# Inside Clean Energy: Natural Gas Prices Are Rising. Here’s Why That Helps the Cleanest (and Dirtiest) Electricity Sources - Inside Climate News

> U.S. natural gas prices have roughly doubled over six months, reaching $5 per million BTUs in September, the highest September price since 2008. The surge followed disruption from Hurricane Ida, a hot summer boosting demand, and low storage levels as supply lagged.

- Date: 2021-09-23 · published 2021-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7930-inside-clean-energy-natural-gas-prices-are-rising-here-s-why-that-helps-the
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher gas prices lift costs for fertilizer, chemicals and power, and low storage raises the risk of further winter price spikes. Rising energy and fertilizer costs support feed input prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-21 | [4 ways the energy crisis hits U.S. electricity, gas, EVs - E&E News by POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11754-4-ways-the-energy-crisis-hits-u-s-electricity-gas-evs-e-and-e-news-by-politico.md) | +20.7% | -4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2021-09-30 | [Why are gas prices on the rise and what does this mean for Singapore? - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45222-why-are-gas-prices-on-the-rise-and-what-does-this-mean-for-singapore-cna.md) | +4.2% | +8.1% |
| 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% |
| NATGAS | 2017-11-02 | [Natural Gas Market - Elasticities Are Changing and That Means More Volatility - IASG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10191-natural-gas-market-elasticities-are-changing-and-that-means-more-volatility-iasg.md) | +13.8% | +12.0% |
| NATGAS | 2021-09-30 | [Oxford Energy Podcast - Why are gas prices so high? - Oxford Institute for Energy Studies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45224-oxford-energy-podcast-why-are-gas-prices-so-high-oxford-institute-for-energy.md) | +4.2% | +8.1% |
| UREA | 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) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| UREA | 2021-09-25 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Are Soaring : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7926-global-natural-gas-prices-are-soaring-npr.md) | +27.6% | +32.7% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [European natural gas prices soar: What it means for your winter bills](https://feedsoft.ai/events/625-european-natural-gas-prices-soar-what-it-means-for-your-winter-bills.md) | -1.3% | — |

## Sources

- insideclimatenews.org: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23092021/inside-clean-energy-natural-gas-prices/

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