Natural gas customers in the Boston area are now paying more for fuel than their national counterparts, reversing the situation from a year ago.
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers released on Friday, Boston-area customers paid just over $1 per therm for natural gas in June, about 13 percent higher than the national average of 89 cents per therm. In June 2015, local prices were about 85 cents per therm, or nearly 10 percent lower than the national average of 94 cents per therm at that time.
STATE HOUSE — Long, hot, rainless days mean plenty of time for people to enjoy the outdoors, but the mostly pleasant summer weather is disguising an underlying problem.
"I hope everybody has a chance to enjoy the rest of this beautiful summer," Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday, before catching himself. "I get the fact that it's creating drought issues okay, which we worry about a lot. I mean, there's the downer," the governor added.
