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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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Utilities Have Requested $29 Billion in Rate Hikes for 2025, Surpassing 2024
Skyrocketing Utility Bills Amidst Scorching Summer Heat WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, PowerLines published a second quarter update to build off of PowerLines’ April 2025 report “Utility Bills are Rising” which documented utility rate increases in Q1 2025. The newly released report titled “Utility Bills Are Rising” Q2 2025 Update: Skyrocketing Utility Bills Amidst Scorching Summer…