Why Utility Rates Are So High: How Retail Markets Can Help With energy prices on the rise, monthly utility bills are catching many consumers by surprise. Rate shock occurs when utility rates increase so sharply that some customers struggle to pay their bills. Rate shock is stressful and disruptive to people’s day-to-day lives, wreaking havoc […]
BOSTON, MA (May 2, 2023) – Instead of encouraging electric utility ratepayers to save money by taking advantage of offers from retail energy suppliers that are below the utility’s rate in every territory across the state, today the Attorney General’s Office of Massachusetts recommended that the legislature eliminate the electric supply market for residential consumers. […]
CHARLESTON, WV (June 30, 2026) –– A new report from the Cardinal Institute concludes that West Virginia is at a disadvantage in the “electricity backyard brawl,” with households spending a larger share of their income on electricity than residents of any neighboring state and businesses struggling to remain competitive. The report also highlights how neighboring […]