The price of natgas has had wild swings over the last twenty years.
We may be subject to spikes at the worst of times - during the winter heating season.
These price spikes also affect electricity prices.
Recall last winter’s cold snap that caused disruption in nat gas distribution systems all over Texas and the southwest. When that happens, a gret big ole pile of coal stacked on the yard of a coal-fired plant looks mighty good.
It’s hard to inventory nat gas at the power plant.