Fuel for thought

CNM Design · 02-10-14, 03:03 PM

Here in Ohio we have a minimum usage fee on our NG for heating.
Assuming this fee is based on the amount of money required to maintain the infrastructure, our heating bill will never go to zero for the month as long as we are connected to the grid.

IMO. The more homes that leave the heating grid the higher the minimum usage fee will climb to maintain the grid for the ones still on. If to many homes leave the grid you will be billed a non grid usage fee attached to your property taxes that will be paid to the gas company to help maintain the grid. I can see this going as high as a $100 a month per home, if not higher.

This will be the same for all other utilities.

A friend just told me a bill pasted last year here in Ohio that requires all septic systems in each county to be inspected for proper operation each YEAR at a cost of $50 per inspection. Here in our county, if something is found not up to specs, you will be required to pay $500 for a permit and have it repaired by a certified entity to rectumfy the problem.

So now, even though we live in the country,we are no longer off the water and sewer grid.

This is not an anti Government rant. The question is, in the long run will it be worht it? Will you realy be saving anything?

02-10-14, 03:03 PM	#1
CNM Design Lurking Renovator Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: S.E. OHIO Posts: 5 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Fuel for thought Here in Ohio we have a minimum usage fee on our NG for heating. Assuming this fee is based on the amount of money required to maintain the infrastructure, our heating bill will never go to zero for the month as long as we are connected to the grid. IMO. The more homes that leave the heating grid the higher the minimum usage fee will climb to maintain the grid for the ones still on. If to many homes leave the grid you will be billed a non grid usage fee attached to your property taxes that will be paid to the gas company to help maintain the grid. I can see this going as high as a $100 a month per home, if not higher. This will be the same for all other utilities. A friend just told me a bill pasted last year here in Ohio that requires all septic systems in each county to be inspected for proper operation each YEAR at a cost of $50 per inspection. Here in our county, if something is found not up to specs, you will be required to pay $500 for a permit and have it repaired by a certified entity to rectumfy the problem. So now, even though we live in the country,we are no longer off the water and sewer grid. This is not an anti Government rant. The question is, in the long run will it be worht it? Will you realy be saving anything? Last edited by CNM Design; 02-12-14 at 10:25 AM..