In a normal year, Winfield will spend $1.6 million on natural gas. During the recent arctic blast, the bill grew well over $10 million in a span of six days. “How does the community the size of Winfield pay for that gas supply?” Taggart Wall, Winfield City manager asked. Taggart says he has never seen a surge like this. He explained the cost of natural gas is 150 times more than normal. The city has been working to conserve energy by closing schools and factories but the cost still racked up. “It’s not like the city makes money off of this. This is simply just the price of the commodity,” he said.
Source: KSN-TV
