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Cold Weather Rule Starts Saturday
UNDATED - Minnesota's Cold Weather Rule, for people who have trouble paying their heating bills, begins tomorrow (Saturday).
Under the rule, eligible residential energy customers are protected from service disconnection through April 15th.
However, to avoid disconnection, customers who received a proposed disconnection must immediately contact their utility provider and workout a payment plan.
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