Increasing costs of producing electricity will probably be passed to rural electric co-op customers in the next few years. Brad Schardin (shar-deen) manager of Southeastern Electric, based in Marion, says after a rate increase this year, they will have to look at more over the next couple of years…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/12/BRADSCHARDIN1203A.mp3|titles=BRADSCHARDIN1203A]Schardin says while this years increase was about eleven percent, they don’t anticipate as big a jump the next time…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/12/BRADSCHARDIN1203B.mp3|titles=BRADSCHARDIN1203B]While the co-op is growing, and adding customers and load, Schardin says the input costs are growing faster…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/12/BRADSCHARDIN1203C.mp3|titles=BRADSCHARDIN1203C]Southeastern serves an area from Sioux Falls, to west of Parkston, and south into Yankton County.
(courtesy WNAX, Yankton)