A 385% gas-bill jump stuns Californians in cold, wet winter

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February bills should be less than half of what it was in January, SoCalGas says.

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This week, the 52-year-old who lives in Santa Monica opened her statement to find she owes $330 for the month of January. Bard looked back at old bills and crunched the numbers. She paid an average of $68 a month the past year.Bard texted friends and family around Southern California and quickly realized she was not alone. All over the state, residents are complaining of sky-high energy bills.

The state’s colder- and wetter-than-usual weather hasn’t helped, dialing up demand for heating. Temperatures in California have on average been about 2 degrees Fahrenheit below normal since Dec. 1, in part because of the parade of storms off the Pacific Ocean that have caused widespread flooding, according to Paul Markert, a meteorologist with commercial forecaster Maxar.

Sempra Energy’s Southern California Gas Co. said in late December that customers can expect to see their bills almost triple this winter compared to last year, warning in no uncertain terms that: “There’s no easy way to put this. January bills are likely to be shockingly high.” Relief could be in sight, with SoCalGas saying the next billing round should be lower.

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