a combination of more mild temperatures and lower energy prices will be a boonton consumers if conditions hold. the bulk of u.s. homes are heated with natural gas. a commodity in abundant supply. total natural gas stocks are currently more than 15% higher than they were at this time last year. when supply is in good shape, prices come down. gas prices have slipped more than 35% in the last year alone. >> natural gas production in this country hasn't dropped the way crude oil production has dropped. we are a, as well supplied market. it's going to take an extremely cold winter for us to push be natural gas prices higher. most consumers will enjoy cheaper energy bills than they had last year. >> on average, natural gas users can expect to pay about $578 to heat their homes this winter. about $65 less than last year. homes running on heating oil will cost an average of $1,392. that's a savings of about 460 bucks. propane average cost, $1,437. a savings of 300 $35. >> gasoline is down. heating oil is down. natural gas is down because of oversupply. if we get a mild winter consumers will save