The experiment is part of a project to cut per-capita water use to just 13 gallons a day.

Cold weather and higher natural gas prices raised household costs, particularly stressing the budgets of lower-income families.

But how does that show up in your electricity bill?

Natural gas futures saw their biggest jump in three years as a cold front hits the U.S. Geopolitical tensions don’t help.

Regulators approved more than $9.7 billion in utility rate increases nationally last year.

Sometimes it’s for public service announcements, sometimes it’s for public relations after a scandal. Either way, some states are cracking down.

And it’s leaving some people without the electricity to power a fan or air conditioner during intense heat waves.

Huge debts and raw sewage threaten the future of a major British utility.

To pay off expenses caused by storms or power plant retirements, utilities are increasingly turning to something called securitization.

A utilities trade group has asked the Biden administration to help boost the supply.