Xcel asks to lower the thermostat to 63

[question everything]

We keep ours at 67 when we are at home, and at night at 64.

But these days the gas fireplace is working and working.

Hard to imagine these homes in the metro area that lost power

I don't remember: did Xcel get to increase the rates because the last winters were mild which hurt its revenue?

[progree]

1. Thanks - I had not heard that (the 63 degree request)

Xcel Energy asked all its Minnesota customers to conserve natural gas and set thermostats to 63 degrees through Thursday morning. The request came as the utility struggled to restore gas service in some communities north of the metro area, including around Princeton, where Xcel booked hotels for people who'd lost service.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/30/deep-freeze-envelops-minnesota-even-stops-the-mail

Xcel Energy says the extreme cold has caused some customers to lose natural gas service in central Minnesota and has the utility issuing an appeal to all Minnesota customers to turn down their thermostats.

Utility spokesman John Marshall says about 150 customers in Princeton lost heat as temperatures dipped into the negative 20 range Tuesday night. Marshall says the cold weather is increasing natural gas consumption and taxing the equipment.

... Meanwhile, the utility is asking its Minnesota customers to turn down their thermostats to 63 through Thursday morning in order to reduce consumption and avoid further outages.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/30/xcel-asks-some-customers-to-turn-down-thermostat

[Wellstone ruled]

2. XCELL will never learn or care to learn

from their past mistakes. This is not the first time they have requested a public emergency Gas Usage directive .

[a kennedy]

3. Screw that.....we're at 68/69 during the day, 67 at night......

Xcel says 63???? what do the exec's at Xcel have their's at??? Just asking.....