Allan Urlis
Allan Urlis
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We want them to call us, so payment arrangements can be made, so they can be put in contact with any assistance that's available.
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I CARE helps pay heating bills or assists in making homes more energy efficient. Tax-deductible donations help local community action agencies provide valuable financial assistance, which is especially needed in winter as heating bills rise.
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The worst thing to do is not make a telephone call.
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There is a combo of factors. Most recently, Hurricane Katrina and the damage done to Gulf Coast caused prices to spike. But even prior to Katrina, prices were already higher than last year. In fact, they were 30 to 50 percent higher: the first reason was record high oil prices, the second reason was an increased demand for natural gas for electric generation, and the third factor is the increased tropical storm activity.
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We were literally rebuilding our electrical distribution system. This was definitely a severe storm and had significant damage to our system and the customers' property.
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Typically, when there's damage to the weatherhead and the meter box, the city inspector would need to look at it before we could reconnect. But in this circumstance, where there are so many cases like that, the city inspection is not required before we restore service.
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We're in the same circumstance as customers where we purchase the natural gas on the commodity market and then supply that to customers at the same cost that MidAmerican purchases where there is no markup.