HELCO seeks rate increase

[Durian Fiend]

I wonder if there is a location anywhere in the US, or the world for that matter, where grid electricity rates have NOT increased in the past few years?

This seems inevitable, with the only questions being how much rates will increase and how fast it happens. Google says: "The U.S. energy inflation rate sits at 17.9% year-over-year, driven largely by global supply disruptions"