Petit Jean Electric customers gathered at the Van Buren County Library to express their frustration over soaring electricity ...

That is not because it was cold. Something happened," the same customer said. Michael Kirkland, General Manager and CEO of Petit Jean Electric, addressed the crowd, acknowledging their concerns.

Emotions are sparking off the page for Petit Jean Electric Cooperatives customers. Homeowners want to know why some bills doubled in January.

From a wholesale power situation, fluctuations in fuel costs and increased demand for energy results in higher energy bills," Petit Jean Electric Cooperative CEO Michael Kirkland said.

After members of the Van Buren County community shared frustrations about their costly Petit Jean electric bills, officials with the company are now responding.