With heat and electricity bills on the rise, many households are falling behind on payments, according to a new analysis by progressive nonprofits Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers.

Regulators approved more than $9.7 billion in utility rate increases nationally last year.

The push to “electrify everything” prompted the state to mandate a new fixed charge based on income, and the state’s investor-owned utilities are out with proposals.

In New England and other northeastern states where heating oil is a common fuel, it’s going to cost more to stay warm this winter.

Infrastructure repairs are usually left up to local governments, but smaller cities can’t always afford these repairs.

Between a quarter and a third of U.S. households are said to be energy insecure, and many don’t qualify for aid.