SaskEnergy says the gas it buys has gotten cheaper, so it's passing along the savings to its customers. SaskEnergy says the gas it buys has gotten cheaper, so it's passing along the savings to its customers. (CBC)

The cost of heating your home in Saskatchewan could soon be going down by about $4 a month.

SaskEnergy is applying to change its rates two ways — it wants to reduce what it charges customers per gigajoule for natural gas and increase what it charges to deliver the fuel.

The net effect will be savings of about $50 per year on the average residential bill, the provincial government-owned gas utility says.

TWO CHANGES

SaskEnergy wants to reduce its commodity rate from $4.55 per gigajoule to $3.82 per gigajoule, a 16 per cent decrease. It wants to increase the delivery rate charge by 6.7 per cent — about $2.25 a month or $27 a year for the typical residential customer.

The proposed changes go to the province's rate review panel. After they make their recommendations, the proposal will go to cabinet for a final decision.

If the changes are approved, they'll go into effect on April 1.