A while back, i was in my pickup traveling in eastern montana in the town of glass go. ,about glasgow. I stopped by the norvelle leak coop. This supplies electricity to a few thousand families in northeast montana. They told me over a cup of coffee that morning that they will keep electric rates flat for the next ten years if the Keystone Pipeline is approved. Why is that . Because the norvelle electric coop is supplying electricity that extra volume will keep costs down for everybody. And i asked what happens if the Keystone Pipeline is not approved . And they said electric rates will go up about 40 over the next ten years. Thats nearly 500 a year increase per family. Now, these are hardworking montana families living month to month. These are Senior Citizens living on fixed incomes. We can hold their utility rates flat for the next ten years by passing the Keystone Pipeline and building it. What about north American Energy independence . Up to 830,000 barrels a day of oil will be tra