Get ready for a SoCalGas bill this month, as natural gas prices soar (latimes.com)

19 points by firefoxd 3y ago ↗ HN

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Also used to generate electricity. I'm sad they shutdown the San Onofre nuclear power plant (and that many people celebrated its shutdown)

jhart99 3y ago ↗

San Onofre was shutdown because it was not economical to repair after botched generator upgrades were made. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Onofre_Nuclear_Generatin.... It is BS that customers have to pay for it's decommissioning when it was essentially wrecked by SCE.

givemeethekeys 3y ago ↗

Natural gas prices are at their historic lows. Southern California energy companies are charging for “delivery fees“.

moistly 3y ago ↗

Natural gas prices are not soaring, they are crashing: down >50% since mid December. WTH, LA Times?

Rebelgecko 3y ago ↗

They're using the self-reported prices. However if you have proof that SoCal Gas is cooking the books, you could probably make some money whistle-blowing to the SEC

Kim_Bruning 3y ago ↗

Huh, interesting. Even down in Europe, though still high relative to early 2021.

1MachineElf 3y ago ↗

Perhaps this nationwide price increase explains what's happened to my gas/electric bill here in Maryland. $260 for November, $420 for December, and now $570 for January.

specto 3y ago ↗

Yeah. Same in Colorado. And of course Xcel energy just posted record profits.