The price of natural gas, electricity and crude oil have undergone a period of volatility since 2000 with the expectation that increased energy costs will remain in our near term future. While it is difficult to accurately predict prices and price ceilings, there are strong indicators that domestic and worldwide demand will continue to increase in 2006. During 2005 the supply side of the energy equation experienced hurricane induced infrastructure disruptions, substantially limiting domestic natural gas and crude oil supplies, while rail disruptions limited coal delivery from the Wyoming Powder River Basin to electrical generation facilities.