 The companies named in a lawsuit over alleged price gouging of natural gas during the winter of 2021 are now asking a judge to toss the lawsuit out of court. Energy Transfer and Symmetry Energy argued the statute of limitations as run and to claim state utilities had no role in the case is bogus. Oklahomans will pay higher natural gas bills for decades to cover the billions charged for natural gas during winter storm Uri. From the Radio Oklahoma News Network, I'm Ann Roberts.