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Stock photo of a heater
This recent record-setting cold wave hindered many people across Texas and Oklahoma and other parts of the nation.
In Cordell, residents already worried about high-dollar electric bills may be terrified to see what their bills look like after having to turn the heat up to keep the cold out.
“People’s bills will be up because of the usage,” city administrator JC Moser said at the end of last month’s city council meeting.
Councilman James Newman posed the question: “Are we going to have anything planned to work with people if it gets ridiculous?”
Horror stories of thousand dollar electric bills have made their way around the country.
“We’re going to have to, James,” Mayor Jerry Beech said. “We haven’t talked about it yet, but we’re going to have to.”
The mayor mentioned some of those horror stories of bills that were over $300 or $1,000 for just a few days usage in parts of Texas.
“We hope that’s not the case, here, or that it’s a worse-case scenario. So we’ll work with people as best we can.”
Councilman Steve McLaughlin warned people about electric heaters.
“What a lot of people don’t understand is when you plug those little electric heaters in, it skyrockets your bill. They may think they’re saving money by using a little heater, but (that’s not the case).”
However you chose to stay warm, and however high your bill ends up, the council vowed to work with residents on solutions.