 23 percent lower than the $279 during the winter of 2013-14.

The average monthly electric bill from November through February for a New York City residence using 300 kilowatt hours was $95.42, compared with $102.95 during the same period last winter. That’s a decline of 7 percent.

The good news for customers was due to natural gas prices being lower this winter. Gas prices spiked last winter when the Polar Vortex put the freeze on the Northeast.

Con Edison also provided record amounts of natural gas to its customers this winter. The company sent out 1.68 million dekatherms, an all-time high for one day, on Jan. 13. The seven highest days in company history occurred this winter.

The company set a monthly record in January, providing 44.29 million dekatherms, beating a record set in February 2014. All that gas went to customers and toward the generation of electricity and steam.