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The gas bill is $907.13? Sticker shock for Californians as prices soar
Los Angeles Times. ^ | FEB. 15, 2023 | Laura J. Nelson

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: agw; california; climatechange; energy; energyschadenfreude; gas; globalwarming; naturalgas
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To: george76

California votes blue and really is blue now. Tough cookies.


61 posted on 02/16/2023 8:40:31 AM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: george76

Definitely PDJT’s fault!!!


62 posted on 02/16/2023 8:43:10 AM PST by bantam
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To: GaltAdonis

lol It was below 40 this morning with frost on all the roofs. Right here in Torrance Ca. South of LAX 5 miles.


63 posted on 02/16/2023 8:46:56 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood)
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To: Texas resident

As you see Natural gas bubbling up from the bottom of the ocean in Santa Barbara! lol


64 posted on 02/16/2023 8:48:39 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood)
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To: george76
The increase is not fair for working-class families.

Implication being that it is "fair" for other people

65 posted on 02/16/2023 8:59:28 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: FormerFRLurker
I live in California and the folks I know with solar say it actually does greatly reduce their utility bills. I can't say I'm opposed to people breaking free from a government monopoly to pursue self-sufficiency.

It would be interesting to see a real financial analysis on the cost of "going solar" with the capital costs, amortization schedule, life of installation, actual power produced, etc.

66 posted on 02/16/2023 9:03:23 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: george76

These are all proud democrats firmly planted on the back porch of the plantation bosses, Suck it Up!!!


67 posted on 02/16/2023 9:18:28 AM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: george76

An artificial scarcity created by Democrats. We have enough natural gas to last hundreds of years.


68 posted on 02/16/2023 9:27:53 AM PST by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: george76

Like the one idiot who said he would have done things differently if they had told him gas was going to go up. Do these people in California live in a giant bubble or something?

The stupid is so strong in those people


69 posted on 02/16/2023 9:45:19 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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To: george76

But reality didn’t sink in for many customers until their bills started arriving later in the month.

Snap back to reality
Oh, there goes gravity

that California imports about 90% of its natural gas, is NOT the problem...


70 posted on 02/16/2023 9:47:23 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: george76

This is intentional. It’s throughout the country. It’s how the left tries to force us off “fossil” fuels without any legislation.


71 posted on 02/16/2023 10:00:05 AM PST by I want the USA back (News media are pond scum. My pronouns: Haha, heehee, hoho, hoo hoo. )
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To: wny
Who’d you vote for Brent?

You asked that question like you think it really mattered who people voted for in Kali. Once you have perfected the steal you can't be voted out.

72 posted on 02/16/2023 10:13:44 AM PST by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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To: null and void
Ya get what ya vote for!

Not really, you get what you are willing to accept, right up until you can no longer resist.

73 posted on 02/16/2023 10:40:55 AM PST by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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To: itsahoot

I voted with my feet 9 years ago.


74 posted on 02/16/2023 10:43:00 AM PST by null and void (You can’t have a police state without a state police.)
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To: null and void
I voted with my feet 9 years ago.

Beat you by three years.

75 posted on 02/16/2023 10:53:43 AM PST by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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To: US_MilitaryRules

There are huge oil and gas deposits off the coast of Santa Barbara. A friend of my dad’s was a drilling engineer with Exxon. The drilled several offshore wells in the mid/late 1970’s. Some time in the early 80’s the state ordered them shut down and capped off.


76 posted on 02/16/2023 11:02:09 AM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: george76

Last month the people downstairs in the 3 BD apt. had a bill about 1200.

Likewise upstairs.


77 posted on 02/16/2023 11:31:44 AM PST by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: george76

I use heating oil.
Nov, 2020 - $1.86 gal.
NOV, 2022 - $4.90 gal.


78 posted on 02/16/2023 1:27:10 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: bk1000
Mine got as high as $700 last year (GA). I was not on the fixed-rate plan. I am on it now, and the highest this year has been $340. It just took a phone call.

You're usually still paying the same amount for the gas. It just averages over the year or so. So come summer when you use little/no gas, you'll still have a $340 gas bill.
79 posted on 02/16/2023 1:32:55 PM PST by Svartalfiar
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To: Svartalfiar

“You’re usually still paying the same amount for the gas. It just averages over the year or so. So come summer when you use little/no gas, you’ll still have a $340 gas bill.”

That is partially correct. The cost/therm is averaged, but I don’t use it for heat in the summer. Just cooking and hot water. For me gas is up in winter, down in summer, reverse that for electricity. I actually have saved money on this plan.


80 posted on 02/16/2023 1:37:10 PM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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