Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas) urged consumers to reduce natural gas use until further notice to avoid straining the utility’s system as cold weather blankets parts of its service area. In addition to asking homes and businesses to cut back, SoCalGas, a unit of California energy company Sempra Energy, also issued a voluntary curtailment notice to electric generators for Monday-Friday. Gas supplies are expected to remain tight in Southern California this winter due to limitations on several SoCalGas pipelines and reduced availability of the utility’s biggest storage field at Aliso Canyon in Los Angeles, following a massive leak between October 2015 and February 2016. High temperatures in Los Angeles are expected to reach the mid 50s to low 60s Fahrenheit (14-17 Celsius) Tuesday-Thursday, according to weather forecaster AccuWeather. The normal high in Los Angeles is 68 degrees at this time of year. During periods of cold weather, […]