utility bills

More Americans are concerned about paying their energy bills this winter.

Power utilities are looking for ways to make sure ratepayers don’t bear the cost of hooking data centers to the grid.

Fresh data from energy nonprofit PowerLines and Ipsos this week says utilities requested $9.4 billion in rate hikes in the first quarter of 2026.

Energy infrastructure in the United States is getting old. Consumers will end up paying some of the costs of repairs and upgrades.

Communities across the U.S. are fighting to buy back investor-owned utilities.

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.