Utilities

Utilities, historically a steady, stable group, may not be glamourous, but a new wave of enthusiasm is sweeping through the sector electrifying a handful of ETFs and stocks.

The largest water and wastewater utility in the country, American Water, was hit by a cyberattack last week and took its customer payment portal offline while it mitigates the issue.

The water shortage impacting Kyle, Texas, comes as climate change has prompted higher temperatures and longer droughts, as well as steps to boost water supply and conservation.

Hawaiian Electric raised a going concern risk in its earnings report because it doesn't yet have a financing plan in place for the $1.99 billion settlement with Maui wildfire victims.

Utilities experts speak with FOX Business about the nation's readiness to accommodate wider adoption of electric vehicles in the coming decade.

Californians will be tasked with adapting to a newly proposed statewide law that will bill people based on income rather than their electricity usage.

Inflation and climate change lend to higher homeowners insurance rates, causing some homeowners to consider moving.

Americans are skeptical that changing clocks twice a year to "spring forward" and "fall back" from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time saves energy, according to a new survey.

As most Americans struggle to make ends meet, here are six ideas for how to save $100 in the week ahead, from money experts and others who share wise strategies and thoughts.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Hawaiian Electric, alleging that the utility company kept power on despite warnings ahead of last week's deadly wildfires.

Skilled trade labor is "good, honest work" that can pay six-figure salaries amid a double-digit demand surge for workers, says Gateway Plumbing & Heating owner John Cataneo.

An Airbnb host was allegedly hit with an exorbitantly high utility bill on purpose from a pair of guests who originally wanted to cancel their reservation claiming they had COVID.

Consumers Energy said it has 600 crews, some of which came from states as far as Virginia, to help restore power to customers after back to back winter storms in Michigan.

More than 157,000 Michigan customers were still without power on Tuesday following relentless winter weather, with conditions leading lawmakers to call for action.

More than 400,000 Texas customers are still without power early Thursday following the impacts of a multi-state ice storm that resulted in the deaths of at least eight people.

Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were left without power early Wednesday morning due to winter weather that swept the region and killed at least six people.

Rubicon Technologies Chairman and CEO Nate Morris says garbage is "hard to bet against" after the digital recycling and waste management platform went public Tuesday.

California utilities were penalized with more than $22 million in fines by the state's Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday. They have 30 days to pay up.

Republicans and some Democrats have been sounding the alarm on inflation as the federal government ups its spending and looks to transition to a green energy economy, with the GOP taking aim at blue leadership over the rising prices.

A late-season nor'easter dumped snow across New York, Pennsylvania and New England this week, leaving thousands without power.