California natural gas and power spot prices jumped in key locationsMonday amid critical fire weather conditions in the northern part ofthe state.Southern California Gas city-gate spiked $1.38 to $4.18/MMBtu fordeliveries Tuesday, an 18-day high, while PG&E city-gate climbed 32cents to $3.15/MMBtu. The strong increases come as the US NationalWeather Service has issued a red flag warning effective acrossportions of Northern California through Wednesday amid high pressureresulting in gusty winds combined with increasing temperature andlow humidity, which may lead to critical fire weather conditions.
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