Convenience Big Store: CenterPoint natural gas bills have doubled since last year. What's going on?

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CenterPoint natural gas bills doubled since last year. Here's why.

Like other gas providers across Texas, CenterPoint passed on to customers gas prices that had skyrocketed during 2022. And the effects of those price hikes could be more noticeable as Texans with gas furnaces begin to crank up the heat during winter.

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Have a good weekend, folks.

– J.R.