National Grid Bills Skyrocket Across Upstate New York

If you noticed that your National Grid Bill has gone up you are not alone. Folks from around Upstate New York have noticed steep increases in their energy bills and it doesn't look like it's going to get better any time soon. Bills have gotten so outrageous that it has prompted State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara to start asking questions. He's requested the state Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, to look into exactly why everyone's bill is so high, according to Spectrum News 1.

We had several listeners share that they've seen large increases from December 2025 to January 2026. A few said their went up by $150, other's said $60, and a few others said it had nearly tripled.

I am going to guess that none of us are using so much more energy or gas that we would should be seeing our utility bills rise like this. This feels like we're all being taken advantage of by a large company that will most likely face little to no consequence for doing this.

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Over the last year I've seen people around the country complain about the rising cost of energy, which should never happen. Low income people and folks on fixed incomes shouldn't have to pay more for a basic need. And energy is a basic need because we have to heat our homes and use electricity. These are not luxury items. One of the biggest causes for energy increases in many communities are are AI data banks that are being put in around the country.

Not only are these AI data banks raising costs, but they're also disrupting the energy that is going to your home causing your appliances to work harder.

We didn't ask for this. We shouldn't have to foot the bill for this while tech giants continue to get rich.