AS NEW MEXICO DEALS WITH EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, DEMAND FOR NATURAL GAS IS UP ABOUT 25 PERCENT FROM WHERE IT WAS LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. THAT ACCORDING TO TEALA KAIL WITH NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY...WHO TELLS 770 KKOB THEY HAVE SUPPLIES TO HANDLE THE SITUATION.

 

KAIL SAYS NEW MEXICO GAS HAS TAKEN STEPS TO AVOID THE OUTAGES THAT HAPPENED NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO DURING AN EXTREME COLD SPELL. THEY INCLUDE RE-NEGOTIATING SUPPLY CONTRACTS TO MAKE MORE STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE.