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Marylanders Overpaid $1 Billion in Excessive Utility Bills. Some Lawmakers and Advocates Are Demanding Answers

Caught between poverty and third-party energy suppliers, low-income communities across the state are under increasing pressure from high utility rates despite the promise that a deregulated energy market would lower prices.

By Aman Azhar

Turbines from the Roth Rock wind farm spin on the spine of Backbone Mountain on Aug. 23, 2022 near Oakland, Maryland. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Power lines are seen as the New York City Skyline is in the background on Feb. 1, 2018 in Staten Island, New York. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

New York Is Facing a Pandemic-Fueled Home Energy Crisis, With No End in Sight

By Quratulain Tejani

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