: animal having a (specified) body temperature
ectotherm
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
The commodity, or wholesale, price of natural gas reached $1.05 per therm in December 2022 and soared to $3.45 per therm one month later.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
The five-year average is 31 therms in December, 44 in January, 39 in February and 35 in March.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023
April’s commodity price of 43 cents per therm represents a return to a more normal price range.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
February prices per therm should drop 68% from January — still up from what customers paid in December 2022 and still higher than usual for February, historically, according to one SoCalGas executive, but a decline from last month’s dramatic jump in cost.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
The commodity price of natural gas plays the biggest part of the overall cost per therm that utility customers pay.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
The March price is also 82.6 percent lower than January’s sky-high price of $3.45 per therm.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2023
Mares said he got frustrated after reading the fine print of his bill, which said he was being charged $3.45 per therm (one unit of natural gas), up from 84 cents at the same time last year.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
Noun
High usage: An additional $9 for 70 therms of gas and an additional $51 for 750 kWh of electricity.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
The commodity, or wholesale, price of natural gas reached $1.05 per therm in December 2022 and soared to $3.45 per therm one month later.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
The five-year average is 31 therms in December, 44 in January, 39 in February and 35 in March.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023
April’s commodity price of 43 cents per therm represents a return to a more normal price range.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
February prices per therm should drop 68% from January — still up from what customers paid in December 2022 and still higher than usual for February, historically, according to one SoCalGas executive, but a decline from last month’s dramatic jump in cost.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
The commodity price of natural gas plays the biggest part of the overall cost per therm that utility customers pay.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
The March price is also 82.6 percent lower than January’s sky-high price of $3.45 per therm.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2023
Mares said he got frustrated after reading the fine print of his bill, which said he was being charged $3.45 per therm (one unit of natural gas), up from 84 cents at the same time last year.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
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“Therm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therm. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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