(STATELINE) - Investor-owned utility profits have soared as consumer utility bills have skyrocketed in recent years, according to a new analysis of dozens of electricity providers. The Energy and ...

U.S. utilities and power generators are hiking their spending plans to record levels at the same time as consumer utility bills have surged to new highs—and it's no coincidence. Investor-owned utility ...

Utility bills have risen 40% on average in recent years and a promise of additional hikes are on the way.

Much of the public discussion about consumer issues this week has focused on how tariffs could make life more costly. But a new report shows that consumers are already feeling an increasing amount of ...

American households are spending a median of $4,361 a year on essential utilities as electricity, natural gas, and other household services become more expensive, according to a new report from ...

Utility companies shut off Americans’ power 13.4 million times and gas 1.7 million times in 2024, a federal report said last week — a newly collected number that consumer advocates say signals a ...

A group of Maine residents protest a proposed electricity price increase ahead of an October public hearing in Freeport. A new report says investor-owned utilities are collecting more profits as ...