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Higher Cost of Heating

WFAE

Published December 13, 2005 at 12:00 PM EST

http://66.225.205.104/SG20051213.mp3

(12/13/05) Beginning this week, Charlotte's chief natural gas supplier will be sending residents their first heating bills since colder weather set in several weeks ago. Piedmont Natural Gas and other suppliers are passing along higher costs they're experiencing to customers. WFAE's Scott Graf spoke with Piedmont spokesperson David Trusty about the situation.