At least in the near term we are seeing a sharp decrease in natural gas prices because the weather has been warmer nationwide and storage levels are running 30 percent above the five-year average. So it's good news from the standpoint that we had a mild winter and that prices are starting to approximate last year instead of being 30 percent or 40 percent higher. |
If it does turn out to be a project in our service territory, we will work with those working to put it together. It will be an exciting project. |
It was an unforeseen weather event that we believe would've been very difficult to plan for. No one plans to lose 18 generating units on the system in a short time. |
It's good news for consumers. This is the fourth straight month the price has been down. |
It's not like electricity where you turn it on and all of sudden it's there. |
That was the straw that broke the camel's back. |
That's a simplistic way of looking at it. When someone spends a lot of money at the game and thinks about their bill, there's a disconnect. What they don't think about are all the things we do to support the community. |
The developers could not find financing, turbines were unavailable and they were unable to meet the conditions of our contract. |
We don't want to shut anyone off. If a customer lets us know they have difficulty, we can work with them. Shutting off a customer is a losing proposition for both sides. |