 while New Englanders can expect to receive smaller bills than in 2023. According to the Wall Street Journal, the bills would have been even higher if it hadn't been so warm this past winter. With less need for heat, a lot of natural gas was left unburned. Prices plunged into spring when demand for gas is low. Although renewable energy production, particularly solar, is surging, burning natural gas remains the dominant means of producing electricity in the U.S.