Natural gas price soars

Angry about the price of gasoline? Perhaps you haven’t noticed what’s happened with natural gas.

The average price of gasoline in the Mahoning Valley rose from $3.11 a gallon at the first of the year to $3.97 Thursday. That’s a 28 percent increase.

The cost of natural gas for local customers has risen twice as fast.

Dominion East Ohio was charging its customers $8.61 per thousand cubic feet of gas in January. This month, the charge is $13.56.

With a 57 percent increase over five months, how worried should homeowners be about the their heating bills this fall and winter?

It’s too early to tell, said Neil Durbin, a Dominion spokesman. Much will depend on how hot this summer is, he said.

Read more in Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com