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Water Bills to Rise in Five Counties as WASREB Approves New Tariffs
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (376+ words) Households and businesses in Kirinyaga, Mandera, Kiambu, Homa Bay and Nyeri counties should brace for higher water bills after the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) approved revised tariffs that will run through the 2026/2027 to 2028/2029 financial years. The new rates, published…...
Rep. Murphy: Has your energy bill increased? How the New DFL misled Minnesotans about the cost of wind and solar | AlphaNews.org
14+ hour, 29+ min ago (416+ words) "Minnesota families will now pay more for electricity, and we were lied to about the true cost," writes Rep. Tom Murphy. When they passed Minnesota’s 100% carbon-free electricity mandate in 2023, the New DFL promised our state cheaper power. Xcel Energy’s ratepayers…...
Improved Pittsburgh Water program allows some customers to have past-due charges forgiven
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (206+ words) PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Water is making it easier for some in-debt customers to get back on track. The water company says it’s improved its Arrearage Forgiveness Program, allowing eligible customers to have their existing past-due balance forgiven over 24 months by paying…...
Potomac Edison $52.8M Rate Hike Request Maryland
14+ hour, 54+ min ago (111+ words) That precedent does not predict the outcome of Case No. 9904, but it establishes that the commission may approve less than a utility requests and may modify related rate provisions. Maryland PSC staff found that the electric companies’ SAIFI performance was…...
More than electricity: What your token is really paying for
20+ hour, 6+ min ago (450+ words) In Kenya, the energy transition arrives on a phone screen as a 20-digit number. That number is what a growing number of households see when they buy prepaid electricity. And as the country moves toward another election in August 2027, that…...
Vermont trims Green Mountain Power's rate hike to 5.5% after customer backlash
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (591+ words) Green Mountain Power customers will face an electricity rate increase, but not as large as the utility originally sought, after Vermont officials reduced the request amid objections from residents already dealing with higher living costs. Vermont's Public Utility Commission set…...
Federal audit says utility overbilled transmission charges passed to New Jersey households
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (595+ words) A federal review found that Atlantic City Electric Co. made accounting errors and overcharged for transmission at a time when New Jersey residents are already facing high electricity costs. The company must calculate possible refunds. According to NJ Spotlight News,…...
Ratepayers shouldn't subsidize massive utility profits | George Perkins
23+ hour, 51+ min ago (144+ words) Wisconsin State Journal Javascript is required to use this website. Following along as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a cartoon about tariffs. Wisconsin residents should not be forced to bear ever greater financial burdens so investor-owned utilities can continue…...
Maryland households face 5.3% power bill hike as Potomac Edison seeks $52.8 million increase
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (505+ words) Electric bills may climb for people in Western Maryland who get power from Potomac Edison. Tri-State Alert reports that the utility is seeking approval for a $52.8 million rate hike that would raise a typical residential monthly bill by about 5.3%. Potomac…...
Grant PUD Proposes 2027 Rate Hikes; Some Large Users Face Double-Digit Increases
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (194+ words) Source ONE News Arrow on the chart moves up. Increasing cost of electricity EPHRATA â Grant PUD is considering another round of electric rate increases for 2027, including a proposed 3.5% increase for residential customers and substantially larger increases for some industrial,…...