Editor’s Note: In this five-part series, NGI is taking an in-depth review of natural gas utility rates across the country and how – and why – they have escalated since 2021. Part 1 delves into the escalating consumer costs in New York and New England. Part 2 focuses on how natural gas rates on the West Coast have risen and what utilities and governments are doing as a result, and Part 3 looks at the costs consumers will be paying in the Southeast and Florida, which takes into account the fallout from Hurricane Ian. Part 4 goes on a trip to the Appalachian Basin to see how rates there are responding to winter fears, while Part 5 takes a dive into what consumers can expect in the coming months in the Midcontinent. 

A myriad of factors is contributing to a sharp rise in natural...