The steel and chemical sectors are calling for cheaper energy, public support, and a relaxation of certain climate regulations amid declining competitiveness and a growing risk of industrial relocation.

Pakistan’s circular debt in the energy sector has climbed to Rs5,206 billion, highlighting continued financial stress in the country’s power and gas systems, according to the latest figures cited in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. Read More: Power sector circular debt edges up despite payments The report shows that the total circular debt includes Rs3,442 […]

Ireland officially has the highest household electricity prices in the EU. It means the average household in this country pays around €480 a year more for their electricity compared with the EU average. According to the EU’s Eurostat, consumer prices here have now surpassed Germany and Belgium, which are the next most expensive. Prices per […]

ISLAMABAD: PTI accused the government on Monday of driving Pakistan into an “unprecedented economic and governance crisis” that has “crushed the common man”.

In a statement, PTI’s Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram stated that the “stability” claimed by the government was nothing but a “cruel joke on 250 million Pakistanis”.

Akram said that after four years of no reforms, inflation had…

Florida Power & Light’s profit margins consistently ranked among the highest in the nation over the past five years and topped other utilities’ in 2024 and 2025, with 27 cents of every dollar in revenue last year retained as profit, according to a new report. The report, released in March by the Energy & Policy […]

The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved six rate increases in three years and signed off on a sweeping expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, decisions that have reshaped Georgia’s energy landscape and contributed to rising electric bills for many households. Alicia Johnson, who holds a Ph.D. in business administration, hopes to chart a different course. […]

In Alabama, a years-long battle over one of the nation’s highest backup fees for residential solar customers may have finally come to an end. A federal judge ruled last week that Alabama Power can continue charging its small solar customers one of the highest standby charges in the nation, dismissing a lawsuit that argued the […]

The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—High electricity costs have been the talk of the session in the Alabama Legislature, and the state seems poised to totally revamp its utility regulatory process. But which changes will be made and how effective those changes will be are very much in question, as the session winds down with multiple utility bills still […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Protestors stood in the snow outside the offices of Ohio’s utility regulator in January to say they were fed up with rising electricity rates. Even a few years ago, the scene would have been hard to imagine, considering the complexity of utility costs and the obscurity of state regulatory agencies. But rate hikes in […]