Puko Natural gas prices made their largest one-day gains in nearly three weeks Tuesday as weather forecasts show a heat wave settling in over Texas. The front-month September contract gained 6.4 cents, or 2.3%, to $2.812 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The boost sent gas back to the middle of the 31-cent trading range it has settled in every session for nearly two months. Consumption of gas-powered electricity often rises in the summer as people turn on their air-conditioning units. Tuesday’s forecasts show temperatures more than five degrees Fahrenheit above normal settling in for the next week in Texas, one of the country’s largest markets for cooling and power. Both Dallas and Houston will make it over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, according to private forecasters. “The Texas heat is going to be a big deal in the coming 1-2 weeks as the […]