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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 6h

The #Ohio #SupremeCourt will decide if Columbia Gas of Ohio can raise fixed fees to $58/month while eliminating conservation programs.

This will affect hundreds of thousands of customers — and utilities nationwide are watching.

The decision is a BIG deal. More here: www.wfmj.com/story/531240...

Ohio Supreme Court to hear challenge to Columbia Gas fee hike, efficiency program cuts

A point of contention is the provision that raises the fixed monthly customer charge—the basic fee customers pay regardless of how much gas they use—from $36.15 to $58 by 2027.

www.wfmj.com

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 1d

Which States Are Getting Hit Hardest by Electricity Price Increases? - Inside Climate News

The pain of rate hikes is not distributed evenly across the U.S.

insideclimatenews.org

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 1d

The average electricity bill in America is up 9.5% this year.

But some states got crushed even harder:

📈 #Missouri: +38.3%
📈 #NorthDakota: +33.6%
📈 #NewJersey: +28.6%
📈 #Iowa: +27.5%
📈 #Montana: +25.3%

And it's about to get even worse.

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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: #Meta announced the world's first gigawatt data center in #Ohio. Enough to power nearly 900,000 homes.

But here's what they didn't mention: their on-site power plant only covers 200 megawatts.

That leaves 800MW of demand on Ohio's grid. Guess who pays for those upgrades?

#Energy

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 4d

❌ The problem: Utilities charge you for #energy, then use that money to lobby against #cleanenergy policies that would lower your costs.

✅ The solution: massive public pressure to end utility corruption. That's what Utility Action Alliance is building

https://www.utilityactionalliance.org/

Utility Action Alliance

Utility Action Alliance fights to hold utilities accountable to the customers they service, making sure they put ratepayers ahead of their own profits.

www.utilityactionalliance.org

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 5d

#Meta's #Louisiana data center will be as big as 70 FOOTBALL FIELDS and use more power daily than all of #NewOrleans at peak summer.

In one of America's poorest states, Gov. Jeff Landry prioritized Big Tech's AI profits over families.

More here:
abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...

Louisiana's $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should pay

Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans

abcnews.go.com

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 7d

Utilities and fossil fuel industry support proposed Trump administration air pollution rollbacks

Utilities and fossil fuel companies supported proposals to repeal air pollution and greenhouse gas regulations for power plants.

energyandpolicy.org

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 7d

Utilities are the puppet masters behind #Trump's #EPA air pollution rollbacks. Trade groups representing dozens of companies are demanding the elimination of harmful emission limits.

And the worst part: they are using your #energy bill money to do it.

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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 8d

#Louisiana just gave #Meta the sweetest deal in Big Tech history: Build your $10B data center tax-free, we'll spend $3B upgrading the grid for you, and if you ever leave, we'll keep paying your bills.

Governor Landry called it economic development. Sounds more like robbery. #AI #datacenter

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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 9d

Private equity giant #BlackRock ($11.5 TRILLION in assets) wants to control #Minnesota's power grid. Their business model is to pursue profits in excess of public markets.

Translation: YOUR electric bills will skyrocket to pad their returns.

More here: minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/18/p...

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 11d

Fact: Your #energy bill funds utility lobbying against #cleanenergy policies that would LOWER your costs.

The system is rigged against you.

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 13d

More here:
thesuntimesnews.com/new-report-f...

New Report Finds Michigan Utility Reliability Worse Than Ever - The Sun Times News

Photo by akiyoko Michigan residents continue to face some of the nation’s longest power outages and highest electricity costs, according to the 2025 Utility Performance Report. Reliability – Michigan ...

thesuntimesnews.com

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 13d

The numbers don't lie: #Michigan ranked SECOND-WORST for outage duration and 11th-highest for electricity prices.

DTE Energy & Consumers Energy are delivering some of the most unreliable electricity service in the entire nation while charging premium prices.

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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 14d

Pssst...Your #electric bill isn't just paying for infrastructure costs.

Utilities are using your money to fund CEO bonuses and shareholder payouts.

#Energy #energyassistance

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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 15d

#Arizona is showing what real #climate leadership looks like:

✅ Cut #energy costs
✅ Clear the way for solar & geothermal
✅ Bypass utility obstruction

More states should take notes.

More from @abc15.com:
www.abc15.com/news/state/w...

'We just need to unleash it': Gov. Katie Hobbs signs executive order to cut energy costs

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order aimed at lowering energy costs, but it’s unclear how much of an effect it will have because the Arizona Corporation Commission isn't involved.

www.abc15.com

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 16d

Energy experts warn that his attacks on #renewableenergy development will create supply shortages that drive prices even higher, meaning the pain you're feeling now with your power bill is likely to get worse before it gets better.

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 16d

If you've noticed your electric bill getting more expensive lately, you're not imagining things. #Energy bills across the country are rising at double the rate of #inflation, and #Trump's policies are setting up even bigger problems down the road.

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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 19d

🔴 NEW REPORT: Electricity rates jumped 7% in just one year, and utilities in 41 states are lining up more hikes that will drain an extra $67 billion from families.

While households scrape to cover bills, utility executives are cashing in.
www.eenews.net/articles/us-...

US electric rates up 7% since 2024 — report

Rate increases will hit nearly half of the nation's electric utility customers, the Center for American Progress found.

www.eenews.net

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 20d

You can't go to a Little League game without seeing a #Duke #Energy sign or run a 5K without getting an FPL koozie.

Utilities spend millions on branding & lobbying because they understand that public opinion matters.

We're here to tell the other side of the story:
www.utilityactionalliance.org

Utility Action Alliance

Utility Action Alliance fights to hold utilities accountable to the customers they service, making sure they put ratepayers ahead of their own profits.

www.utilityactionalliance.org

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 21d

#Maryland residents are watching their monthly #utility #bills go up this month. It's the third rate hike this year.

And while families get crushed with sky-high bills, @mybge.bsky.social is making HUNDREDS of millions in profit.

Tell us the system is rigged without telling us.

#energy

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 22d

Read more here: www.yahoo.com/news/article...

#Energy

Residents rally together after electric company proposes $93 million rate hike: 'They promised they would do better'

"Enough is enough."

www.yahoo.com

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 22d

#ElPaso residents told their greedy #electric utility company to kick rocks.

El Paso Electric wanted a $93 million rate hike (hundreds more per year for families) during a brutal heatwave.

The people organized. The city council listened. The rate hike got DENIED.

A huge win.

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Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 23d

3 things we can do to stop utility corruption:

1️⃣ Ban utilities from using customer money for political lobbying & corporate perks

2️⃣ Break up monopolies & create real competition in #energy markets

3️⃣ Replace for-profit utilities with community-owned alternatives

It's possible.

#cleanenergy

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 25d

Exelon just reported $5.43 billion in revenue last quarter.

Meanwhile, working people and families saw their utility bills spike over the summer.

#WallStreet shareholders are popping champagne while everyday people struggle.

The system is rigged for utilities.

#energy

Utility Action Alliance @utility-action.bsky.social · 27d

Soaring utility bills expose the true cost of climate denial | PennLive letters

As Americans choose between heating their homes and feeding their families, the administration's rejection of renewable energy and embrace of fossil fuels is hitting consumers where it hurts most - th...

www.pennlive.com