While there are warnings of sharp cost increases for natural gas this winter, customers of electric cooperatives may avoid that energy spike.
Southeastern Electric Manager Brad Schardin says their power generation costs have been pretty stable…
Southeastern, based in Marion, is part of East River Electric, which gets power from Basin Electric. Schardin says they now have a broad mix of power generation sources….
Schardin says they are past the latest round of rate hikes….
Utilities are predicting natural gas prices could rise forty to ninety percent this winter.
