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Sierra Club challenging Basin Electric’s rates in FERC case; Public Service Commission intervening

An electric service rates case before federal regulators could spell the end for a number of coal units operated by one of North Dakota’s largest electric cooperatives. * This article was originally published here

Lubbock, Texas, Residents Need to Choose a New Electric Provider by Feb.15

Lubbock Power & Light moves into ERCOT, where its customers must choose a new electric provider or one will be chosen for them. * This article was originally published here

EDF customers fear a cold winter after off-peak electricity rate almost doubles

Economy 7 users have always paid much cheaper rate to recharge storage or water heaters overnight * This article was originally published here

EDF customers fear a cold winter after off-peak electricity rate almost doubles

Economy 7 users have always paid much cheaper rate to recharge storage or water heaters overnight * This article was originally published here

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UniSource customers in Santa Cruz, Mohave counties face 14% rate increase

UniSource Energy Services electric customers in Santa Cruz and Mohave counties face an average home bill increase of 14% next month. * This article was originally published here

PSC denies much of Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power rate hike request, but bills still to rise

The Public Service Commission signed off on allowing the utilities to recoup $321.1 million from customers over the next decade. The decision will cost the average residential ratepayer using 1,000 kilowatts of power per month an extra $2.50 monthly for 10 years. * This article was originally published here

Consumers’ Union urges government to intervene in “outrageous” electricity prices

Juha Beurling-Pomoell, the secretary general of the Consumers’ Union of Finland, on Saturday told YLE that consumers themselves are responsible for understanding the electricity contracts they enter into. * This article was originally published here

Electricity pricing is Europe’s hidden industrial policy

The subsidy race triggered by the energy crisis in 2022 showed how electricity policy is central to industrial policy. Addressing this at EU level will become even more important in the coming years as Europe moves to electrify transport and other sectors, argue Ben McWilliams, Giovanni Sgaravatti, Simone Tagliapietra, and Georg Zachmann. * This article…
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Portsmouth Community Power Announces Community Power Coalition of NH Rate Schedule for February 1

The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) Board of Directors has announced a 26 percent decrease in the Portsmouth Community Power base electric rate compared to the current rate. A base rate of 8.1¢ per kilowatt-hour for residential and small commercial customers goes into effect from February 1 through July 31, 2024 for Portsmouth…
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Bay Area consumer prices rise at modest pace — but stay at high levels

Consumer prices in the Bay Area rose at a moderate pace in December, but the cost of electricity provided by utilities such as PG&E soared. * This article was originally published here