What makes natural gas bottlenecks happen during extreme cold snaps
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 10:10
in Earth & Climate
When temperatures in Minneapolis fell to 27 below zero during the January 2019 polar vortex, the Xcel Energy utility urged all Minnesota customers to lower their thermostats to conserve natural gas needed for power generation. In Michigan, where it was also colder than the North Pole, General Motors even shut several factories as a precaution against outages.