Both the size of the jump and the price itself called “unprecedented.”
“Higher natural gas prices are also leading to sharply higher wholesale electricity prices as power utilities snap up gas at almost any price to run power plants to meet higher-than-normal winter demand,” says msn.com.
Propane users could be paying $100 to $200 more per fill up than a month ago.
Prices rise 70% in four days
Michael McCafferty, a propane expert at Platts, an energy information provider, said the wholesale spot price of propane rose 70 percent between Friday and Tuesday to a record $2.45 per gallon. Both the size of the jump and the price itself he called “unprecedented.”
Propane supplies fall to lowest level on record
The Energy Department said last week supplies of propane fell to the lowest level on record for the second week of January.
Futures prices quadruple
On Tuesday, prices for natural gas for immediate delivery averaged $120 per thousand cubic feet in the Northeast, a record, according to Samantha Santa Maria, managing editor for North American natural gas at Platts. By comparison the futures price, for delivery a month from now, finished the day at $4.43 per thousand cubic feet.
http://news.msn.com/us/cold-snap-draining-fuel-supplies-prices-spiking?ocid=msnnws
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