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The price of fuel, such as natural gas, and the build-out of fossil fuel infrastructure are largely behind recent rate hikes in the state.

RALEIGH, N.C.—The Ratepayer Protection Act, wending its way through the North Carolina legislature, conjoins two opposing ideas: rein in data centers and their power consumption but liberate Duke Energy from limits on fossil fuels.

A New N.C. Ratepayer Bill Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, but Incentivizes Fossil Fuels

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 In the Wake of Georgia’s Blue Wave, Alabama Changed Its Utility Regulation Elections. This Black Democrat Is Suing. 

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No Black Alabamian has ever served on the state’s Public Service Commission. Sheila McNeil has a plan to change that, and she’s taking Alabama to court.

MONTGOMERY, Ala—Sheila McNeil thought she knew the race ahead of her.

 In the Wake of Georgia’s Blue Wave, Alabama Changed Its Utility Regulation Elections. This Black Democrat Is Suing. 

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An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 On a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water.

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After shuttering two wells for recurring nitrate contamination, the riverside community of Princeton may face yet another costly fix.

PRINCETON, Iowa—From the beginning, the new well was a headache.

An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 On a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water.

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In Alabama Primary Elections, Incumbent Utility Regulators Feel the Squeeze of High Energy Prices

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Alabamians face some of the highest electricity bills in the nation. They’re bringing their frustrations to the ballot box.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—For some incumbents, politics have turned sour in sweet home Alabama. In the May 26 primary election for two seats on the Public Service Commission, the state’s utility regulator, voters rejected one incumbent and sent another to a runoff.

In Alabama Primary Elections, Incumbent Utility Regulators Feel the Squeeze of High Energy Prices

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