OhioHousehold power bills rose over 20% in two years, federal data show.
Nationwide bills are up over 10% since 2024, and 9 state utility commissions face voters.
Utilities recover grid costs via rate increases, and requests are on track to match last year’s record $31 billion, PowerLines found.
Utility advocates say freezing rates and cutting guaranteed returns will not meaningfully lower bills but could cut grid investment.
Ohio voters pick between Democrat Amy Acton, who backs a data centre moratorium, and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn leans critical
- quantifies the bills, noting home electricity prices rose more than 10% since 2024 and some rose triple the rate of inflation in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania
Sources: Dawn