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Utilities Attempt to Dispute Reports of Rapidly Rising Electricity Rates and Push More Monopoly Power Electric utility prices in the U.S. rose 7.1% in 2025, according to a year-end report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). For residential customers, the increase was 6%, compared with an overall increase in the Consumer Price Index of… Continue reading Issue No. 58

The Nation Weathers Winter Storm Fern With a Mix of Resources; Natural Gas Is the MVP “Three weeks shy of five years since a winter storm overwhelmed Texas’ power grid and left millions freezing in the dark, Texans experienced another weekend of barren grocery shelves, closed schools and an intense focus on the integrity of… Continue reading Issue No. 57

Will Democratic governors produce on promises to drive down electricity costs? Democratic governors taking office this month in New Jersey and Virginia both ran on a platform of electricity reliability and affordability. The states face utility bills rising even faster than the national rate of 6.7%. According to the Energy Information Administration, the average price of electricity… Continue reading Issue No. 56

FERC Orders PJM to Set Rules to Speed Power to AI Data Centers While Constraining Costs for Consumers and Businesses “Unless something changes, PJM consumers will pay an extra $100 billion through 2033 as new data centers continue to exceed available power supply,” wrote Tom Rutigliano and Claire Lang-Ree of the Natural Resources Defense Council in… Continue reading Issue No. 55

A ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ Over Grid Reliability At the annual Federal Energy Regulatory Commission technical conference Oct. 21 on grid reliability, Jim Robb, president of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), minced no words in describing the problems of the power grid. “The risks to reliability continue to mount,” he said. “We’re seeing … an increasing number of… Continue reading Issue No. 54