Natural gas customers for one of the largest U.S. utilities are set to see bills increase by as much as $71/month this winter as a result of ballooning natural gas prices.
CenterPoint Energy Inc. said its local subsidiaries in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio and Oklahoma could see higher heating bills from November to March when compared to the same five-month period last winter. The company has electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than seven million metered customers total, including in Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi and Texas.
In Arkansas, where CenterPoint serves about 400,000 residential and business customers, natural gas bills could average $131/month from November-March, up from about $92/month last...