No North Dakotan should have to choose between paying their utility bills and putting food on the table or refilling their prescription medications. However, when utility companies seek to raise their rates annually and the North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) permits it, then choices like these become reality.

Utility costs remain top of mind for many older North Dakotans and their families, who are already concerned about making ends meet. On their own, these increases may appear minimal. However, these costs accumulate, and for many older customers, especially those on fixed incomes, rate hikes become a hardship.

In 2023, Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (MDU) requested a 17% increase in residential electric rates. In 2024, MDU requested an increase of 9.84% to residential nat

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