For subscribers: If natural gas prices across the country are dropping, why are they soaring in San Diego?
SoCalGas customers are paying sharply higher January bills because wholesale gas prices have jumped. Yet other parts of the U.S. are seeing prices fall.
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### Instruction: For subscribers: If natural gas prices across the country are dropping, why are they soaring in San Diego?

### Response: SoCalGas customers are paying sharply higher January bills because wholesale gas prices have jumped. Yet other parts of the U.S. are seeing prices fall.