City gas bill shocker due to ‘polar vortex’

Posted on March 31, 2021

City of Perry businesses and residents may experience a shock when they open their utility bills this coming month, after extreme cold weather in parts of the country caused a spike in natural gas prices.

During a seven-day period in February, extreme cold weather in Oklahoma and Texas, caused by a southern migration of the polar vortex, led to high natural gas demand in parts of the country, disruptions in oil and gas production and record-high natural gas prices.

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