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Pennsylvania Activists Urge Lawmakers to Help Curb Soaring Electric Bills

Despite skyrocketing demand driven by data center development, the industry says it is not the cause of increasing costs for consumers.

By Jon Hurdle

Power lines run along a neighborhood in Philadelphia. Credit: Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images
Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event on May 1 in Portland, Maine. Credit: Graeme Sloan/Getty Images

Platner’s Energy Plan Prioritizes Lowering Costs and Taking on Big Oil and the ‘Oligarchy’

By Nathaniel Eisen

Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks in the chamber of the Supreme Court of Virginia on March 2 in Richmond. Credit: Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images

Virginia Governor Signs Dominion-Backed Bills. All Eyes on Regulators Now.

By Charles Paullin

Power lines run through rural Prince George’s County in Maryland. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

Maryland Passes Energy Bill That Delivers Short-Term Relief, Locks Ratepayers into Long-Term Nuclear Subsidy

By Aman Azhar

A view of the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Utility Accountability Bills Divide Maryland’s Democratic Leadership

By Aman Azhar

Utility workers repair power lines after Hurricane Milton passed through the area on Oct. 12, 2024, in Englewood, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida Power & Light Profit Margins Top Other Utilities’ Nationwide, Report Says

By Amy Green

High voltage power lines run through a sub-station along the power grid in Miami on Jan. 14. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Legislation Aims to Protect Floridians From Data Center Costs, but Will It?

By Amy Green

An aerial view of the Altamont Pass wind farm on Jan. 13 in Livermore, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

House Democrats Want Clean Energy Tax Credits Back

By Arcelia Martin

Power lines run in front of the coal-fired James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Adamsville, Ala. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Alabama Poised to Drastically Overhaul Utility Regulation. Will It Lower Electric Bills?

By Dennis Pillion

A view of Qatar Energy’s operating facilities in Mesaieed Industrial City on Wednesday. Qatar Energy announced a complete shutdown of liquefied natural gas production this week, following Iranian attacks. Credit: Getty Images

How Will the War in Iran Affect Your Utility Bills?

By Kiley Bense

Morgan Harper, a community organizer and former U.S. Senate candidate, speaks at a protest in January outside the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in Columbus, urging officials to reject a rate increase from the local utility. Credit: George Shillcock/WOSU

Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump

By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle

A Georgia Power crew works to remove trees from transmission lines in the wake of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Ga. Credit: Megan Varner/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills

By Ryan Krugman

Alabama Gov. George Wallace speaks during his 1963 inaugural address. Credit: Getty Images

How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky-High Electric Rates

By Dennis Pillion

Solar panels are seen on the roof of a home on June 3 in San Anselmo, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

How Do Rooftop Solar and EVs Affect Electricity Costs for Everyone Else? Here’s a New Estimate

By Dan Gearino

Tim Teichert and Jason Thornock, third-generation ranchers in Cokeville, Wyo., stand in Teichert’s backyard, where Thornock’s property and Rocky Mountain Power transmission lines are seen in the distance.

Wyoming Ranchers Hoping Solar Can Lower Costs Say Utilities and the State Stand in Their Way

Story and photos by Jake Bolster

Wind turbines are visible from the highway in Atlantic City, N.J. Credit: Rachel Wisniewski/The Washington Post

Murdoch Media Wrongly Pinned NJ High Electricity Costs on Clean Energy, Says Watchdog

By Rambo Talabong

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill (center-left) celebrates her election night win during a watch party at the Hilton East Brunswick Hotel on Tuesday. Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

Green Groups’ Election Takeaway: Focus on Trump Energy Agenda Costs

By Marianne Lavelle

A Pacific Gas and Electric worker replaces power poles destroyed during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 22. Credit: Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

Why Are Rates Rising Faster at Investor-Owned Utilities Than at Public Utilities?

By Blanca Begert

Democrat Abigail Spanberger (left) challenges Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for Virginia governor. Credit: Win McNamee and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

In Virginia, Voters Head to the Polls Hot Over Data Centers, Solar Facilities and Rising Electric Bills

By Charles Paullin

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