Residents in mid-Atlantic states like Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania who have spent the last few years plagued by high electricity bills just got some bad news: Relief is not on the way.

Politicians blame renewables and data centers, but those aren't the main causes of rising costs.

Affordability is the key buzzword ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, and no cost-of-living concern has risen to the top of ...

Electricity and gas prices have been rising fast, and they’re headed even higher. Those are the conclusions of two recent reports about spiraling utility bills, one looking at the past, the other ...

Electric bills are up across the country. Residential electricity prices have risen roughly 25% since 2020, outpacing both inflation and wage growth. There are several culprits, but an explosion of ...

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The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027. It ...

Data centers are proliferating in Virginia and a blind man in Baltimore is suddenly contending with sharply higher power bills. The Maryland city is well over an hour’s drive from the northern ...

Maryland electricity customers are likely to face higher utility bills in the coming years as soaring data center demand strains the region’s power grid, energy analysts and consumer advocates ...