An interesting perspective on the current drop in gas prices according to the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Natural gas prices that slumped to a 10-year low this month could save U.S. consumers $16.5 billion on home energy bills over the course of a year, according to a senior economist at the U.S. Federal Reserve.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-26/shale-gas-100-billion-savings-to-u-s-exceed-tax-cuts-energy.html