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Bringing the heat: As temperatures drop, utility bills rise

A pressure chart on the Prior Street regulator station shows gas usage over a one-week period. Pressure usually drops around 7 a.m. as residents get out of bed, turn up the heat and use hot water, Liberty Utilities distribution operator Rick Smallwood said Friday. Usage drops and pressure rises to the normal 32 to 35 pounds per square inch around 9 to 10 a.m., he said. - photo by NAT GURLEY

0125heating 1 — A pressure chart on the Prior Street regulator station shows gas usage over a one-week period. Pressure usually drops around 7 a.m. as residents get out of bed, turn up the heat and use hot water, Liberty Utilities distribution operator Rick Smallwood said Friday. Usage drops and pressure rises to the normal 32 to 35 pounds per square inch around 9 to 10 a.m., he said. - photo by NAT GURLEY

As temperatures drop across Northeast Georgia, power bills are likely to rise as heaters click into overdrive to cope with the freezing weather. For some, the cost becomes burdensome. “Typically in the winter, our bills go up,” said Gainesville resident Felice Walker.