Kentucky households can apply now for a one-time electric-bill benefit, but the calendar is not the only limit. The summer LIHEAP component runs through September 11 on a first-come, first-served basis and can close sooner if money runs out. Starting with the local Community Action Agency gives an applicant the best chance to finish while…

Counting from August 6, 2026, nine days are left. Virginia’s cooling assistance window opened on June 15 and closes on August 15, and there is a second clock running behind the printed one, because the money can be exhausted before the date arrives. What catches households out, though, is rarely the deadline. It is the…

Nothing about California’s Climate Credit got bigger this year. The same money is going to the same households; it is simply landing on different bills. Regulators pulled the residential electric credit off the mild months and put it on August and September instead, and for customers of the state’s three largest utilities that credit is…

The mistake happened the day the power was switched on. When service was first set up at thousands of Nevada apartments, duplexes, townhomes and condos, the accounts were tagged with the wrong rate class — billed as single-family houses instead of multifamily homes — and every bill after that quietly charged the higher rate. Now…

The same vote that raises Pennsylvania American Water bills on August 13 also orders the company to make life easier for customers buried in past-due balances. On July 16, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a rate increase less than half the size the company asked for, and in the same decision required it to…

Ohio’s summer cooling help is in its final stretch. The Home Energy Assistance Program’s Summer Crisis window opened July 1 and closes September 30, and everything about it runs through an appointment with a local energy assistance provider, booked by phone or online. For income-eligible households, including any household with a member 60 or older,…

Air conditioning is pushing the typical summer electric bill toward a national average of $192 a month. The Energy Information Administration’s July forecast puts the 2026 figure 3.7% above last summer’s $185 even though average household electricity use is projected to decline. Higher prices per kilowatt-hour are doing more of the work, and regional averages…