Temperatures are rising after the February cold snap chilled most of the continental United States, but so is your natural gas bill.
Starting next month, MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy both say they are expecting increases in gas bills following unusually high use amid limited supply.
MidAmerican said it is expecting residential customers to see a $13 jump on average, and commercial customers to see a $95 jump on average, in March.
The increases will continue throughout the year, the utility said in a news release.
MidAmerican anticipates an average increase of $214 throughout the year for residential customers who pay $566 annually on average a 38 percent jump.
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LAMAR, Colorado – Feb. 23, 2021 – Atmos Energy understands customer concerns that the recent extreme weather may affect their natural gas bills, so we want to assure customers that bills in the near term will not include any of the unusually high gas prices from the historic winter storms.
Atmos Energy does not set the market pricing for natural gas. There is no profit added to the gas cost. We have been and will continue working with regulators to find solutions that will minimize the impact on monthly bills. Until those solutions are identified, the gas cost portion of a customer’s bill will reflect normal, seasonal gas prices. February and March bills may still be higher than recent months based on the amount of gas used during the bitterly cold weather.