(Bismarck, ND) — State officials are approving a natural gas rate increase. The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a six-percent increase for natural gas customers of Montana-Dakota Utilities. The increase will raise natural gas rates by an average of three dollars and 55 cents for about 117-thousand customers. The Bismarck Tribune says this will allow MDU to recover an additional nine-point-four-million dollars annually.
