Some 130-thousand homes in New Castle County will be seeing their natural gas bills go up this winter.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that there will be a 6 percent increase or a hike of $6.63 per month on residential customers.
The paper say that means a jump from an average $114 a month to $121.
Delmarva Power says the hike represents the transportation and purchase costs for natural gas.
The company points out that customers have experienced a $48 reduction in their overall gas bills since 2010.
