Before I got solar my electric bill in the summer was 250/mo. Climate affects usage of energy. Bills are going up as monopolization continues coupled with infrastructure improvement. Data centers are increasing demand. This subsidizes their large usage charging all higher rates.
Is you local utility owned by Spanish conglomerate Iberdola?
Pacificorp under Berkshire Hathaway. When Rocky Mountain Power was sold to them they immediately demanded rate increases. They regularly cut off power due to wind to reduce their liability. That's the lesson of the camp fire. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fi...
Yet another takeover which resulted in stuffing consumers so the super rich can get richer. Without competition there is just monopoly pricing.
They also changed my solar credit structure so my extra credits from summer expire before I could use them in winter. I got a power bill due to incandescent Xmas lights the next year. They also do hit pieces in the news on how solar ppl like me aren't paying our fair share.
The real truth is companies like them don't want anyone saving money, give it all to them! 🙁