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NYSEG Seeks Huge Electricity Rate Increase

The New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) is seeking a 23.7% increase in electricity rates from the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC).

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Tesla’s “Virtual Power Plant” Reaches Phase 3 and has Reduced Electricity Rates by 20% in Australia

Tesla is building a "virtual power plant" composed of 50,000 homes with solar panels in South Australia. The project is the biggest of its kind and it would dwarf any other stationary energy storage deployment if and when it is completed.

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Consumers in deregulated electricity markets saved $300B over the past decade, report says

Electricity consumers paid over $331 billion more for power in regulated states over the past decade than if percentage price change trends in those states had been the same as those in deregulated states. 

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New Data Shows Massachusetts Consumers Are Seeing the Benefits of the State’s Retail Electric Supply Industry

Retail Electric Suppliers Could Have Saved Customers Millions in the First Half of 2019

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New York Residents Are Prepared to Fight Con Edison’s Proposed Rate Increase

New Yorkers are voicing their frustrations about a proposed electricity and gas rate increase by Con Edison. The utility, who serves 1.1 million residents and businesses in New York, wants to add $485 million in electricity and $210 million in natural gas revenue in 2020.

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Do you know what you are paying for? A breakdown of your electricity bill

For most of us, an electricity bill comes from our utility each month and we pay the balance without thinking twice about it. But, if you think you are just paying for the electricity you used that month - think again.

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PEPCO’s Proposed Transition to 100% Renewable Energy for D.C.

The excitement for Washington D.C.'s renewable energy plans may have been dampened this week as PEPCO rolled out their plans to pay for the transition.

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NYSE&G is seeking a rate increase that would cost New Yorkers over $100 per year on their electric bill

New York State Electric & Gas Corp. is seeking a rate increase that would raise the average monthly bill for its electric customers by more than $10 a month.

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BGE Seeks Rate Hike for Maryland Electricity and Gas Customers

BGE seeks electricity and gas rate hike that would add over $8 to customer's bills per month.

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Texas Cities Hire Attorney to Keep Electricity Rates from Increasing

Cities across the Río Grande Valley have joined together and hired an attorney to make sure electricity customers don't pay too much on their light bill.

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