Fewer unpaid power bills in Utah than other parts of nation April 29th, 2008 @ 7:06am
Tom Callan reporting
Around the nation, stacks of unpaid utility bills are blamed on the limping economy. But how about Utah?
Collection agencies have fewer deadbeats to call in Utah regarding power bills.
"The electric rates here in Utah are much lower than in portions of the country where this has been reported," said Rocky Mountain Power's Margaret Oler.
She says fewer customers have to fear a cutoff. But in places where it is freezing, such as Minnesota, up to 19 percent of the power company's customers are falling behind.
People may want to move to Utah if they live in the upper Midwest, where the power company disconnects up to 650 customers every day.
I don't understand the point of this article. The article states that the power rates are lower than in other portions of the country. Then I just did a search for climate for Utah and it appears that most months out of the year the weather is quite reasonable where heat or air conditioning wouldn't even be necessary. I live in an area of the country where 100+ degree weather is the norm in the Summer and winters are freezing. No surprise my utilities will be higher.... Am I missing the point?
Not sure where you got that information...
Utah is very much a climate of extremes. 0 degrees in the winter and 100+ in the summer. Our spring and fall, where the temps are 70-80's total about 6-8 weeks a year. The rest is pretty much either miserably cold or miserably hot.
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Scottie wrote: Not sure where you got that information...
Utah is very much a climate of extremes. 0 degrees in the winter and 100+ in the summer. Our spring and fall, where the temps are 70-80's total about 6-8 weeks a year. The rest is pretty much either miserably cold or miserably hot.
At the bottom there is average highs and lows. I also was looking at another page that said it's mostly clear skies and mild temperatures for most of Utah year round.
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Oops! That was Salt Lake City!!! :)
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It's good to know that after tithing, offerings, Amway, BrainGym, and NuSkin, there is still something left for the power company.
“I was hooked from the start,” Snoop Dogg said. “We talked about the purpose of life, played Mousetrap, and ate brownies. The kids thought it was off the hook, for real.”
Trevor wrote:It's good to know that after tithing, offerings, Amway, BrainGym, and NuSkin, there is still something left for the power company.
Which reminds me, would you be willing to hear a free presentation this Saturday?
One moment in annihilation's waste, one moment, of the well of life to taste- The stars are setting and the caravan starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste! -Omar Khayaam
LifeOnaPlate wrote:Which reminds me, would you be willing to hear a free presentation this Saturday?
Do you work for the power company?
“I was hooked from the start,” Snoop Dogg said. “We talked about the purpose of life, played Mousetrap, and ate brownies. The kids thought it was off the hook, for real.”
Some Schmo wrote:With all the firesides, who needs electricity?
Doesn't the warm glow of the Holy Ghost obviate the need for power companies?
“I was hooked from the start,” Snoop Dogg said. “We talked about the purpose of life, played Mousetrap, and ate brownies. The kids thought it was off the hook, for real.”