Energy
2026 July
2026-07-14 Utility companies requested an additional $9.2BN rate increase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4EkanAtQY4&list=WL&index=1&t=34s
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-rate-hike-proposals-affordability-powerlines/825167/
THIS ONE SAYS 18.6BN https://powerlines.org/utilities-request-18-6-billion-in-rate-increases-in-first-half-of-2026/
2026-07-15 The House passed a bill to make Daylight Savings Time permanent.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/house-vote-daylight-savings-time
https://www.today.com/video/house-passes-bill-to-stop-changing-the-clocks-266708037681
2026 September
2026-09-17 The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act to keep data center costs off consumers’ electric bills. It is currently stalled in the Senate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSJdxKBSebQ&list=WL&index=5
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/16/house-passes-bill-data-center-power-costs-01076743
https://www.alreporter.com/2026/09/18/ratepayer-protection-act-stalls-in-senate-after-house-passage/