affordable utilities

Regulators in Connecticut rejected a 25 percent rate increase being proposed by the state's largest water company, thanks in part to pushback from AARP.
Our work to combat rising utility costs is paying off for consumers in Maine, New York, Illinois and other states.
winter heating
Rising heating and energy costs are likely to hit Americans’ pocketbooks hard this winter, as temperatures drop and heating bills rise.
Utility company Xcel Energy proposed a $202 million gas rate hike earlier this year, but the state's utility commission approved a much smaller hike.
AARP is fighting against the Bismarck-based Montana-Dakota Utilities company's proposal to raise household electricity rates by 17 percent.
AARP New York is joining the Public Utility Law Project in calling on state lawmakers to act in an upcoming budget resolution to avoid a widespread utility shutoff.
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An old proverb says “it is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” With apologies to the author, it is just better to keep the lights on.
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