Concern is growing over rising energy and electricity prices. Yet, even with recent price increases, the growth rate for electricity prices remains comparable to, and even lower than, other important consumer goods.

Resources

• Rising Utility Construction Costs: Sources and Impacts
  This report, prepared by The Brattle Group, found that construction cost increases, caused by issues outside the utility industry, will affect industry investment planning and present new challenges for regulators.
• Why Are Electricity Prices Increasing? An Industry-Wide Perspective
  This report, prepared by The Brattle Group for the Edison Foundation, examines the factors leading to recent increases in electricity prices, and how those factors could potentially impact the electric industry’s financial condition.