Texas News What An Above-Average Hurricane Season Could Mean For Energy Prices And Production KWBU | By Texas Standard Published August 12, 2019 at 3:33 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:24 TheKurgan/Wikimedia Commons (ShareAlike 3.0) With El Niño ending, NOAA predicts more storms this year, which means more uncertainty for the energy industry, and consumer prices, too.