COLD SNAP INCREASES ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION

  

A polar cold front that dropped local temperatures into the mid-20s has led to increased energy consumption for Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s members, which means higher electric bills.

Bluebonnet general manager, Matt Bentke say the area saw a spike with the sub-freezing temperatures in mid-December.  Bentke says, “all it takes is a few cold days in a row to increase the amount of energy homes use and drive up electric bills.”

Members who have set up an online account on bluebonnet.coop, can use the co-op’s Energy Tracking Tool to see how much energy they are using down to the hour, how much it’s cost them and see what their bill is projected to be at the end of their billing cycle.

Those who don’t have an online account can set one up.

Bluebonnet serves more than 91,000 meters and owns and maintains 11,000 miles of power lines, within 14 Central Texas counties.

For more information about Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, go to bluebonnet.coop and follow the co-op on Facebook and Twitter.