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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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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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CBS Mornings References PowerLines’ Utility Bills Are Rising Q2 Report
“A new study finds US electric companies have asked for $29 billion in rate increases so far this year. That is more than double their request at the same point last year.” “So what is driving the rate hikes? Researchers found it’s a combination of the cost to replace aging infrastructure and the growing demand…
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