ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — The debate over data centers is moving from local city halls to Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of ...

Electric bills keep going up—seemingly with no limit in sight. New federal research suggests that residential rates across the U.S. rose, on average, 10.2 percent between March 2025 and March 2026, ...

Many New Jersey residents are already seeing higher electric bills — even before summer air-conditioning use fully kicks in. Even with little or no change in power use, costs remain elevated across ...

The House version of a bipartisan highway bill proposes to add a $130 registration fee for electric vehicles (EV) and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids. The provision is part of the five-year Surface ...

May 19 (UPI) --A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House is proposing a new $130 fee for registering an electric vehicle to help pay for transportation infrastructure. The Five-Year Surface Transportation ...

As NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced plans to merge Monday, the potential rise of a utility giant has investors cheering and consumer advocates concerned — and it’s underscoring the two ...

Ohio has seen a 22% increase in electricity bills, coinciding with its growth as a major hub for data centers. Experts and consumer groups debate the extent to which data centers are responsible for ...

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has hailed Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) for the recent consumer-focused reforms aimed at stopping estimated ...

As public utilities, our investor-owned utilities are supposed to act in the public interest, yet the way they operate increasingly treats customers like piggy banks (“Utilities want stay on $1.5b in ...

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Your electricity bill is too high. It doesn’t have to be. Across New York, families pay more and more each month just to keep the lights on – another rising bill competing with rent, groceries and ...

A meter shows energy produced by a photovoltaic system on the roof of a home in West Philadelphia. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and ...