Bismarck’s “Yin & Yang” – Thermostats Rise Along With Our Bill

First of all, do you know what "Yin & Yang" means? That's important here

Let's start by explaining what that expression "Yin & Yang" is all about - the irony of the saying is that ENERGY is one of the words in describing what those two word means, and how it relates to Bismarck and Mandan's heating bill. Here is how en.wikipedia.org describes it "In Chinese mythology, the universe develops out of a primary chaos of primordial qi or material energy, organized into the cycles of yin and yang, force and motion leading to form and matter. "Yin" is retractive, passive, contractive and receptive in nature in a contrasting relationship to "yang" that is repelling, active, expansive and repulsive in principle;

( SEE ALSO: "A WONDERFUL MERGER TO FEEL HEALTHY ABOUT HERE IN BISMARCK" )

NOW let me make it as simple as possible for all of us to understand

Maybe I can compare it to something like this: lately ( the last couple of days ), our thermostats have been adjusted to lower the temperature inside our home - thankfully, the weather has been on the plus 0 side. The YANG of the whole thing is that now we will see our monthly bill rise. According to the Bismarck Tribune "North Dakota MDU bills are about to rise nearly $10 per month. Montana-Dakota Utilities' North Dakota customers are set to see a nearly $10 bump in their monthly electric bills"

From the Montana-Dakota Utilities Co website:

"Requested increases are the result of additional costs necessary to maintain a safe and reliable system; upgrade aging infrastructure and technology; meet growing demand; and compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, such as environmental mandates"

Bring on the summer, I say