Oklahomans Anxious Over Upcoming Natural Gas Bill Following Utility Warning
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With so much usage of heat and electricity and water, we ve been getting a lot of questions from viewers asking how much this is going to cost Oklahomans.The short answer is yes, our upcoming bills will be higher than normal. How much worse will it be? That is still up in the air. “Yes, we all need to prepare for higher bills,” said Matt Skinner with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.“Prolonged below-freezing temperatures have resulted in much higher natural gas use and significant increase in market prices,” said Kent Shortridge with Oklahoma Natural Gas.“Bills will be higher simply because of the use,” said Brian Alford with OG&E.From the OCC, ONG To OG&E, everyone agrees that Oklahomans will see a spike on our utility bills. But just how much higher will it be?“Unfortunately we cannot quantify what the impact will be from this winter storm yet,” Shortridge said.“What the impact of that will be is still uncertain simply because we re not quite through with
Higher bills ahead for Kansas, Missouri natural gas customers amid extreme temperatures Jonathan Shorman and Jeanne Kuang, The Kansas City Star
Feb. 16 Macon typically pays $5,000 a day for additional natural gas it needs but hasn t already purchased to heat homes and businesses in the northern Missouri city of 5,300.
Amid this week s deep freeze, the daily cost has soared to $400,000.
Across the region, subzero temperatures have sent the cost of natural gas skyrocketing as providers struggle with frozen well heads and intense demand. Astronomical price hikes are forcing small cities to reach deep into reserve funds and large utilities to warn of possible widespread gas outages.