ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission a decrease to gas supply charges in its annual adjustment.

This adjustment decreases the monthly bill of a typical residential customer with annual usage of 99,400 cubic feet of gas by $2.26, from $73.41 to $71.15. This 3.08 percent decrease is to become effective today.       

Resulting from the abundant supply of Marcellus Shale gas, market prices for natural gas remain at 10-year lows, benefitting northwestern Pennsylvania homes and businesses. Nearly all of the gas consumed by National Fuel utility customers comes from Northeast-produced shale gas. Pennsylvania is the largest producer of those supplies.       

National Fuel’s price-to-compare gas commodity charge also will decrease to $0.41643 per ccf. This reference point, detailed on the National Fuel bill under Gas Supply Charges, is important for customers who are shopping for an alternate gas supplier.