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Environment & Energy

Wicked Blue

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4. And WE, the small electricity consumers, get stuck with the skyrocketing energy bills

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 09:20 AM

Oct 22

Electric rates keep rising. Utility companies claim they need to charge more in order to "increase capacity." Who do you think needs all that capacity? You guessed it.

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