I hear ya danomight
I'm on natural gas also
but i budget my bill so it's the same every month
It started at $150, then went to $187, and has now gone down to $125 due to gas costs on the decline
The article I found said electric rates nearly double due to the fact that energy is produced by natural gas
Now that natural gas has gone down do you thin the electric companies have adjusted? Hell no
Holy crap! I rarely use heat in SoCal and I don't have A/C so my killer is floor fans. I have a gas grill on the balcony with free gas. I used that to cook a lot free but its breaking down and they don't replace them anymore.