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SALEM Residents in the city’s gas aggregation program paid more than expected for both February and March after supplier Volunteer Energy increased the locked-in rate without warning.
“It was a shock to all of us at city hall,” Mayor John Berlin said.
Under the new two-year contract with Volunteer Energy, the city had agreed to a locked-in rate of 41 cents per one hundred cubic feet (Ccf) for the natural gas aggregation program, which allows the city to gain buying power by banding everyone together to buy gas from a certified supplier, such as Volunteer Energy.
The new price was to go into effect with the February billing cycle, so when Berlin received his gas bill, he was surprised to see the rate was 49 cents per Ccf. In March, it shot up even higher, to 57 cents per Ccf. He asked city Service/Safety Director Joe Cappuzzello to check with the supplier and with AMPO Inc., who represented the city’s interests in the program.
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Speculation over whether U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber will attempt to unseat Gov. Tim Walz ended Sunday when the Republican from Minnesota s 8th District announced on At Issue he won t be running for the governor s office.
Instead, Stauber, who won his reelection bid by nearly 20 points, said he s content at his current post, representing a large Congressional district spanning half of northern and central Minnesota. Some Republicans and political-watchers had considered Stauber a favorite for a party that hasn t won a statewide race since 2006. I am not going to be running for governor, Stauber told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. I am going to put the 8th District constituents first.
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