Black Hills Energy is working closely with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to determine the best path forward to manage the impact of increased natural gas costs for customers. Beginning as early as August, the natural gas costs incurred during the polar vortex period will appear as an additional interim line-item on customer bills, which will be subject to final KCC approval. While the recovery of natural gas costs typically occurs over twelve months, Black Hills Energy has instead proposed a recovery of these natural gas costs over the next five years to reduce the impact to customer bills. As proposed, a residential customer will see an average increase of $12.23 each month.