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Mar 1 6:56 pm
  • natural gas

Long Beach natural gas prices drop to lowest point since April 2022

Jason Ruiz

Long Beach Utilities customers will see a substantial decrease in how much they’re charged for natural gas after the department posted its March pricing Wednesday, which showed a 45% decrease from February.

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Feb 16 2:47 pm
  • natural gas

Long Beach residents can now apply to receive $100 toward their next gas bill

Laura Anaya-Morga

The Long Beach Utilities Commission approved the $575,000 program on Thursday that will give $100 to residents struggling to pay their historically expensive winter gas bills.

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Feb 13 1:24 pm
  • natural gas

Utilities Commission to vote on ‘self-certified’ bill credits for residential customers Thursday

Jason Ruiz

A $575,000 pot of money could be authorized Thursday to help Long Beach households who don’t qualify for other assistance programs pay their recent utility bills.

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Feb 9 2:24 pm
  • natural gas

Bill credits coming for Long Beach Utilities residential customers thanks to $7.5M fund

Jason Ruiz

The money is intended to provide relief after historic rises in the cost of natural gas. It will cover a $45 credit for all residential accounts, as well as additional assistance for certain groups of customers, including low-income households, seniors and those with disabilities.

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Feb 8 11:49 am
  • natural gas

Utilities Commission could approve $7.5 million relief program for those affected by high gas bills

Jason Ruiz

The commission will meet Thursday to discuss the formation of a $7.5 million relief program that could benefit all account holders, many of whom saw their utility bills spike over the past two months due to the historic increase in the cost of natural gas.

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Feb 5 7:00 am
  • natural gas

Shutting off heat, delaying repairs: How Long Beach residents are coping with high gas bills

Jason Ruiz

Tens of thousands of customers in the Long Beach utility service area, which includes Signal Hill, saw large increases in their monthly bills over the past few months, as the price of natural gas increased by nearly fivefold since November 2022.

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Feb 1 7:27 pm
  • natural gas

Long Beach looks to create relief fund for customers struggling to pay natural gas bills

Jason Ruiz

After months of high natural gas prices, the City Council has asked the Long Beach Utilities Department to create a relief program for low-income households that could be funded with $1.5 million generated by the city’s utility users tax.

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Feb 1 5:17 pm
  • natural gas

Long Beach natural gas price drops 66% in February

Jason Ruiz

Long Beach utility customers can expect some significant relief in February after natural gas prices plunged from a historic high of $3.81 per therm in January to about $1.28 per therm this month—a roughly 66% decrease.

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Jan 30 4:11 pm
  • natural gas

City Council to consider relief fund for Long Beach residents after natural gas price surge

Jason Ruiz

The Long Beach City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday, where it could decide to establish a relief fund to help people pay high natural gas bills.

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Jan 12 2:37 pm
  • natural gas

Natural gas prices show signs of decline, but officials still caution customers to expect big bills

Jason Ruiz

Long Beach Utilities officials are optimistic that the historically high natural gas prices could be returning closer to normal in the coming months. But they’re still cautioning residents that this month’s bills could be expensive.

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