# Frigid weather sends heating prices soaring as energy usage spikes

> Estimated U.S. natural gas demand surged on Monday to a new single-day record, surpassing the 2014 peak. Low temperatures, higher power-sector and industrial consumption, and stronger export demand drove the increase.

- Date: 2018-01-06 · published 2018-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5979-frigid-weather-sends-heating-prices-soaring-as-energy-usage-spikes
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Record heating and power burn draws down gas supplies and lifts Henry Hub and regional spot prices, which raises input costs for gas-based feed-ingredient and fertilizer producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-11 | [Arctic Blast Sends US Gas Prices Soaring \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5577-arctic-blast-sends-us-gas-prices-soaring-energy-intelligence.md) | +55.3% | -18.9% |
| 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 | 2026-01-22 | [US Natgas Futures Soar 57% Over Two Days as Frigid Weather Boosts Heating Demand, Freezes Wells - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6505-us-natgas-futures-soar-57-over-two-days-as-frigid-weather-boosts-heating-demand.md) | +69.8% | -38.1% |
| NATGAS | 2023-06-30 | [U.S. natgas prices up 2% on rising LNG feedgas, lingering hot weather - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35685-u-s-natgas-prices-up-2-on-rising-lng-feedgas-lingering-hot-weather-energy-news.md) | -0.4% | +1.5% |
| NATGAS | 2026-05-28 | [Nat-Gas Prices Surge as Storage Tightens and US Weather Turns Hotter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19436-nat-gas-prices-surge-as-storage-tightens-and-us-weather-turns-hotter.md) | +0.2% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/environment/frigid-weather-sends-heating-prices-soaring-as-energy-usage-spikes-idUSKBN1EU1IR/

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