• AARP is going after fees and surcharges on utility bills, claiming they are disguised rate increases and claims to have saved members $441 million this year by fighting them.
• The 50-state organization has put out a report on the subject, "Increasing Use of Surcharges on Consumer Utility Bills."
• AARP is framing the campaign dramatically, saying "affordable power to light, heat and cool our homes can often mean the difference between life and death for older Americans.”

From the article: AARP has released what it is calling its latest attempt to stop utility companies from "unjustifiably increasing utility bills and burdening their customers with numerous fees added to the bottom line of bills."