A consultant told the council the electric fund could run a roughly $2.5 million annual deficit by 2030 and recommended an 8.7% rate increase for fiscal 2027 and other changes; the council asked questions about customer impacts, assistance and timing.

Monica Masters presented a proposal to raise the LCRA firm water use rate from $1.65 to $1.75 per unit for calendar year 2027, citing capital programs, higher debt service and rising costs; staff said the rates would take effect for January 2027 billing if adopted by the board.

The move comes after years of demands from President Donald Trump for lower interest rates.

Pepco Rate Increase Significantly Reduced in Maryland Decision Maryland regulators have approved approximately $50.9 million of Pepco’s requested annual revenue increase for its Maryland distribution business, representing less than half of the utility's initial ask. The decision by the Maryland Public Service Commission on August 28 balances electric system investment with affordability concerns. The approved

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald for Sept. 25, 2025.

The board voted to pass through the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District’s 2026 treatment rate increase to customers, noting the change equates to roughly $10 per residential customer per year (about $0.84 per month) and asking staff to obtain MMSD’s rationale for the increase.

Manitoba Hydro rates rise 10.7% over three years, impacting low-income families amid financial pressures from drought.

Connecticut Water asked the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for a 21.4% rate increase (about $28.8 million) driven primarily by roughly $145 million of plant investment. Commissioners and intervenors discussed a late-July/September schedule for testimony and hearings, public educational outreach, and filing formats.

Global average air cargo spot rates reached USD 2.66 per kg in July, +20% higher year-on-year.

[Medicaid] Effective September 1, 2023, the Alabama Medicaid Agency will increase the reimbursement rates for Eye Care Services listed below.

At a July 28 public comment hearing in PUC proceeding 25AL-0538G, PUC staff summarized Xcel Energy's original filing (filed 12/29/2025) and a July 13 settlement that would raise gas base-rate revenue by $122,000,000 and, if approved, lower the average residential increase to about 8.6%; a decision is expected in early October.

The Public Utilities Commission set a June 4 prehearing conference to resolve competing filings in Public Service’s electric rate case (25-0494E), after staff outlined a proposed settlement and the Office of Utility Consumer Advocate asked that the agreement be treated as a stipulation.

The PUC set procedural deadlines and asked Public Service Company of Colorado to update historical test-year data after staff and consumer advocates protested a $356 million phase 1 electric rate request; commissioners suspended tariff sheets and instructed the company to provide additional actuals by Jan. 15 and a fuller update by March 31.

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Austin Energy staff briefed the commission on a proposed 2027 budget that assumes a 5% base-rate increase and a roughly $110 million revenue increase; the commission voted to recommend an evening public hearing on the increase and a 2027 rate case (using FY26 as the cost-of-service year).

The Heath City Council voted unanimously to deny Encore Electric Delivery Company LLC's proposed revenue and rate increases and authorized continued participation in proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas through the Alliance of Encore Cities.

Officials outline AQUA Texas rate increase concerns and new strategies for water reuse.

Eversource Addresses Energy Supply Rate Adjustment Concerns Concord, NH – Eversource has responded to recent discussions surrounding energy supply rates and alternative options for New Hampshire residents, clarifying the company’s role and addressing what it calls inaccuracies in public statements. The upcoming energy service rate adjustment on August 1 will account for nearly half of