She monitors markets on a minute by minute basis. The commodity in the nation's spotlight this winter is her commodity, natural gas. A normal day would see swings of 5 to 10 cents a day in the cost of natural gas. By noon, Seckler already had seen a swing of 50 cents in natural gas prices since the day started. Estimated bills a practice that needs adjustment, customers say John Powell was bracing for a big hit as he slit open his home heating bill for December.
Every little bit helps.
Central Illinois Light Co. It's like working in the middle of a tornado. They get sucked into the controversy over natural gas prices and can't escape the job or the havoc caused by this winter's spike in prices and heating bills. Soaring heat costs force some Peorians to be frugal Christmas is barely behind us. Tax Day is looming. Gas prices remain in the stratosphere.