Lowering utility bills. Modernizing utility regulation.

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MA lawmakers are debating how to lower energy bills. The New Bedford Light breaks down the conflict and cites PowerLines data: nearly 80M Americans are struggling to pay utility bills, and 77% of Northeast residents expect their bills to keep rising. newbedfordlight.org/how-to-c…
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“Utilities are telling investors that they will need to spend the equivalent cost of 2,000 Hoover Dams to meet the energy supply.” PowerLines founder @charlesxhua spoke at the @westgov meeting in Salt Lake City last week. Full story in @Deseret: deseret.com/the-west/2026/05…
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New PowerLines research shows that millions of Americans are spending 10-20% of their income just on utilities. “This is turning data centers into a kitchen-table political issue,” writes Jeff Remsburg in @InvestorPlace. investorplace.com/2026/05/wh…
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Investor-owned utilities are planning to spend at least $1.4 trillion on capital expenditures through 2030 to meet rising energy demand from AI. Our research, cited in @Forbes 👇 forbes.com/councils/forbeste…
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NEW: U.S. consumers increasingly feel powerless over rising utility bills, according to new polling from PowerLines. @AriannaSkibell reports for @politico and @EENewsUpdates on the growing energy affordability crisis facing consumers nationwide. eenews.net/articles/american…
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The NextEra-Dominion $67B merger is the latest sign of a planned $1.4T utility spending wave. Thanks to @Forbes for the mention ⬇️ forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/…
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$9.4 BILLION in utility rate hike requests — in just Q1 2026. New PowerLines x @Ipsos data: • 77% expect bills to keep climbing • 64% feel powerless to stop it • 61% say it’s adding financial stress See the full breakdown in our new report: powerlines.org/new-powerline…
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Thanks to Chairman @ChristieFERC for incorporating our latest work @powerlinesorg in his recent FERC concurrence 👇
Chairman Christie’s Concurrence to Order Denying MISO’s Petition for Declaratory Order re the IMM’s Role ferc.gov/news-events/news/ch… With transmission costs driving ever increasing monthly power bills, we should applaud market monitors with the courage to do their jobs.
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Thanks for featuring our Executive Director @charlesxhua’s perspectives on what AI can do for the grid!
California's grid operator to start using artificial intelligence in a pilot program. Here are the details: sandiegouniontribune.com/202… @sdut @California_ISO @OATIinc @powerlinesorg #utilities #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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Thank you @marthamuir25 at @FT for highlighting the growing challenge of energy affordability as 2025 marks a record year for utility rate increase requests and approvals at $29 billion. ft.com/content/c5f20c78-7931…
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Facing some of the highest electricity costs in US, Georgians voting for Public Service Commissioners are using the election to voice their struggles. They’re not alone. @nytimes featured our poll showing 3 in 4 Americans worry about rising utility bills. nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/po…
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📢 PowerLines’ @charlesxhua spoke with @denvergazette about rising electricity prices in the US. denvergazette.com/news/envir… #UtilityBills #EnergyCosts

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