Why Texans are losing money on natural gas : The Indicator from Planet Money A weird thing is happening in West Texas. Natural gas prices have gotten so low, energy producers are actually paying to give it away. Today, why it's happening and whether it's a big concern. Plus, who else won a Beigie award!

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I will PAY YOU to take my natural gas

I will PAY YOU to take my natural gas

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Flared natural gas is burned off at the Deadwood natural gas plant in the Permian Basin in 2015 in Texas.
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A weird thing is happening in West Texas. Natural gas prices have gotten so low, energy producers are actually paying to give it away. Today, why it's happening and whether it's a big concern. Plus, who else won a Beigie award!

Related episodes:
Texas' new power grid problem (Apple / Spotify)
The debate at the heart of new electricity transmission (Apple / Spotify)
The rise of American natural gas (Apple / Spotify)

For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.