Stateline: Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes
Utilities in Southern states requested the largest increase in rates, totaling $4.5 billion across more than 26 million customers
Tag: Electric bills
Stateline: Americans’ air conditioning costs expected to rise again this summer
After facing costly heating bills this winter, consumers shouldn’t expect relief for the summer months, according to new projections for household utility costs
Stateline: With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers
States Newsroom: AI data centers are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill
Between 2024 and 2025, data center power usage accounted for $9 billion, or 174%, of increased power costs
Electricity rates rising as demand outstrips supply
There were two takeaways from the press conference: One is that your electricity bill is about to increase, and the other is that power is becoming a much bigger story in Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas customers to receive a one-time bill credit in August
A residential customer will receive a one-time bill credit of approximately $78 – a decrease of about 63% for a residential customer using 1,000 kwh