The record cold temperatures over the New Year’s weekend pushed heating units hard in homes and businesses.
Clyde Gross is Senior Gas Manager for Northwestern Energy, and says their natural gas demand jumped quickly
Gross says the extreme cold caused issues for some of their suppliers
Gross says they had people watching the system all weekend because they know how critical it is to keep the heat on
Gross says despite the jump in usage, they have more than enough gas available to meet the demand. Northwestern serves about sixty thousand customers in eastern South Dakota.
(WNAX)