A Denton, Texas, resident said on Reddit that an Atmos gas bill topped $20,000 and showed usage more than 60 times higher than they had ever seen during freezing weather. They shut off autopay before a withdrawal and said they could not contact the utility until Monday.
Most Reddit replies suggested a billing or meter-reading error, while one commenter warned that a real spike could indicate a leak and advised calling the emergency line and checking carbon-monoxide detectors. The resident said the detectors worked and that a leak producing such high usage would likely have been obvious.
