Keeping Power Costs And Use Down During Heat

Utility companies are straining to keep up with surging power demand as temperatures hover around the century mark.  Tom Glanzer with Northwestern Energy says there are some things we can all do to keep power demand and costs down…

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Glanzer says it’s a good idea to keep your outdoor grill busy…

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Northwestern has been close to their all time peak power usage level of three hundred fifty megawatts this week. That record peak was set last August.