Why Rhode Islanders Are Getting Crushed on Energy Costs

Utility bills keep rising, the system keeps getting more complicated, and working families are the ones paying for it.

If you live in Rhode Island, you do not need a politician to tell you energy costs are a problem. You already know. You see it when the electric bill hits. You see it in the winter when heat becomes another monthly stress point. You see it when small businesses try to keep the lights on and families start cutting back everywhere else just to stay current.

This is one of the biggest ways government failure shows up in everyday life. People are told to accept higher costs, more fees, and more complexity, while the people making the decisions act like ordinary Rhode Islanders should just absorb it and move on.

I do not think that is acceptable.

Rhode Island needs an energy approach that is reliable, affordable, and honest. That means modernizing the grid, demanding real oversight of utilities, cutting down on junk charges and opaque billing, and using an all-of-the-above strategy that keeps costs stable instead of gambling on ideology. If a policy looks good in a press release but leaves working families paying more every month, then it is not working.

My view is simple: keep the power on, keep the bills down, and stop making Rhode Islanders pay the price for a system that feels too complicated, too expensive, and too unaccountable.