Lowering utility bills. Modernizing utility regulation.
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Jun 5
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.
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Jun 4
Our Q1 report featured in @EnergyCentral: utilities filed $9.4B in rate increase requests in just three months, and only 29% of Americans trust their state government to protect their interests.
More below: energycentral.com/customer-e…
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Jun 3
Only 29% of Americans trust their state governments to protect their interests when it comes to electricity costs, down from 38% last year, according to our latest report.
@UtilityDive has the full story:
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Jun 2
“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:
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Jun 1
Utilities expect to spend the equivalent of 2,000 Hoover Dams over the next 5 years to expand the grid.
PowerLines joined the Operation Gigawatt Summit @westgov Energy Superabundance Workshop in Utah ⬇️
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May 29
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.
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May 29
New polling from PowerLines and @Ipsos finds consumers are increasingly worried about rising power bills ahead of November's midterms. Read more in @rtoinsider ⬇️
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May 28
"Data centers are kind of the first boulder rolling down the hill, triggering a broader rockslide." -@TomBullock3 of @CUBofOH
Utilities requested $9.4B in rate hikes in just the first 3 months of 2026. New PowerLines data cited in @the_cool_down_ ⬇️
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May 28
Utilities filed $9.4 billion in rate-increase requests in Q1 2026 alone, affecting more than 81 million customers.
New report and poll with @Ipsos, covered by @WHSVnews:
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May 28
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 👇
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May 28
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.
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May 27
New data from PowerLines and @Ipsos covered in @tdworldmag: 76% of Americans want stronger utility oversight — yet only 29% trust their state government to deliver it.
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May 27
The NextEra-Dominion $67B merger is the latest sign of a planned $1.4T utility spending wave. Thanks to @Forbes for the mention ⬇️
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May 27
Utilities requested $9.4 BILLION in requests for rate hikes in just the first three months of 2026. New coverage of PowerLines Q1 report by @tbove4 in @FortuneMagazine ⬇️
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May 19
$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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PowerLines retweeted
19 Jul 2025
Thanks to Chairman @ChristieFERC for incorporating our latest work @powerlinesorg in his recent FERC concurrence 👇
18 Jul 2025
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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18 Jul 2025
Thanks for featuring our Executive Director @charlesxhua’s perspectives on what AI can do for the grid!
18 Jul 2025
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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15 Jul 2025
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.
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26 Jun 2025
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.
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20 Jun 2025
📢 PowerLines’ @charlesxhua spoke with @denvergazette about rising electricity prices in the US.
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