NJ Electric Bills Set To Skyrocket As Hikes Begin

ComEd summer price hike begins – ABC7 (Chicago)

There will be about a 10-15 percent increase in your electric bill, and it will stay that way for the next year. ComEd says because of factors like extreme weather and spikes from high energy users - like data centers - demand is outpacing supply and costs are getting more expensive.

N.J. Dem senators call for probe of grid operator as electric prices surge

Democratic senators want grid operator PJM investigated. Republicans say the Murphy administration is to blame for high electric prices. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)State senators sparred on the chamber’s floor Monday over a resolution directing New Jersey energy regulators to launch an investigation of the state’s grid operator, one day after steep electricity price hikes took effect. The resolution, which passed in a 25-12 vote along …

Americans see energy bills rise with new policy - and residents spot a 'charge'

Getty SOME Americans may soon see their energy bills increasing in one major city. A major energy provider in Illinois, ComEd, annually updates its “capacity charge” in June. Chicagoland will soon be hit with an energy price hikeGetty The average customer will pay about 10% extra going forward, the company said in a statement. PRICE HIKE ComEd, short for Commonwealth Edison, has about 4 million customers across northern Illinois.  That makes it …

NJ Electric Bills Set To Skyrocket As Hikes Begin

NJ Electric Bills Set To Skyrocket As Hikes Begin - Across New Jersey, NJ - The new costs are here in New Jersey, taking effect June 1 after last year's months-long stretch of ballooning summer bills.

Wait, how much is my electric bill?

(Jersey City, NJ) — New Jersey homeowners will be digging deeper beginning this month to pay the electric bill. Rates go up around 20 percent. Utility companies say they had no choice but to raise rates, citing a supply and demand issue. Energy production can’t keep up with the demand for power. The average bill will go up around twenty-dollars. The news of the rate hikes comes as  the National Weather Service is predicting a hotter than normal …

Electric rate hikes of nearly 20% smother NJ residents

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – New Jersey residents are feeling the pain of paying about 20% more for their electricity. Rake hikes started in June, with lawmakers already trying to push back against the budget-busting move. A proposed bill introduced by state Sen. Britnee Timberlake would cap the markup at 2% every five years – and that move could roll back the latest increase, which was announced back in February. More Local News The legislation a…