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Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Further, Analysts Warn By Robert Walton of UtilityDive, U.S. electricity prices have risen significantly in recent years, though “national trends mask stark differences” in state prices, according to an April 1 analysis by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and The Brattle Group. Whether you take a “crisis” or “more nuanced view” of the increases - the analysis offers both - one thing is likely, according to the report: “Record levels of [investor-owned utility] rate increase requests & regulatory approvals suggest additional near-term price increases absent policy/market actions.” There were...

Rising Jet Fuel And Ticket Prices Could Disrupt Summer Air Travel Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Summer travel could be disrupted for millions of airline passengers as airlines pass on higher jet fuel prices onto air fares and cancel unprofitable routes, according to the global association Airports Council International. The surge in jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East crisis leads to higher air fares. Passengers should be prepared for higher ticket prices for longer, Stefano Baronci, the Airports Council International’s director general of Asia Pacific and Middle...