Sydney Manning

Customers held captive by utility companies are demanding alternative solutions as electric rates increase JEFFERSON CITY (Jan. 20, 2026) –– Sen. Nick Schroer (St. Charles County), Rep. Tricia Byrnes (St. Charles County) and Rep. Don Mayhew (Miller and Pulaski Counties) re-introduced legislation aimed at ending Missouri’s monopoly utility model. The bills create electricity options for […]

BOSTON –– Electric utility rates for most Massachusetts customers will increase on August 1, rising from $13.4 to $14.8 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) in Eversource’s service territory and from $14.7 to $15.4 cents/kWh in National Grid territory. Unitil, which serves electric customers in just four Massachusetts municipalities, is the only utility in the state […]

Annapolis, MD –– Energy customers, suppliers and business leaders held a press conference at the State House today asking lawmakers to restore competition to Maryland’s energy market. Customers who once had the ability to shop for lower rates with energy suppliers shared frustrations about legislation that has trapped consumers by forcing them to enroll with their […]