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SEK cities looking for ways to cover extremely large energy bills
City of Altamont faces a million dollar bill for electricity and gas following skyrocketing prices during winter storm.
February 25, 2021 7:38 PM Zachary Dodge
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ALTAMONT, Kan. – Cities in southeast Kansas are trying to find ways to pay utility bills that are hundreds of thousands of dollars higher than they normally are.
Last week, we told you how officials in Altamont were trying to avoid a crisis as natural gas prices skyrocketed during the winter storm.
You can read more about that here: https://www.koamnewsnow.com/southeast-kansas-city-working-to-avoid-gas-crisis-as-prices-skyrocket/
Altamont saw natural gas prices as high as $622 per MMbtu. The normal price is closer to $3 per MMbtu.