Your electric bill didn't go up by accident. Every month, utilities file rate cases, tack on fuel adjustment clauses, and quietly shift costs onto residential customers — and most households never see it coming. Power Bill is the weekday show that reads the fine print so you don't have to. We track state public utility commission orders, residential rate increases, shutoff moratorium changes, and the growing wave of data-center cost riders landing on household electric bills. We skip the hyperscaler capex talk and the interconnection wonkery — if it doesn't change what you owe on the 15th, we don't cover it. What you...
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7 min
Virgin Islands Regulators Approve WAPA's $12-a-Month Fuel Charge Increase
The V.I. Public Services Commission approved WAPA's emergency 3-cent fuel charge, about $12 a month on a 400 kWh bill for November and December. Plus Rhode Island Energy's shutoff…
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6 min
CenterPoint Delivery Charges Climb 28% Since March for Houston Homes
CenterPoint Energy's Houston-area delivery charge reached 6.53 cents per kWh on Oct. 1. That adds about $70 a month in delivery costs alone for a 1,000 kWh home, after a 2023 Texas…
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8 min
Meralco's First Rate Reset in 15 Years Hits Manila Power Bills
Meralco customers will pay higher distribution charges starting next billing cycle. Philippine regulators approved a P1.48-per-kWh rate, about 13 centavos more than today but far b…
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6 min
Minnesota Power's $55 Credits, We Energies Refunds, Pakistan Fuel Surcharge
Minnesota Power customers will see about $55 off their January and February bills after regulators approved $122 million in credits. We Energies is returning $13 to $14 in fuel sav…
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5 min
Maine's $157 Power Bill: What Drove the 72% Jump
Maine's Office of Public Advocate finds a typical Central Maine Power bill rose 72% in six years to $157 a month, driven mostly by natural gas and grid costs. Florida's rate-hike c…
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9 min
Maine Regulators Deny CMP's $7 Temporary Hike; Kerrville Bills Rise $10.41 in November
Maine's utility commission unanimously rejected Central Maine Power's temporary rate increase, so bills won't rise this fall. Also today: a $10.41 November increase in Kerrville, T…
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4 min
Liberty Seeks $3.22 Fuel-Charge Cut as Wyoming Questions 8.8% Hike
Liberty Utilities is asking Missouri regulators to cut its fuel adjustment charge by about $3.22 a month for a 1,000 kWh household from December through May. That would offset part…
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9 min
Virgin Islands Power Authority Seeks Emergency Fuel Hike of About $12 a Month; Appalachian Power Wants $9.10 i…
WAPA asks Virgin Islands regulators for an emergency three-cent fuel charge increase, about $12 a month at 400 kWh, while Appalachian Power's Virginia base-rate request would add $…
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9 min
Puerto Rico's Record Rate Adds $42 a Month; BGE Wants About $8 More
Puerto Rico's Energy Bureau approved a record electric rate that lifts a typical 800 kWh bill from $229 to $271, already in effect. Plus BGE's proposed increase, a packed Puget Sou…
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9 min
CMP's $7 Temporary Hike Goes to Maine Regulators Tuesday; Hawaii Weighs $11 to $15 More
Maine's Public Utilities Commission meets Tuesday on Central Maine Power's proposed $7-a-month temporary increase after CMP pulled 70 job listings. Plus a net $1 shift on Atlantic…
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6 min
Maine Auto-Enrolls Low-Income Households in $40M Electric Discounts
Maine is automatically enrolling eligible low-income Central Maine Power and Versant customers in $40 million of electric bill discounts worth 17% to 83% off monthly bills. Marylan…
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9 min
UGI Gas Bills Up $3.93 a Month Starting Now; OG&E Asks for $23.88 More
Pennsylvania regulators approved a phased UGI gas increase that adds $3.93 a month now and $2.52 next October, while OG&E filed for $23.88 a month and Appalachian Power heads to he…
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9 min
Puerto Rico Fuel Charge Adds $42 a Month Starting Today; Dominion Bonds Add $10
Puerto Rico's Energy Bureau approved a fuel charge that adds $42.27 to a typical 800 kWh bill from today through December, and Virginia regulators let Dominion add $10.23 a month t…
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9 min
Maine Staff Say No to CMP's $7 Temporary Hike; PSE Seeks $51 More a Month
Central Maine Power's request for a temporary increase of about $7 a month drew a recommended denial from Maine regulatory staff. Puget Sound Energy's proposal could add $612 a yea…
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7 min
Dominion Seeks $13 Monthly Carbon Charge as Virginia Rejoins RGGI
Dominion Energy wants Virginia regulators to approve a $13 monthly carbon-allowance charge for a typical customer, up from about $4.40, after RGGI auction prices more than doubled.…
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8 min
UK Price Cap Rises Thursday: Snap Your Meter Before October Rates
Ofgem's energy price cap rises 4% on Thursday, about £5 a month for a typical British household, so readings before October 1 matter. Also: Mesa's proposed utility rates, Dutch dyn…
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9 min
Puerto Rico Regulators Freeze a Proposed Fuel-Charge Jump Over LNG Chaos
Puerto Rico's Energy Bureau won't approve LUMA's proposed fourth-quarter fuel charge, a jump from 11.4 to 18.1 cents per kilowatt-hour, until the utilities explain the San Juan nat…
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10 min
Winter Park Approves 7.7% Electric Hike as JEA Bills Dip on Fuel
Winter Park city commissioners approved a 7.7 percent electric rate increase starting next month, about $23 more on a $300 monthly bill. In Jacksonville, JEA says residential elect…
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8 min
Electric Bills Face Rate Plans, Riders, and Hidden Cost Shifts
National Grid’s proposed “rate stabilization” plan is drawing formal opposition in New York as ratepayer advocates say it delays costs, while Arkansas lawmakers press Entergy over…