Is $575 in additional costs per year too much to ask of Minnesota families?
That’s ultimately up to Minnesotans to answer but families are already struggling with home energy costs. As an example, in one part of Minnesota the average amount of fuel assistance for home heating was $600 in 2007. For people on fixed incomes, such as seniors with a monthly income of $1,200 to $2,000, any increase will be hard to manage.
