Or they could move into containers, supplied for free, with discounted utility charges.

Insurance cover, rates and utility charges on property not yet sold (if the employee has already moved to the new location).

Connecticut was the first to eliminate monthly minimum utility charges for poverty-level customers, and other states are now looking into it.

"And you'd be amazed at how many of them never bother to figure out their utility charges."

The rationale is that there is even more protection from rising utility charges.

Rapidly rising utility charges, premises rent and a lower purchase cost of domestic machines have been noted as principal reasons for the recent decline.

But sub-metering for electrical services results in the assessment of utility charges based on usage.

Without considering any tax benefits or other utility charges, annual energy expenditures were reduced by $7,200 or $0.07/square foot.

Mr. Kohn said he had sent similar packets for a year or more to protest excessive utility charges.

I'm not sure UK consumers yet fully appreciate what's about to hit them in terms of rising utility charges.