Posted on 02/16/2023 7:36:37 AM PST by george76
Brent Eldridge had heard that prices for natural gas were high this winter, but nothing prepared him for how bad it could be.
When he opened the envelope from Long Beach’s utility department, he couldn’t believe the total: $907.13, nearly eight times higher than his bill at the same time last year.
“It made me want to puke,” said Eldridge, 48, a pastor.
Household budgets in the Golden State, already stretched thin as prices soar for everything from rent to eggs, are being pummeled by monster gas bills.
Southern California Gas Co. and Pacific Gas & Electric began warning customers in January that they would see higher bills after the wholesale price of natural gas hit record highs. But reality didn’t sink in for many customers until their bills started arriving later in the month.
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Bills have soared “to levels that we haven’t seen in the last 20 years,” Richardson said. “We know families are struggling to make ends meet.”
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SoCalGas and PG&E attributed rising costs to unusually cold weather
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California imports about 90% of its natural gas.
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The increase is not fair for working-class families.
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Lionel Mares .. reading the fine print of his bill, which said he was being charged $3.45 per therm (one unit of natural gas), up from 84 cents at the same time last year.
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I mean - sometimes it even gets below 65 degrees there!
/sarc
This past week another CA-dwelling friend of mine moved to PA. Where things aren’t rosy but they sure beat CA.
I knew that. I was Biden-speak posting.
Embrace the SUCK California. Voting DEMOCRAT has consequences.
Not only gas bills electric bill was $265.32 last month.
I now know what the GA notice means GRAB ANKLES.
Ya get what ya vote for!
They used up all their gas supply to make electricity to charge electric cars.
“The increase is not fair for working-class families.”
But Brent Eldridge does not have to hear mean tweets! A fair trade off.
Well THAT certainly wasn’t very prudent of them, eh?
“Shut up and die, peasant!”, Newsome explained to the pastor.
For my small 2-bdr apartment, the last 2 gas heating/water heater bills were $136 (Jan) and $124 (Feb).
Feb 2022 highest was $124.
Feb 2021 highest was $84.
Semi-annual auto insurance was $350 in 2019 and increased to $429 in 2023. Same vehicle, 5 years older.
I did notice that egg prices at Walmart have dropped from $5.12/doz to $3.26/per doz.
Yeah, I thought LA is always warm?
They are just getting everything they voted for.
Sadly, many of these mindless wonders move to another state and continue with their same voting patterns, then wonder what happened.
The best remedy would be a border wall around Kalifornia to keep their communist agendas to themselves. Just let them self destruct from within.
My sisters bill was 1600 but hey according to newScum California is the model for the nation 😂
Oh, and wood fireplaces are now illegal. Uh, if you want to sell your house in the state you have to “convert” an existing fireplace so that wood cannot be used and the conversion cannot be reversed. You can use what you have got but will be attacked by gov’mt if they say the air is too delicate that day.
Umm, like with the plastic bag ban, banning of certain types of gas cans (to carry gasoline), etc — I am certain that whatever Demo commie trash idiot who pushed this bright idea has relatives making $$ off the “conversions”.
I bring this up ‘cause the leccie went out last night and we needed a fire to not freeze.
LOL. Don't they always say that? Its not that cold.
“The increase is not fair for working-class families.”
This, of course, is the knee-jerk response by folks who are already halfway down the socialist hell hole that we have been encouraging in this country.
So what is the answer, sell gas at a loss? From each according to his ability to pay, to each according to his need for gas?
I can assure you, that if you make the price of anything based on “whats fair for the working class”, you’ll be lucky to buy that thing at twice the unfair price on the black market.
Same here. Four zones, and still I spend most of my time in the study and sunroom; both have southern exposure, plenty of sunlight on nice days. For all rooms in the house getting any direct sunlight, the blinds are open to get it. And even so I rely on warm clothing, a blanket or a small heating pad rather than reaching for the thermostats. Fortunately in PA February 2023 has seen record warm temps. Haven't seen enough snow to shovel yet this winter!
Gasoline is the sore spot: $3.80/gal. :( I do a whole lot of driving.
California imports about 90% of its natural gas...
That is a big reason. Dependent on others.
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