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Abbott Proposes Ending Municipal Utility Monopolies in Austin and San Antonio

He says retail competition will cut household and business electric bills and that the change would need new state laws to take effect.

Bolingbrook Mayor Urges Regulators to Reject Illinois American Water Rate Hike

BGE Asks Maryland Regulators to Raise Residential Electric Bills by $8 a Month

Aneel Keeps July Electricity Flag Yellow

Watchdog Predicts Steep PG&E Bill Rises as Utility Disputes Forecast

AAP Protests Over Goa Power Bills After Smart Meter Rollout Paused

DERC Lets Delhi Discoms Recover Higher April Power Costs With Monthly Surcharge

Brazil Sets Yellow Power Tariff for May, Adding R$1.885 per 100 kWh

We Energies, WPS Propose 2027–28 Rate Hikes and a Separate Data‑Center Rate

Government Overhauls WaterSure, Extending Caps to 53,000 More Disabled Households

PG&E Cuts Electric Rates 1.8% as March Bills Drop About $5

Brazil Keeps Power Tariff Flag Green for February, No Extra Charges on Bills

Mass. Utilities Drop Interest on Deferred Winter Bill Relief After Healey Push

Salta, Jujuy and Tucumán File Joint ENRE Complaint Seeking Audits and Sanctions Against Transnoa

Indiana House Advances Utility Bill With Heat-Safety Shutoff Ban and Budget Billing Defaults

New York Regulators Approve Three-Year Con Edison Rate Increases Effective Jan. 1

Sherrill Declares Utility Cost Emergency, Orders Rapid Solar, Storage and VPP Push

Russia Moves Utilities Payment Deadline to the 15th Starting March 1

Aneel Sets Green Power Tariff for January 2026, Cutting Electricity Bills

Consumers Energy Seeks $240 Million Gas Increase as Michigan AG Intervenes