Utility provider Xcel Energy said its equipment appeared to have sparked the Smokehouse Creek fire.
Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history and one nearby, officials say
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“Natural gas prices have increased heading into the winter because production has not yet rebounded from the pandemic and there is greater demand for natural gas, leading to higher wholesale prices nationwide,” said Xcel Energy in a Nov. 17 statement.
Anti-fracking Boulder advises residents to bundle up as natural gas costs soar
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