Western US heat wave fuels spike in gas demand even as prices remain low

Blistering heat across the western US is pushing regional gas-fired power burn toward record highs again but elevated storage levels are keeping a lid on prices, even in the notoriously volatile Southern California gas market. On Aug. 5, the US National Weather Service issued an array of excessive heat warning impacting much of southern California and western Arizona along with… Blistering heat across the western US is pushing regional gas-fired power burn toward record highs again but elevated storage levels are keeping a lid on prices, even in the notoriously volatile Southern California gas market. On Aug. 5, the US National Weather Service issued an array of excessive heat warning impacting much of southern California and western Arizona along with… Read More