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Speaker 1: The first two weeks of this month have been the

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Speaker 1: coldest first two weeks of December and well over a decade.

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Speaker 1: That has folks like Steve from Norwood heating their home

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Speaker 1: earlier than usual.

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Speaker 2: It's cold winter, it's been cold so far, and so

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Speaker 2: it makes sense that the bills are going to be higher.

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Speaker 2: So I'm expecting that at some point.

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Speaker 1: I haven't received it yet, though, so he and other

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Speaker 1: National Grid customers may not be so happy to hear

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Speaker 1: that the energy company is requesting a rate increase averaging

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Speaker 1: around ten percent, starting in twenty twenty seven.

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Speaker 3: Like this is crazy. I'm not sure. I'm not signed

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Speaker 3: up for this. I need to go back to being

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Speaker 3: the kid.

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Speaker 1: The proposed rate increase is sent to make up for

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Speaker 1: the rising costs of natural gas services. A decision by

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Speaker 1: the Department of Public Utilities could be made by the

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Speaker 1: end of next year. At Boston's North Station, James Rojas WBZ,

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Speaker 1: Boston's Snooze Radio