Modernizing American Power
PowerLines aims to modernize the utility regulatory system for American energy consumers to lower utility bills and grow the economy.
Together, let’s reshape the energy landscape.
200 people oversee over $200 billion in utility spending each year in the U.S.
State public utilities commissions have the power to determine how much you pay for your utility bills, how your utilities invest your money, and the quality of your service.
Our Approach
State public utilities commissions (PUCs) have a crucial role to play in protecting consumers, advancing affordable and reliable energy, and promoting economic development.
PowerLines focuses on three key aspects of modernizing the utility regulatory system: people, policy, and process.
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News
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Utility rate increase requests and approvals total more than $34 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, impacting 124 million billpayers
PowerLines Analysis: In Q3 alone, $5.1 billion in requested or approved electric and gas rate increases would impact 34 million customers nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, PowerLines published “Utility Bills are Rising: Q3 2025 Update,” following reports issued by PowerLines in the first and second quarters of 2025: “Utility Bills are Rising” (April 2025) and …
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Charles Hua, PowerLines Founder and Executive Director, Named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 Next List
Charles Hua, PowerLines Founder and Executive Director, Named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 Next List of the 100 Leaders Shaping the Future TIME has named Charles Hua, Founder and Executive Director of PowerLines, to the 2025 TIME100 Next list. An expansion of the TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world, TIME100 Next highlights…
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