The Houston City Council is expected to deny CenterPoint Energy’s latest request for a rate increase during a meeting on Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/01/07/510059/houston-city-council-expected-to-deny-centerpoint-request-to-increase-rate-for-now/

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Houston-area cities and consumers challenge CenterPoint’s rate hike withdrawal, seek to force rate cut

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/08/08/496111/houston-area-cities-and-consumers-challenge-centerpoints-rate-hike-withdrawal-seek-to-force-rate-cut/

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CenterPoint Energy is walking back a previous request to the state's Public Utility Commission to increase customer electricity bills by $1.25 monthly.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/08/02/495485/centerpoint-energy-walks-back-request-to-increase-monthly-rates-by-1-25/

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"Across the country, #utilities spend money collected from their customers to block #ClimateAction and pressure policymakers to let them hike up #EnergyBills. #Connecticut’s new law bans utilities from charging customers for trade association dues, donations to political advocacy nonprofits that seek to influence #elections, #PublicRelations expenses, and fees for consultants and lawyers hired by utilities to argue for #RateIncreases."

https://grist.org/politics/connecticut-bans-utilities-from-billing-customers-for-lobbying-efforts/