Feeling the Burn: Your Gas Bill Stays High as Prices Dip

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This is your Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark podcast.

Welcome back to the Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker. I’m Vanessa Clark, and if you’re tuning in today, you probably want up-to-the-minute natural gas market news, price trends, and a bit of expert perspective on what all these numbers might mean for you. So let’s jump right in.

Today is Thursday, October 23, 2025, and here’s the headline: the front-month NYMEX natural gas contract settled at three dollars and thirty-four cents per million British thermal units. That’s down about three percent after dropping ten and a half cents just today. It’s actually been two straight sessions of declines, making it the largest two-day percentage drop since mid-October. If you’re tracking performance over the year, natural gas is still up about forty-five percent from its fifty-two week low last October, but it is down nearly eight percent so far this year. For those of you following long-term cycles, natural gas remains about twenty-five percent below its spring high of four dollars forty-nine cents per unit, back in March, and is still a distant memory from the record highs set in 2005.

If you’re wondering why prices are moving lower even as we head into the winter season, mild weather across much of the country is playing a significant role. According to market analysts, US energy firms recently injected eighty-seven billion cubic feet of natural gas into storage—exceeding expectations and pushing inventories nearly one percent above last year and around four and a half percent over the five-year average. That means supply is healthy right now, even as some markets are bracing for more demand as temperatures eventually drop.

You might also have noticed that even with these falling natural gas prices, your monthly gas bill hasn’t budged—or might even be higher. Experts at NPR explain that’s because a greater share of our bills now goes towards gas infrastructure and maintenance, not just the fuel itself. So even if prices stay low, those transmission and pipeline costs can keep your total bill elevated. If you’re looking for ways to lower household energy costs, consider efficient appliances and maybe even switching to electric for some applications—especially if you’re watching for sustainability and future savings.

Looking ahead, analysts suggest the market is a bit heavy in the short term, with lots of uncertainty as traders try to forecast both winter demand and the pace of storage injections. Some are bullish about the longer-term outlook, believing that once colder weather hits and demand spikes, prices could rebound. If you’re considering entering the natural gas market or if your business depends on price trends, now is the time to watch weekly storage reports and weather forecasts closely.

That wraps up today’s Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark. Thanks for listening. For more insights, practical tips, and daily trading news on natural gas prices, be sure to subscribe and tune in next time. Until then, stay savvy and keep tracking.

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