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Natural gas is an integral part of our daily life. It is used to fuel our furnaces, cook our food, and heat our water for bathing and cleaning, as well as support our district energy (steam heating) system. We don’t really think about the necessity of having it; we just rely on it. Recently, during the polar vortex that the Midwest experienced, the need for reliable natural gas came to the forefront. With extreme cold temperatures in the South, the availability of natural gas across the Midwest was threatened. Gas wells, power plants and wind turbines experienced freeze outs. With the constraint in supply and the increase in demand, the price for natural gas skyrocketed. New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) saw the price increase from $2.60/mcf at the beginning of February to over $188.00/mcf by mid-month. This price increase was not unique to New Ulm but was felt across the greater Midwest. This put a financial burden on our utility and ultimately on o ....

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