If you’ve been feeling pinched by your electricity bill this summer, you’re not alone. Electricity prices have been climbing across the country—nearly twice as fast as inflation. While the Trump ...

Shipley Energy reports 10 actionable steps to lower your electric bill, including rate shopping and energy efficiency ...

Electricity bills are skyrocketing around the U.S. this summer for a variety of reasons, from extreme weather to other economic factors and inflation. Depending on where you live, many Americans paid ...

"Not sure how we’re supposed to afford [it]." Americans scramble to reduce everyday costs as energy bills soar as high as ...

Every night some 74,000 gallons (280,000 liters) of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The hospital used to get all of its air conditioning from a conventional system ...

When the cost of energy rises, home utility bills tend to follow suit. The January 2026 consumer price index reported a 2.3% increase in energy and a 7.7% increase in energy services over the ...

But there are big differences from state to state and region to region. Some places — like California and the Northeast — have seen mammoth price increases that outpaced inflation, while costs have ...

“Consumer electricity prices have been growing at a much faster rate than the rate of inflation in the general economy, which ...

The first electric and gas bills of the year can come with sticker shock, and this year, it might be worse than usual.

The grid is strained by increasing demand from electricity-hungry data centers and electric vehicles, disruptions due to severe weather events, and more. Credit - Joe Raedle—Getty Images If you’ve ...