Butler City Administrator Corey Snead explained to the those present that power is purchased based on a monthly estimate of usage and the January cold snap increased demand and now it's time to 'catch up' so to speak.
Snead wants to let everyone know that the cold snap happened at the same time as the estimate was paid, which likely will result in a higher/slightly higher bill again this month.
In the discussion it was noted that a spike in billing typically happens a couple times a year, during extremely cold and hot snaps as well.
