Utilities

A First-Class Forever stamp cost 49¢ through 2015. It is 78¢ today, and the Postal Service has asked regulators to move it to 82¢ this July. Here is the full recent timeline—and the annualized pace since 2015.

AI and data centers are driving a historic surge in power demand. Here's the concrete data: how much bills could rise, which regions get hit hardest, and why your electricity bill is no longer just tracking inflation.

Your electric bill spikes in summer and winter, but the underlying trend is only modestly inflationary. Natural gas and electricity are more stable than headlines suggest.