Consumers are asking why their electricity bills are so high, but the answers don’t come easily and vary by state and utility ...

ALSO PERSONAL. FIRST, AT 530, THERE ARE RISING COMPLAINTS FROM MANY BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CUSTOMERS. WE’VE HEARD THAT MANY HAVE EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION AFTER SEEING AN INCREASE ON THEIR BILL.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Power transmission lines at sunset in Thousand Oaks, California, on January 27. - Kevin Carter/Getty Images Electricity costs are ...

During the initial hours of sleet, freezing rain, and snow on the morning of Jan. 25, fewer than 30 outages were reported between Duke Energy and Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op. As a second wave of cold ...