Tools like equal billing plans, efficiency upgrades and careful budgeting can help you manage rising energy costs.

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As utility costs surge and the proposed Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy merger could mean a change in energy policies, U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Woodbridge, this week proposed two bills to ...

Explore how soaring consumer utility costs are creating a new reality for utilities stocks, challenging their long-held status as stable investments. Utilities stocks have long been considered an ...

As housing costs continue to price out many people from possibly ever owning a home, other day-to-day expenses are also shooting up in price. Depending on where you live in the country, utilities can ...

Much of the public discussion about consumer issues this week has focused on how tariffs could make life more costly. But a new report shows that consumers are already feeling an increasing amount of ...

Utilities have limited direct exposure to the tariffs announced by the Trump administration, but falling energy demand or regulatory pushback to utilities’ investment plans could slow earnings growth ...

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When the cost of energy rises, home utility bills tend to follow suit. The January 2026 consumer price index reported a 2.3% increase in energy and a 7.7% increase in energy services over the previous ...