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March 22, 2021Omaha, Neb. |  By: AP

Heating bills leaving Nebraska residents, towns in shock


OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Heating bills are showing up now in many rural Nebraska communities, and residents are shocked at what they're seeing.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that bills for residents of Pender that are typically $200 to $250 ballooned to $900 because of the cold stretch in February that caused a spike in wholesale natural gas prices due to high demand and a lack of supply.

Utilities that had to buy gas during that period got burned. Municipal governments are also are feeling the shock. A state Senate committee this week will consider a bill that would provide $10 million in emergency aid to affected communities.