Hot gas (or hot air)?
Last August, reporters at the Kansas City Star broke the story about hot gas — the practice of selling gas to customers at temperatures higher than 60 degrees, which the paper said was costing consumers $2.3 billion annually. Over the next year, the story picked up some steam, gaining attention in other media outlets and even Congress which loves to rally around this sort of thing.
Early on, several lawsuits were filed by outraged consumers in California, New Jersey and in Missouri…
