Hyde Park electric bills to spike 20% as utility’s financial crisis unfurls

Electric meters for an apartment building in Burlington on Friday, June 6, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story by Aaron Calvin was first published in News & Citizen on Nov. 26, 2025.Hyde Park Electric ratepayers are bracing for a 20% increase in their electric bills following the revelation that their municipal utility is struggling under a mountain of debt. Meanwhile, a neighboring utility manager has stepped in to try to right the ship as every option is on the table — e