More than 93,000 Wisconsin households could lose electricity, gas or water service next month if regulators allow a yearlong moratorium on utility shut-offs to expire, though recent federal aid packages could provide some relief.
Data collected by the Public Service Commission show that as of Feb. 15, as many as 121,633 households met the criteria for disconnection, which in most cases means they were at least 60 days past due.
[NFA] Major Apple supplier Foxconn may make electric vehicles at its high-profile but troubled plant in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, though could decide on Mexico, the chairman of the Taiwanese company said on Tuesday. Conway G. Gittens has more.
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A Colstrip lawmakerâs attempt to hand budget control of Montanaâs consumer advocate to an energy committee drew concerns Monday about how utility customers might fare.
At issue is who controls the purse strings for the Montana Consumer Counsel, the constitutionally-created defender of the publicâs interest in matters concerning public utilities. The state constitution gives the Consumer Counsel power to investigate utility matters and, if necessary, sue on consumersâ behalf.
The Consumer Counsel has recently been in the crosshairs of Republican legislators for raising concerns about customer risks associated with Colstrip Power Plant, the main employer in Republican Sen. Duane Ankneyâs southeastern Montana Senate district.
CHARLOTTE — After last month’s winter storm, gas price averages have jumped 10 to 12 cents in the Carolinas, and prices will likely continue to increase this week, following the
Umatilla Electric Cooperative has been granted a key piece of support in its efforts to build a transmission line in Boardman that has drawn opposition from some property owners.