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washingtonpost. com > dc-md-va > 04/13/2026 > maryland-relief-act-energy-bills

Maryland General Assembly passes energy bill aimed at cutting utility costs

11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (297+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Gov. Wes Moore and leaders of both chambers of the legislature said…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 04/09/2026 > energy-politics-electricity-bills-data-centers-arizona > 8ccacf16-3450-11f1-b85b-2cd751275c1d_story. html

Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (53+ words) The Washington Post PHOENIX " Renewable energy advocates in Arizona made gains against a business-backed slate in a fight over how the nation's largest public power utility will meet fast-rising electricity demand in a data center hot spot....

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washingtonpost. com > dc-md-va > 12/29/2025 > washington-gas-bill-increase

D. C. customers face nearly 13 percent hike on gas bills this winter

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (99+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Washington Gas customers in the District, Maryland and Virginia face increases in…...

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washingtonpost. com > business > 11/24/2025 > power-shutoffs-surge-electric-bills

More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (135+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times…...

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washingtonpost. com > business > 06/03/2025 > thames-water-kkr-bid-failed-debt > d7d23268-4051-11f0-b78e-5ddff7eb1e49_story. html

US private equity firm KKR drops bid to buy troubled British utility Thames Water

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (347+ words) British utility Thames Water says a U. S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company LONDON " British water and sewage utility Thames Water said Tuesday that a U. S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company....

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washingtonpost. com > national > 05/20/2025 > new-nuclear-reactors-tennessee-valley-authority > 89293a94-357a-11f0-9c9e-0db2d748bea7_story. html

First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (913+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 05/07/2025 > birmingham-alabama-water-board-lawsuit-governor-ivey > 2795d65c-2b98-11f0-a724-3bc879c9f843_story. html

Alabama governor overhauls state's largest water utility amid cries of racial discrimination

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (518+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Alabama governor Kay Ivey sided with the state legislature by signing a…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 04/26/2025 > trump-liheap-cuts-heating-assistance

DOGE cuts and Trump's plans leave a heating assistance program in limbo

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1754+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Several presidents have tried to shrink LIHEAP, a program that helps poor…...