PowerLines

Lowering utility bills. Modernizing utility regulation.

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Only 29% of Americans trust their state governments to protect their interests when it comes to electricity costs, down from 38% last year, according to our latest report.

@UtilityDive has the full story:

https://t.co/ioyfxaUn7D

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

“Utilities are telling investors that they will need to spend the equivalent cost of 2,000 Hoover Dams to meet the energy supply.”

PowerLines founder @charlesxhua spoke at the @westgov meeting in Salt Lake City last week. Full story in @Deseret:

https://t.co/5Eg03cTj0k

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Utilities expect to spend the equivalent of 2,000 Hoover Dams over the next 5 years to expand the grid.

PowerLines joined the Operation Gigawatt Summit + @westgov Energy Superabundance Workshop in Utah ⬇️

https://t.co/01N5oPHjCm

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

New PowerLines research shows that millions of Americans are spending 10-20% of their income just on utilities.

“This is turning data centers into a kitchen-table political issue,” writes Jeff Remsburg in @InvestorPlace.

https://t.co/eNA8gBD0xd

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

New polling from PowerLines and @Ipsos finds consumers are increasingly worried about rising power bills ahead of November's midterms. Read more in @rtoinsider ⬇️

https://t.co/8HSFpdl9xO

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

"Data centers are kind of the first boulder rolling down the hill, triggering a broader rockslide." -@TomBullock3 of @CUBofOH

Utilities requested $9.4B in rate hikes in just the first 3 months of 2026. New PowerLines data cited in @the_cool_down_ ⬇️

https://t.co/JGrbtomyhH

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Utilities filed $9.4 billion in rate-increase requests in Q1 2026 alone, affecting more than 81 million customers.

New report and poll with @Ipsos, covered by @WHSVnews:

https://t.co/jLO5EU8BeI

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Investor-owned utilities are planning to spend at least $1.4 trillion on capital expenditures through 2030 to meet rising energy demand from AI. Our research, cited in @Forbes 👇

https://t.co/ktPLcrF5lg

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

NEW: U.S. consumers increasingly feel powerless over rising utility bills, according to new polling from PowerLines.

@AriannaSkibell reports for @politico and @EENewsUpdates on the growing energy affordability crisis facing consumers nationwide.

https://t.co/Ci7fbd39wU

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

New data from PowerLines and @Ipsos covered in @tdworldmag: 76% of Americans want stronger utility oversight — yet only 29% trust their state government to deliver it.

https://t.co/zIwx9GBXYP

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

The NextEra-Dominion $67B merger is the latest sign of a planned $1.4T utility spending wave. Thanks to @Forbes for the mention ⬇️

https://t.co/I87ID8zxZA

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Utilities requested $9.4 BILLION in requests for rate hikes in just the first three months of 2026. New coverage of PowerLines Q1 report by @tbove4 in @FortuneMagazine ⬇️

https://t.co/0WOJDoVggP

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

$9.4 BILLION in utility rate hike requests — in just Q1 2026.

New PowerLines x @Ipsos data:
• 77% expect bills to keep climbing
• 64% feel powerless to stop it
• 61% say it’s adding financial stress

See the full breakdown in our new report: https://t.co/ETO4vLj8Ys

[Charles Hua @charlesxhua]

Thanks to Chairman @ChristieFERC for incorporating our latest work @powerlinesorg in his recent FERC concurrence 👇

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Thanks for featuring our Executive Director @charlesxhua’s perspectives on what AI can do for the grid!

[Rob Nikolewski @robnikolewski]

California's grid operator to start using artificial intelligence in a pilot program. Here are the details: https://t.co/1GAcBi7Fdu @sdut @California_ISO @OATIinc @powerlinesorg #utilities #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Thank you @marthamuir25 at @FT for highlighting the growing challenge of energy affordability as 2025 marks a record year for utility rate increase requests and approvals at $29 billion.

https://t.co/MGm7efXuHg

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Facing some of the highest electricity costs in US, Georgians voting for Public Service Commissioners are using the election to voice their struggles. They’re not alone. @nytimes featured our poll showing 3 in 4 Americans worry about rising utility bills.
https://t.co/FqV8al36Rh

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

📢 PowerLines’ @charlesxhua spoke with @denvergazette about rising electricity prices in the US.
https://t.co/DJbGbsi0yi

#UtilityBills #EnergyCosts

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

Interested in making a difference? There's no better way than working for a PUC.

[PowerLines @powerlinesorg]

PowerLines is working to build a talent pipeline of professionals to work for state public utilities commissions (PUCs). Our job board is regularly updated to reflect the latest open PUC job postings.
https://t.co/k8NmceAAG6