Utilities Mimic Cable With Monthly Fee to Preserve Grid
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U.S. utilities are starting to charge customers just for hooking up to power lines as they seek to collect $2 trillion over the next two decades to maintain their electricity grids in a shrinking market.
A new flat fee to connect homes and businesses to power-delivery networks has appeared in several U.S. markets where utilities see a threat from customers who are buying less energy and making their own with private solar panels.