# Polar vortex hitting US Central region heads east boosting power, gas prices

> A polar vortex carrying Arctic air moved from the Central US into the Northeast, with International Falls, Minnesota reaching negative 36 Fahrenheit. Gas prices in the PJM region rose above $3/MMBtu, and power and gas prices in New England and New York increased.

- Date: 2021-02-08 · published 2021-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5579-polar-vortex-hitting-us-central-region-heads-east-boosting-power-gas-prices
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Cold-driven load growth tightens regional gas supplies and raises power costs, which supports natural gas prices and adds cost pressure to processing and feed operations in affected regions.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-31 | [Frigid weather elevates US Northeast power and gas prices \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7194-frigid-weather-elevates-us-northeast-power-and-gas-prices-s-and-p-global.md) | -20.9% | +51.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-07-24 | [US natural gas prices climb on heat forecast, smaller storage build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23959-us-natural-gas-prices-climb-on-heat-forecast-smaller-storage-build.md) | -2.1% | -9.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-23 | [Storm cuts U.S. oil, gas, power output, sending prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38414-storm-cuts-u-s-oil-gas-power-output-sending-prices-higher.md) | -33.4% | -44.5% |
| NATGAS | 2023-10-25 | [US natural gas prices up on cooler forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33803-us-natural-gas-prices-up-on-cooler-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +18.8% | -6.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-03-01 | [You Dropped a Bomb on Me - East Coast Gas Prices Hit All-Time Highs During Bomb Cyclone](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66669-you-dropped-a-bomb-on-me-east-coast-gas-prices-hit-all-time-highs-during-bomb.md) | +4.7% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/020821-polar-vortex-hitting-us-central-region-heads-east-boosting-power-gas-prices

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