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PowerLines Emphasizes the Crisis of Rising Energy Bills in New York Times
The cost of electricity is rising across the country, forcing Americans to pay more on their monthly bills and squeezing manufacturers and small businesses that rely on cheap power. And some of President Trump’s policies risk making things worse, despite his promises to slash energy prices, companies and researchers say. This week, the Senate is…
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PowerLines Launches Jobs Board Connecting Energy Professionals and Public Utilities Commissions
As state regulators tackle increasingly complex energy challenges, PowerLines is building a talent pipeline of energy professionals. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, PowerLines is launching a Public Utilities Commission jobs board created to connect public interest-minded energy professionals to opportunities at state public utilities commissions (PUCs). Through the PUC jobs board, PowerLines aims to raise awareness…
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Skyrocketing Utility Bills Nationwide Leave American Consumers Feeling Stressed, Powerless
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new poll from nonpartisan consumer education nonprofit PowerLines, conducted in partnership with Ipsos, finds that three in four (73%) Americans are concerned about electric and gas utility bills rising this year, with four in five (80%) Americans saying they feel powerless over how much they are charged for utilities. These results…
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PowerLines Launches on Volts Podcast
Public utility commissions (PUCs) wield enormous influence in the US energy transition — they regulate the monopolistic utilities at the heart of America’s electricity system but face little public scrutiny. Now, energy analyst Charles Hua is launching PowerLines, a nonprofit that aims to pull PUCs into the spotlight. In this episode, we discuss the problems…
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