TROY, Mich.: 17 Dec. 2025 — According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, SM released today, rising costs are the primary driver of declining ...

Americans' energy bills are piling up, forcing them deeper into debt and even triggering power shutoffs. As of June, nearly one in 20 households went into collections or fell in arrears on their ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the U.S. economy ...

Amazon.com Inc. alleges that a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned utility in Oregon is failing to provide sufficient power for four new data center facilities, highlighting the strain rapid expansion of ...

Who was the badass woman who became the namesake for Portland’s only lesbian bar? Dr. Marie Equi was born in 1872 and came to Oregon at the age of 20. She became known as a radical and lived an ...

Tallahassee is using AI in various city departments to improve efficiency and services. Key AI implementations include customer service chatbots, data compilation software, and AI-assisted policing ...

TROY, Mich.: 23 July 2025 — With the average monthly residential electric utility bill now reaching $190 (a 6% increase since 2024), and the average monthly residential gas bill reaching $113 (a 7% ...

Utility stocks were once called "widows and orphans" stocks because they were considered so safe and boring. That image isn't far from the view today, noting that utilities are generally looked at as ...

SAN DIEGO—On a walk near his house, with views of the ocean, Mark Ellis speaks with urgency about how the utility business—the industry that long employed him—is harming the public with unsustainable ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (XCEL ENERGY PRESS RELEASE) - Xcel Energy is advising customers who are eager to start their spring planting or landscaping to always call 8-1-1 to have underground utility lines ...