SAN DIEGO -- Fear over terrorist attacks and a possible war with Iraq are at least partly to blame for skyrocketing gasoline prices, but consumer analysts say that's just the beginning of a triple energy threat for San Diegans.

Gasoline prices are expected to jump 2 cents a day this week, but natural gas and electricity prices are not far behind, officials from the Utility Consumers' Action Network warned.

"In February, the price per therm of natural gas on an SDG&E customer's bill went up by about 10 percent compared to the month before," UCAN president Michael Shames said.

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High Gas Prices Just The Beginning

Along with natural gas, Shames said that the area's electricity woes aren't over. He told 10News that a draft report from the state Energy Commission reports that San Diego electricity prices are already the highest in the state and expected to stay that way for the next decade.

"It presents a very scary, very ugly future for San Diegans," Shames said.

SDG&E spokesman Ed van Herik, however, said consumers shouldn't get too bent out of shape when it comes to electricity. He pointed out that the report that Shames is quoting is just a draft report.

"What I can tell you is that we know rates will be relatively stable over the next five years, because we have long-term contracts that lock those rates into place," van Herik said.

Meanwhile, Shames said that besides taking public transportation or conserving electricity, there's not much the individual consumer can do to keep costs low. He suggested that consumers take the time to contact their elected officials.