But customers do have a key protection: The ratemaking process, when lawyers for the utility, cities and electricity consumers negotiate for weeks to months in front of the state utility regulator on ...

U.S. electricity costs are soaring. The average price of electricity hit 18 cents per kilowatt-hour in April 2025, up 35% from five years ago. It’s significantly outpacing inflation. According to a ...

Utility rate cases in battleground states will shine a spotlight on utility regulators as cost-of-living issues grab headlines in a big election year. As state regulators deliberate the arcane details ...

If you've ever wondered why your electricity bill is getting more expensive, one reason is that utilities such as CenterPoint Energy are allowed by law to pass on their rising expenses maintaining, ...