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Utilities Requested Record $31 Billion in Rate Increases in 2025, Double That of 2024
PowerLines’ new report documents historic utility rate increase requests, which stand to impact 81 million Americans as utility bills become the fastest driver of inflation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, PowerLines published “Utility Bills are Rising: 2025 Review,” a comprehensive review of utility bill trends and the state of energy affordability in 2025. PowerLines’ year-end analysis…
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PowerLines Sponsors Western Governors’ Association Chair Spencer Cox’s Energy Superabundance Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, PowerLines announced it is sponsoring Energy Superabundance: Unlocking Prosperity in the West, an initiative led by Utah Governor Spencer Cox as the 2025 Chair of the Western Governors Association (WGA). As states grapple with the challenges facing the nation’s electricity sector, PowerLines sees Governor Cox’s initiative as a timely opportunity for…
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Georgia Elects Two New Public Service Commissioners Amid Growing Frustration Over Rising Utility Bills
Election Marks First Time An Incumbent Commissioner Has Lost Election in Nearly Two Decades WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Georgia voters elected two new Public Service Commissioners to the state’s five-person body as the rising cost of electricity becomes a top consumer issue nationwide. This marks the first time since 2006 that an incumbent Georgia PSC…
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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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