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MDU electric customers to see a 'rider' on their monthly bills

MDU electric customers will see an extra charge on their bills.

The Public Service Commission has approved a change to MDU’s Generation and Resource Recovery Rider. The change will help pay for the 88 megawatt natural gas turbine at the Heskett power station north of Mandan, as well as two internal combustion engines at the Lewis and Clark generating station in the Oil Patch.

"The revenue MDU needs is about $9.6 million," said Commissioner Brian Kalk. "There's an increase of $1.94 for the average MDU customer per month."

Kalk says that will take effect next billing cycle.

Kalk says this charge is being implemented on an interim basis. He says MDU will file a new electric rate case later this year, and that will allow the Commission to take a more in-depth look at all of the things that go into base rates.

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