# 4 ways the energy crisis hits U.S. electricity, gas, EVs - E&E News by POLITICO

> The global energy crunch is raising prices for US households and utilities, pushing up coal use and emissions as gas prices rise faster than motor fuels. Tight supplies are also hurting key minerals used in clean energy, with Tesla reporting difficulty sourcing nickel. The crisis is adding political pressure on the Biden administration over fuel prices and inflation.

- Date: 2021-10-21 · published 2021-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11754-4-ways-the-energy-crisis-hits-u-s-electricity-gas-evs-e-and-e-news-by-politico
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US natural gas prices raise power and fertilizer costs and increase coal burn, which tightens energy-linked input costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-09-23 | [Inside Clean Energy: Natural Gas Prices Are Rising. Here’s Why That Helps the Cleanest (and Dirtiest) Electricity Sources - Inside Climate News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7930-inside-clean-energy-natural-gas-prices-are-rising-here-s-why-that-helps-the.md) | +15.2% | +3.2% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-20 | [The Global Energy Crisis: Implications of Record High Natural Gas Prices - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA \| CGEP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44767-the-global-energy-crisis-implications-of-record-high-natural-gas-prices-center.md) | +15.9% | +4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2020-04-23 | [U.S. Natural Gas to Be World’s Priciest Amid Virus Upheaval - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12198-u-s-natural-gas-to-be-world-s-priciest-amid-virus-upheaval-energy-news-top.md) | -6.3% | -6.2% |
| NATGAS | 2021-12-14 | [The emerging global natural gas market and the energy crisis of 2021-2022 \| Brookings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43786-the-emerging-global-natural-gas-market-and-the-energy-crisis-of-2021-2022.md) | -1.2% | +7.3% |
| NATGAS | 2021-01-14 | [What the Rally in Gas Prices Tells us about Gas Markets and Energy Security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49334-what-the-rally-in-gas-prices-tells-us-about-gas-markets-and-energy-security.md) | -10.2% | +55.7% |

## Sources

- eenews.net: https://www.eenews.net/articles/4-ways-the-energy-crisis-hits-u-s-electricity-gas-evs/

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