Energy and Policy Institute’s Sue Sturgis on ratepayers footing the bill for soaring utility profits

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 153

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago


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If you’re like most average consumers, you’re acutely aware of how your monthly energy bill has been rising steadily in recent years. And a new report from the nonprofit Energy and Policy Institute shines a bright light on one big factor behind those hikes that turns out to be very much in the utility companies’ control – profits.

The report is entitled “Paying for Their Profits: How Ratepayers Foot the Bill for …