HAYS, Kan. (KSNW) – The recent arctic blast led to skyrocketing energy demands across the midwest and now many customers are fearing skyrocketing bills.
Midwest Energy, Inc. is a company that provides gas and electric services to a large portion of western Kansas. Following the recent weeks’ weather and events, the company had hundreds of concerned customers reach out to ask if they too could expect higher bills in the coming months and if they needed to prepare for a financial hit.
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BigCommerce customers can now sell on Walmart’s online marketplace – TechCrunch
BigCommerce has partnered with Walmart to allow its customers to sell on the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer’s e-commerce marketplace, it announced this morning. Shares of Austin-based BigCommerce rose sharply in pre-market trading after the news, gaining around 10% before the bell.
Walmart, best-known for in-person shopping, has proven an e-commerce success story in recent years. For example, in its most recent quarter while Walmart as a whole grew 7.3%, its e-commerce sales advanced 69%.
Success Hinges on Connecting With New Customers | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intelligencer
The COVID-19 pandemic struck businesses to different degrees, and though their need to connect to customers is constant, their ability and means to do so have not been.
The Fat Apple, a bakery in Bridgeport, was allowed to stay open during the pandemic — as a food service business, it was among the “essential” businesses permitted to remain in operation.
Owner Don Rhodes said the bakery has kept the public engaged by increasing the number of promotions it puts on. In addition, Rhodes said the Fat Apple has worked with several fundraisers during the pandemic, which has helped expand the bakery’s wares to new customers.
Unpaid Electric Bills May Leave Eversource Customers on the Hook for Further Rate Hikes
Residential electric customers owe $276 million to Eversource for bills that haven't been paid in over a month – a 20 percent increase since last spring when Connecticut Attorney General William Tong ordered energy providers to maintain service to customers in an effort to cushion the fallout of the pandemic.
That debt amounts to about $250 for each of Eversource's 1.1 million residential customers across Connecticut, and the company has told shareholders that it expects state regulators will approve rate increases to compensate for the unpaid bills.
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Roanoke Gas customers will see a sizable increase in next month's bill
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Roanoke Gas president and CEO Paul Nester said customers can expect a 17 percent increase on their bill during the next two years, which is about a $15 increase on the average bill. Nester said that's because price of gas suddenly skyrocketed by 68 percent in the last week.
The company is attributing the spike to winter weather over the past several weeks that impacted natural gas supply and market pricing throughout the country. Nester said Roanoke Gas gets all of their gas through pipelines from the Gulf Coast and Midwest, two areas drastically affected by the storms.
Colorado governor urging protection for customers from high costs racked up during deep freeze
As state regulators look into the high costs utilities paid last week to keep people warm and keep the lights on, Gov. Jared Polis has issued a strong warning against passing along “unexpected exceptional costs” to customers.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is investigating how utilities responded to the frigid weather that left millions in Texas without power. Colorado didn’t experience the kinds of outages that plagued other states. However, utilities, concerned about the taxed electric grid, did ask customers to conserve and ended up paying much higher prices for natural gas.
Evergy extends shutoff moratorium through May 2 for residential, small business customers | FOX 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many people will see bigger energy bills soon due to higher usage during the recent cold weather throughout the region.
But if you can’t afford to pay your bill, Evergy said Wednesday that it won’t shut off anyone’s power through May 2. The company is extending its shutoff moratorium that was put in place last March when the pandemic began.
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Of course, customers are still expected to pay their bills. Evergy is encouraging eligible customers to try to access emergency funds available for pandemic relief, if needed.
Small Businesses Thankful for Regular Customers | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intelligencer
For much of 2020, hairstyling salons were closed in Ohio, but that didn’t stop some regular customers from continuing to support A Cut Above hair salon in Martins Ferry.
“It was our customer base that kept us afloat,” said owner Chris Cole. “We had regular customers paying for the coloring service they get every month — even though they couldn’t come in and didn’t get the service. They told me they had planned to pay for it, and were going to pay for it anyway.
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