NYMEX prices show evidence that speculators continue to flee this market, allowing traditional supply and demand to hold sway. While there is still short-term fluctuation as the remaining few try to grab quick profits, prices are trending in the direction of demand, and demand is very light right now.

This means natural gas is no longer following its earlier lock step with other speculative markets. While the stock market has enjoyed a sustained rally in anticipation of a new, more responsive federal government, natural gas prices continued to slide, reaching levels not seen since January of 2005.

This has been continued great news for Cost Containment Intl. customers, and we continue to find deals at a time of year when we are usually waiting out the winter price spike. Credit remains tight, but providers are looking to secure their own future, and for them, a secure future requires new customers. For energy costs, at least, this will not be the winter of our discontent.

What this means to you. If the words “blend and extend” aren’t part of your energy vocabulary, you need to learn about them. Give us a call at 877-265-2799, or click here to learn more.

The fireplace: a cutting edge concept

Cost Containment Intl. is committed to the concept of bringing our customers not just low energy costs, but high energy security. This is why, as discussed last week, we encourage customers to embrace secure, if boring, energy conservation. We also encourage them to consider a more exciting possibility: distributed generation.

Sound complicated? Actually, it’s an idea as old as the fireplace. In other words, energy produced on site. No miles of high-tension wires or underground pipes. While it’s unlikely you will ever meet 100% of your needs using onsite generation, it can take a substantial chunk off of your demand.

Distributed generation will play a significant role in America’s greener energy future. While we can envision massive wind farms and concentrated solar thermal assemblies, we also envision every structure using small-scale onsite generation to meet some part of the demand.

This is not as far-fetched as it seems. It has already begun in places where fossil fuels are expensive and solar is plentiful. In Jerusalem, 90% of buildings now use solar assemblies for hot water. All new construction in Hawaii will do the same.

We’ll be discussing some onsite generation options, involving both green energy and conventional fuel sources, in the next few weeks. Know your options. Cost Containment Intl. has plans for your long-term success.

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