Winter cold snaps leading to higher gas, electric bills

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As customers open their gas and electric bills this month, they might be caught off guard by the higher bill.
Utility companies are reminding customers this winter season has brought several arctic blasts to Central Texas which dropped temperatures into the teens in January–the coldest air to hit the area in several years. According to ERCOT, on Wednesday, Jan. 17 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., Texans used the most energy ever in the state at 65,731 MW.
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