Notes warning of historically high gas bills posted on front doors at Bell Cherry Hills
Hike being tied to historic freeze in Texas
Lance Hernandez, Denver7
and last updated 2021-04-25 03:36:26-04
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. More Coloradans are getting socked with extra-high gas bills because of the February deep freeze in Texas.
Notes warning of historically high invoices were posted on the front doors of individual apartments at Bell Cherry Hills in Englewood this week. February 2021 was a particularly volatile month for natural gas prices, the note said. Historic levels of cold concentrated in the heavy natural gas production areas of Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma caused significantly higher demand of natural gas for heating and electricity production. At the same time, the unusually severe cold resulted in many gas wells and pipelines freezing off, prohibiting any production or transmission of natural gas to end users. Additionally, significant parts of Texas electric grid we
Tiny Cripple Creek-Victor school stunned by shockingly high utility bill resulting from Texas freeze
Normally $6,500 bill jumps to $45,000
The small Cripple Creek-Victor Re-1 School District is the latest institution to receive an outrageously high energy bill.
and last updated 2021-04-16 23:41:49-04
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. â The small Cripple Creek-Victor Re-1 School District is the latest institution to receive an outrageously high energy bill.
The bill was apparently related to the deep freeze that hit Texas over President s Day weekend, which triggered large jumps in the price of natural gas. I opened our February bill and looked at it, and I said, that can t be right, said Tammy Bruntz, the school district s finance director.
Extreme gas bills hit Colorado from Texas storms
Unregulated gas suppliers pass costs to consumers
Sue Ogrocki/AP
Snowplows works to clear the road during a winter storm Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texasâ Gulf Coast, where snow and sleet were expected overnight. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
and last updated 2021-04-08 19:19:44-04
DENVER â Texas got hit with the worst weather on President s Day weekend last February, but now, many Coloradans are also paying the price.