Macon Utilities customers outraged at spike in natural gas prices from February storms
Michael Steward, 24 May 2021
MACON — A winter storm that pushed several states into crisis, pushed a Missouri county into one of their own. The February polar vortex that collapsed Texas’ power grid and water systems led to a historic increase in natural gas prices.
Macon Utilities, a Missouri company, said they were monitoring the weather, but didn’t anticipate the severity of the storm.
“We were watching the weather with the polar vortex that was happening and we had received alerts that the temperatures were going to be cold,” Stephanie Wilson, General Manager of Macon Utilities, said. “To the severity of wells freezing… because of the temperature — that was not known.” Continue reading “Article: Macon Utilities customers outraged at spike in natural gas prices from February storms”
