Your electric bill didn't go up by accident. Every month, utilities file rate cases, tack on fuel adjustment clauses, and quietly shift costs onto residential customers — and most households never see it coming. Power Bill is the weekday show that reads the fine print so you don't have to. We track state public utility commission orders, residential rate increases, shutoff moratorium changes, and the growing wave of data-center cost riders landing on household electric bills. We skip the hyperscaler capex talk and the interconnection wonkery — if it doesn't change what you owe on the 15th, we don't cover it. What you will hear: which utility just filed for a rate hike, what the PUC approved and what it rejected, how fuel cost pass-throughs work and who's eating them this month, and which residential customers are facing higher fixed charges because a warehouse full of servers moved in down the road. Residential electric rates are a policy story, a justice story, and a household budget story all at once. We treat them that way. New episodes every weekday morning, sharp enough to explain at the kitchen table.
Appalachian Power Deal Would Freeze Virginia Home Rates for a Year, Then Add 92 Cents — October 21, 2026
A proposed settlement would replace Appalachian Power's $9.10-a-month request with a one-year residential freeze and a 92-cent increase in March 2028, though costs move into riders. Plus BGE's proposed $9 Baltimore City surcharge and Mayor Bass's request to pause LADWP shutoffs through December.
In this episode:
1. APCo compromise would freeze residential rates for a year - Cardinal News — Cardinal News
https://cardinalnews.org/2026/10/21/apco-compromise-would-freeze-residential-rates-for-a-year/
2. BGE proposes $9 surcharge for Baltimore City residents — WBAL-TV
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-conduit-fee-drives-bge-rate-hike/74195644
3. Bass announces relief for LADWP customers facing high bills — ABC7 Los Angeles
https://abc7.com/post/mayor-karen-bass-announces-relief-ladwp-customers-facing-high-bills-pay-can-afford/19961943/
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19 Oct 2026
Ontario's Electricity Rebate Shrinks to About $23 a Month on November 1 — October 19, 2026
Ontario cuts its electricity rebate from about $36 to about $23 a month for a 700 kWh home while trimming winter prices, Old Dominion Power seeks a 23% Southwest Virginia increase that commission staff want scaled back, and Orlando's OUC adds a peak-demand charge in November.
In this episode:
1. How will household electricity rebate reduction, temporary winter pricing change impact Ontarians? | CBC News — CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/household-electricity-rebate-reduction-temporary-winter-pricing-ontario-9.7386027
2. Proposed electric rate increase of 23% for parts of Southwest Virginia heads to commonwealth regulators - Cardinal News — Matt Busse
https://cardinalnews.org/2026/10/16/old-dominion-power-rate-increase-request-heads-to-state-regulators/
3. OUC customers to see new DemandLevel pricing in November. Here's how it could affect your bill — ClickOrlando
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/16/ouc-customers-to-see-new-demandlevel-pricing-in-november-heres-how-it-could-affect-your-bill/
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The V.I. Public Services Commission approved WAPA's emergency 3-cent fuel charge, about $12 a month on a 400 kWh bill for November and December. Plus Rhode Island Energy's shutoff surge and a JCP&L request built to reach bills in 2028.
In this episode:
1. PSC votes to approve 3-cent increase to WAPA fuel rate | News | virginislandsdailynews.com — SUZANNE CARLSON Daily News Staff
https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/psc-votes-to-approve-3-cent-increase-to-wapa-fuel-rate/article_8b14aa1c-ae74-43ad-88d5-a4ec5259165e.html
2. RI Energy bills are crushing families. Now shutoffs are soaring — The Providence Journal
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/business/energy-resource/2026/10/12/ri-utility-shutoffs-hit-record-highs-as-costs-squeeze-families/92159030007/
3. JCP&L Rate Increase Request: $14.23 a Month for a Typical Home, Starting in 2028 · Solar Examiner — Tehseen Arbab
https://solarexaminer.com/posts/jcpl-rate-increase-request-2026/
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