For Business Customers
Cost of Natural Gas
The rates it may charge to deliver natural gas are regulated by the Mass DPU.
Users of natural gas are billed for the DELIVERY of the gas and the COMMODITY, which is the natural gas itself. Although Berkshire Gas is the sole DELIVERY agent for the gas, customers do have the ability to choose an independent supplier of the natural gas COMMODITY. If customers do not choose an independent supplier of natural gas, Berkshire Gas will supply it. The COMMODITY rate is based upon the New York Mercantile Exchange price.
The DELIVERY rate is determined by the volume of gas (as measured in "therms") consumed. Generally speaking, commercial customers who use the most gas qualify for the lowest per-therm rate. Our current rates can be found by in our Rates and Tariffs page.
Customers who opt to have Berkshire Gas purchase the COMMODITY on their behalf are charged only what Berkshire Gas had to pay. THERE IS NO "MARK-UP" ON THE PRICE BERKSHIRE GAS PAYS. The second option is to contract with a "Marketer" of natural gas and have Berkshire Gas deliver the commodity.
Berkshire Gas encourages Commercial Customers to consider purchasing their gas from a Marketer because they can negotiate a set price for a 12 month (or more) period. That allows commercial customers to know what the natural gas portion of their energy budget will be. If a customer chooses to have Berkshire Gas purchase the commodity for him/her, any fluctuations in the gas costs will be passed on to the customer.
Here is the list of independent marketers currently approved to serve customers in the Berkshire Gas Service Territory
INDEPENDENT AGENTS/SUPPLIERS FOR BERKSHIRE GAS COMPANY SERVICE TERRITORY
Amerada Hess Corporation
19 Forest Avenue
Shrewsbury, MA 01545 |
Contact: |
Peter Phillips |
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Phone: |
(508) 754-1536 |
Direct Energy, LP
12 Greenway Plaza
Houston, TX 77046 |
Contact: |
Jan Geist |
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Phone: |
(800) 260-0300 |
Global Companies LLC
53 Technology Way
Suite 4E9
Nashua, NH 03060 |
Contact: |
Dan Bianchi |
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Phone: |
(413) 442-1967 |
Metromedia Energy
188 North Main Street
Sunderland, MA 01375 |
Contact: |
Dave Griffin |
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Phone: |
(413) 665-2527 |
Sprague Energy Corp.
2 International Drive
Suite 200
Portsmouth, NH. 03801 |
Contact: |
Mark Roberts |
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Phone: |
(978) 887-5070 |
Historical comparisons of different fuel types can be found at www.oilnergy.com/1gnymex.htm.
Please call William McGhee at 413-445-0257 with questions regarding the price of natural gas.
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