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PowerLines Releases Playbook for Governors to Lower Utility Bills and Grow the Economy
New resource provides a roadmap outlining levers, policies, and strategies to tackle utility issues. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, PowerLines released Lowering Utility Bills and Growing the Economy: A Playbook for Governors, a resource that outlines strategic levers, policy pathways, and communications strategies for governors and their staff to lower utility bills and grow the economy.…
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PowerLines Announces Leading Utility Regulation Experts as Senior Advisors
Senior Advisors Ted Thomas, Tremaine Phillips, and Chris Villarreal bring decades of utility regulatory experience and expertise to guide PowerLines’ work. PowerLines, a national energy consumer education nonprofit, is announcing the addition of three utility experts — Ted Thomas, Tremaine Phillips, and Chris Villarreal — to its team as Senior Advisors to expand PowerLines’ technical…
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Utilities Request $18.6 Billion in Rate Increases in First Half of 2026
Record second-quarter filings could affect the future bills of more than 56 million utility customers nationwide. As summer heat pushes electricity demand higher and household energy costs remain a growing concern, PowerLines’ latest quarterly index shows utilities have requested $18.6 billion in electric and gas rate increases during the first half of 2026. Utility Bills…
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PowerLines Supports Operation Gigawatt, Joins Western Policymakers to Address Grid Modernization and Energy Affordability
PowerLines joined governors, state legislators, regulators, utilities, and other energy stakeholders in Utah this month for two back-to-back events focused on how states can modernize the electric grid while keeping energy affordable for households and businesses. PowerLines sponsored the Operation Gigawatt Summit, hosted by Utah Governor Spencer Cox, which brought together leaders from government, utilities, and…
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