# ERCOT Tracker: Power, gas prices hit records during Feb. 14 winter storm

> Texas power and natural gas prices set records during the February 14 winter storm, with Houston Ship Channel spot gas averaging $55.353/MMBtu in February. Power forwards for April rose on the back of higher gas forwards.

- Date: 2021-03-10 · published 2021-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48288-ercot-tracker-power-gas-prices-hit-records-during-feb-14-winter-storm
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The extreme February spike reflects a past weather shock now fading, so it is a limited current driver for gas-linked input costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-31 | [US natgas prices little changed as hotter weather offsets record output and lower LNG flows — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18542-us-natgas-prices-little-changed-as-hotter-weather-offsets-record-output-and.md) | -3.1% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2025-09-30 | [Natural Gas Prices Hit Two-Month High Despite Warmer Weather - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23060-natural-gas-prices-hit-two-month-high-despite-warmer-weather-finimize.md) | +7.9% | +8.9% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-06 | [US natural gas holds near seven months high - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10743-us-natural-gas-holds-near-seven-months-high-markets-business-recorder.md) | -5.0% | +4.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-23 | [CIO sees a risk that natural gas prices could come under pressure \| UBS Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6350-cio-sees-a-risk-that-natural-gas-prices-could-come-under-pressure-ubs-global.md) | -12.2% | +22.8% |
| NATGAS | 2017-08-29 | [U.S. natural gas sees bumpy trade in Harvey's aftermath By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69632-u-s-natural-gas-sees-bumpy-trade-in-harvey-s-aftermath-by-investing-com.md) | +1.2% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/031021-ercot-tracker-power-gas-prices-hit-records-during-feb-14-winter-storm

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