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Given the large number of gas export terminals already approved and under construction, I'm expecting US gas prices to at least double over the next few years, bringing them up to match the international LNG price.
To add to this, I work in Oil and Gas regulation. Unless you're in Texas, prices are gonna go up.
hmm.... maybe i should see just how much money switching to heat pumps is. it'll 10-15 years before they'd need replaced naturally