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電力会社6社と、大手都市ガス4社が11月28日、2014年1月から電気・ガス料金を値下げすると発表した。火力発電の燃料となる液化天然ガス（LNG）の下落によるものだという。時事ドットコムなどが報じた。
東京、関西など電力６社は２８日、２０１４年１月の電力料金を値下げすると発表した。原発を代替する火力発電の燃料となる液化天然ガス（ＬＮＧ）の価格が下落したためで、標準家庭で東電は４７円、東北、中部、関西、中国、九州の５電力は１８～５７円値下げする。都市ガス大手４社も３カ月連続で一斉に値下げする。
（時事ドットコム「電力６社、ガス４社値下げ＝ＬＮＧ安を反映－来年１月」より 2013/11/28 17:34）
一方、液化天然ガス(LNG）をほぼ使用していない電力会社4社は値上げするという。
ＬＮＧをほぼ使用していない北海道電力、北陸電力、四国電力、沖縄電力の４社は値上げする。上げ幅は北海道電の１３円が最大。
（MSN産経ニュース「電気・ガス料金、来年１月は小幅値下げ相次ぐ - MSN産経ニュース」より 2013/11/28 16:08）
NHKニュースによれば、各電力会社とガス会社が発表した1月からの値下げ幅は以下の通り。電気・ガス料金は、燃料の輸入価格の変動をもとに毎月、見直されている。
値下げの幅は、電気の使用量が平均的な家庭で東北電力が２８円、東京電力が４７円、中部電力が５７円、関西電力と中国電力が２１円、九州電力が１８円となっています。
一方、原油の輸入価格は上昇したことから北海道電力が１３円、北陸電力が９円、四国電力が６円、沖縄電力が９円、それぞれ値上げします。
（NHKニュース「電力６社とガス４社が値下げへ」より 2013/11/28 17:30）
※原発に代替する火力発電の燃料、液化天然ガスの価格下落により、電気・ガス料金が値下げします。あなたの声をお聞かせください。
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