National Grid bills rise, many residents feel blindsided By WKTV News Story Created: Mar 21, 2014 at 5:10 PM EDT Story Updated: Mar 21, 2014 at 6:21 PM EDT (WKTV) - Many local residents are seeing massive price increases in their National Grid bills, Friday. Officials with National Grid said that supply costs have increased substantially because of sustained, colder than normal weather and therefore, higher demand for heat. Also contributing to the near doubling of the bill prices, the cost of natural gas that fuels many electricity generating stations has gone up recently. Many locals are unhappy with the sudden spike in prices and believe that, polar vortex or not, theyre not using any more heat or energy than normal so they dont understand why their bills have gone up quite so much Taking care of two little ones in the house between diapers and stuff like that adds up, said National Grid customer, Brittany Lee. so a couple extra dollars onto a National Grid bill is outrageous If you are in a low income household, and are worried about covering the higher costs, the National Grid recommends contacting the NYSERDAs empower program to see if you qualify for financial assistance. The number to call is 1-(866) 305-1915.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 21:16:20 +0000
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