The Washington Inquisitor
Electricity Prices
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Shop Floor: After two years on the inflation treadmill, workers get ahead by bargaining together
Inflation-adjusted pay rose three cents in two years. Frank Mulcahy argues that cheaper power helps, but workers win real raises the way Cleveland-Cliffs steelworkers just did: at the bargaining table, backed by…
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Home electricity prices rose 11% in two years, and 43% in the District, federal data show
A Washington Inquisitor analysis of Energy Information Administration data finds residential electricity prices rose in 49 of 50 states and D.C. from 2024 to 2026, with the largest increases in the PJM…
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The Invisible Hand: The fastest raise for American workers is a lower price tag
Real hourly pay barely moved in two years of 6.9% inflation. Victor Ashby argues the quickest way to put workers ahead is to bring prices down by building more power and cutting…
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Prince George’s asks regulators to halt utility shutoffs in peak seasons and studies a county-owned grocery store
The council asked the Maryland Public Service Commission for a summer and winter shutoff moratorium and heard a feasibility study on a county-run grocery store. A regional survey found 56% of residents…
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The data-center power bill that stalled in the Senate drew lobbying from more than 70 companies and groups
The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House 417-3 and then fell three votes short in the Senate. Lobbying disclosures show 72 utilities, tech companies, manufacturers, unions and advocacy groups named it, from…