How to save on hot water costs Hot water, like heat, is a necessity. Over the course of one year, the average household — a home with two adults and two children — uses about 230 therms of natural gas or 3,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity to heat water. At current rates of $1.80 per therm and $.018 per kilowatt hour, this energy use converts to $414 and $630 per year, respectively. And there are other fuels available, such as propane and oil....continued
Our view: Lack of parking limits access to trains Skyrocketing gas prices have sparked an increase in ridership everywhere in the MBTA system. Everywhere, that is, except on the Rockport and Newburyport branches of the commuter railroad that links the North Shore with Boston....continued
