WHILE WE'RE NOT SEEING THE KIND OF INCREASES BEING EXPERIENCED IN THE EASTERN U-S, RISING NATURAL GAS PRICES ARE HAVING AN IMPACT HERE IN NEW MEXICO. TEALA KAIL WITH NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY TELLS 770 KKOB HEATING BILLS ARE UP ABOUT 15 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.
SHE SAYS THAT MEANS AN AVERAGE CUSTOMER WHO PAID 99 DOLLARS A MONTH IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR, WOULD NOW PAY 115 DOLLARS FOR THE SAME GAS USAGE. AND KAIL SAYS FEBRUARY BILLS WILL BE UP ABOUT 6-PERCENT FROM JANUARY. THE GOOD NEWS, SHE SAYS, IS THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF NATURAL GAS TO GO AROUND.
