NPR: electric bill https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1123043405 electric bill en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 18 May 2026 21:55:02 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: electric bill https://www.npr.org/tags/1123043405/electric-bill Why you should care about 2 power companies merging. Hint: affordability NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy to create the largest electricity producer in the United States. Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:12 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5825871/electricity-prices-nextera-dominion-merger-utilities https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5825871/electricity-prices-nextera-dominion-merger-utilities

NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy to create the largest electricity producer in the United States.

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]]> Stephan Bisaha Why these doctors started writing medical 'prescriptions' for solar power Doctors in Boston got tired of writing letters to power companies asking them to help vulnerable patients. Then they realized the solar panels on the hospital roof might offer a solution. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/09/nx-s1-5193035/boston-low-income-patients-utility-cutoff-doctors-prescriptions-solar-power-hospital-rooftop https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/09/nx-s1-5193035/boston-low-income-patients-utility-cutoff-doctors-prescriptions-solar-power-hospital-rooftop

Doctors in Boston got tired of writing letters to power companies asking them to help vulnerable patients. Then they realized the solar panels on the hospital roof might offer a solution.

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