Utilities' conflicting forecasts drive up energy bills, experts say coordinated planning could cut costs

Utilities in New York and elsewhere are making overlapping gas and electric infrastructure investments based on misaligned demand forecasts, raising costs for ratepayers, according to analysis from Current Energy Group and Advanced Energy U

First covered Aug 24, 2026 · 9:28 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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33d Utility Dive Bills rise when utilities use conflicting forecasts to drive gas and electric investment — Integrated planning can lower costs to ratepayers by reducing duplicative spending, and New York could lead the way, write experts at Current Energy Group and…

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Appeared in: 2026-08-24 (#5) · 2026-08-25 (#3)

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