Utility shutoffs loom as energy prices soar and moratoriums end. But ...

Many lower-income people have been protected from losing heat over the winter by state-based annual moratoriums. But that protection has ...

Power Cuts Loom as Bans on Shutoffs During the Pandemic End

Millions of financially strapped Americans could lose electricity and other utilities as moratoriums on power cuts expire.

20 million US homes can't pay utility bills as 'tsunami of shutoffs' looms

More than 20 million households face a “tsunami of shutoffs” after falling behind on their utility bills as the price for electricity ...

Utility shutoffs loom as energy prices soar and moratoriums end. But ...

Utility shutoffs loom as energy prices soar and moratoriums end. But help is available. Apr 24, 2022 8:05 AM. Many lower-income people have been protected ...

Electric Utility Disconnections - CRS Reports

If higher energy prices persist, disconnections could increase. R47417. January 31, 2023. Ashley J. Lawson. Analyst in Energy Policy. Claire ...

'Tidal Wave' Of Power Shut-Offs Looms As Nation Grapples With Heat

Utility groups, energy watchdogs and advocates for those in need are calling for a national moratorium on power shut-offs and are pressing ...

Power Crisis: Utility Information Shows Major Home Shutoff Problem

The problem of utility shutoffs for nonpayment is a longstanding crisis, predating COVID-19 but exacerbated by the pandemic. Utilities have been ...

Unpaid utility bills are soaring in the pandemic. Consumer ...

The utilities say that a moratorium on service shutoffs, enacted in March in the early days of the coronavirus emergency, has had the unintended ...

End of utility shut-off moratorium looms, but many still need help

State lawmakers are scrambling to extend a moratorium on utility shut-offs set to expire next week, even as regulators express "significant" ...

Utilities Challenged by Shortfall From Unpaid Bills - POWER Magazine

Many utilities at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic suspended service shutoffs and allowed customers to continue receiving electricity, gas, ...

Utility Bills Piled Up During the Pandemic. Will Shut-offs Follow?

But most states, including New York, have lifted those restrictions in recent months. New Jersey's moratorium, one of the last in effect, ...

PA Delinquent Utility Bills Soar to 68%, With Mass Shutoffs Looming

It's a disturbing development, but not entirely unexpected: Spotty employment, layoffs, and business shutdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have led ...

Private Electricity Companies Push To End Shutoff Moratorium As ...

Despite hotter-than-normal summer temperatures in the forecast, private electricity companies are pressuring the Public Utility Commission ...

Unpaid utility bills are soaring in the pandemic. Consumer ...

Every year, a moratorium on shutoffs takes effect in November and lasts for four months. And executives fear that if a change isn't made soon, ...

Utility shutoff moratoriums protected many consumers earlier in the ...

Now many of those moratoriums are ending, leaving consumers with a backlog of unpaid bills. Only 11 states still had active moratoriums as of ...

PULP in the News | New York's Utility Project

End of utility shut-off moratorium looms, but many still need help, Mark ... “EXCLUSIVE: NYC home energy rates could soar under National Grid proposal ...

Utilities are cutting off power for millions amid rising costs - CBS News

During pandemic, nonpaying customers were protected against shut-offs. Now millions are losing electricity, gas.

Statewide program aims to keep customers' electrical costs low | Top ...

Utility shutoffs loom as energy prices soar and moratoriums end. But help is available. A gas meter keep tabs on usage at this Jackson, Mississippi ...

Utility shut-offs loom after pandemic freezes expire for US households

The coronavirus pandemic and rising energy prices have left millions of US households in arrears on their electric and gas bills, and some ...

Detroit's heavy burden: High electric rates, tens of thousands of shut ...

But the relief from the threat of a shut-off ended quickly for DTE's customers, who pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country.