Cold weather impact: Gas prices could rise above $3 per gallon by Memorial Day Share Updated: 11:15 AM CST Feb 18, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff Share Updated: 11:15 AM CST Feb 18, 2021
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Show Transcript LOOKING INTO THAT. The Reporter: THE KANSAS COMMISSION IS ASKING TO TRACK THE COLD WAVE SUSPENSION, SO BIG JUMPS PROBABLY WON T BE ON YOUR NEXT KANSAS BILL. IT S A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO TELL. The Reporter: THE CHIEF AUDITOR FOR THE KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION IS ASKING KANSAS UTILITIES TO RECORD AND SEPARATE THEIR SPENDING DURING THIS CRISIS, AND THEN COME UP WITH A CUSTOMER PLAN. SO THAT WE CAN SPREAD OUT HOPEFULLY SPREAD OUT THE IMPACT OF THESE BILLS, THESE HIGHER BILLS OVER SOME PERIOD OF TIME. The Reporter: YOUR BILLS GOING UP, BECAUSE USE IS UP IN THE COLD WAVE. THE MORE YOU USE, THE MORE YOU PAY. AND DEMAND IS PRODUCING A STUNNING NATURAL GAS SHORTAGE. NO 1 HAS EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THE HISTOR