How do you feel about utility spikes on the bill during an emergency?
I dont like it, but the market was the market. Utilities require both capital and operating cost investments. The recoup those costs (and with companies that are not nonprofit, a regulated profit) via the charge for use by the consumer. Most do this annually. The go before a Utility board, show the actual costs for last year, and request the rate indicated from that basis. Should the natural gas suppliers have boosted the cost so much? Since it is not a regulated market, speculators in futures are the ones that drive that cost. Frankly, since the shut downs of the Federal government have restricted the supply, it should not be a surprise.