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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Xcel Energy Seeks $356 Million Colorado Rate Hike, Lifting Average Residential Bills About 10%

Ohio Regulators Order FirstEnergy to Pay $250.7 Million in HB 6 Penalties and Refunds

Georgia Voters Flip Two PSC Seats Over Rising Power Bills, Data-Center Strain

Healey Urges DPU to Scrutinize Every Utility-Bill Charge, Accelerate Solar Ahead of Winter Rates

October Electric Bills to Include Automatic Climate Credit for 11.5 Million California Households