As temperatures drop in the city, New Yorkers are turning up the heat, and advocates say another Con Edison rate increase couldn’t come at a worse time. They argue the cost of staying warm, or just ...

Winter has arrived, delivering snowstorms, icy rain and plummeting temperatures. That can make it more difficult to keep your utility bill at a manageable level, and if you have family staying with ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...