The Orlando Utilities Commission wants to send residents and small business customers a new kind of power bill that shapes their electricity use by charging more at peak times and less when power is ...

The dreariness of “May gray” hangs in the air, but soon enough people will be turning on their fans to fend off the heat. And as the temperature rises, so will electric bills. As early as next year, ...

Basic customer charge covers the fixed costs of equipment and delivery of service. Energy charge is the electricity used, measured in kilowatt-hours. Storm recovery charge is used to recover the costs ...

Millions of Colorado residents could soon pay more to use electricity later in the evening under a proposal from provider Xcel Energy. The state’s largest utility filed to change time-of-use rates in ...

PROVIDENCE – An electric bill can be a confusing thing to read. You’re not only paying for the energy that powers your TV, fridge or air conditioner. You’re also paying to get all that electricity ...

Should the company switch its trucks, cars, and vans to electric? It’s a question that plenty of businesses operating fleets of vehicles—in industries like delivery, health care, cable companies, and ...

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Rub a balloon on your hair and the balloon typically picks up a negative electric charge, while your hair goes positive. But a new study shows that the charge an object picks up can depend on its ...