PowerLines reported that gas and electric utilities sought or secured rate increases totaling more than $34 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, which was more than double the total for the same period in 2024.
November 08, 2025
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Aggregate utility rate-change requests and approvals reported for early 2025.
PowerLines estimated in 2025 that about 80 million Americans were struggling to pay their utility bills.
November 08, 2025
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Estimate of the number of U.S. households facing difficulty paying utility bills in 2025.
A 2025 PowerLines report found that utility rate increase requests and approvals totaled more than $34 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, nearly double the $16 billion in requests and approvals in the first three quarters of 2024.
September 30, 2025
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PowerLines is a nonprofit that tracks utility rate increase requests and approvals.
A 2025 PowerLines report estimated that utility rate hikes were expected to show up on the bills of over 124 million customers in 2025.
September 30, 2025
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Estimate of the number of customers projected to be affected by utility rate increases in 2025.
A 2025 PowerLines report stated that utility rate hikes can create additional economic hardship for customers already struggling to make ends meet and potentially affect the wider economy.
September 30, 2025
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PowerLines' assessment of the economic impacts of utility rate increases on households and the broader economy.