Though power burns have been persistently strong throughout the summer and into the fall, rising wind generation this week stole some market share from natural gas. 

storage Oct. 8

Spot gas prices tumbled from last week’s levels as weather proved pretty close to perfect across much of the country during the Oct. 11-15 period. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. plummeted 34.5 cents to $5.235.

Nymex natural gas futures remained volatile, though U.S. weather data proved much more influential than global factors this week. The November Nymex contract closed the week at $5.410, off 27.7 cents from Thursday’s close but up 6.5 cents from Monday’s settlement.

The Pacific Northwest had some of the Lower 48’s only chilly weather this week, with snow falling in parts of Wyoming, Nevada and...