This community has already faced structural racism and disinvestment. A two-week blackout unleashed a humanitarian disaster.
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Wildfire Survivors Push Back Against Newsom-Led Utility Bailout
At the end of the legislative session, the Democratic governor and presidential hopeful wants to cap liability for power companies that start deadly fires.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Blackstone’s Utility Gambit in New Mexico Could Slip Away
Both the firm and the utility company it’s trying to take private face potential maximum fines and a hard reset of the acquisition process for flouting New Mexico state law.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Indiana’s Private Equity Power Play
The mother lode of utility buyouts just landed on Hoosiers’ doorstep. Regulators have no say over whether the deal goes through.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump: Poor People’s Power Bills Are Too Damn Low (Again)
To help pay for his war of choice with Iran, Trump wants to zero out funding for energy assistance and efficiency programs. But it’s not the first time he’s tried to dismantle them.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How to Save Americans $70 Billion
With five minor tweaks to existing utility law—and a whole lot of elbow grease—policymakers could save American households $500 per year on electricity.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
War With Iran Is Turning the Energy Affordability Crisis Into a Calamity
Whether it’s pain at the pump or highway robbery in your mailbox, American consumers have little recourse when the conflict-driven surge in energy prices hits the home front.
Posted inTechnology
Hollow Promises in Ohio’s Silicon Heartland
As tech companies gain more ground, residents pay the price for the state’s data center boom.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Consumer Advocates Could Derail Blackstone’s Utility Acquisition
The private equity behemoth’s bid to acquire New Mexico’s largest electricity provider could be null and void. Will regulators be bold enough to apply the law?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Meet the Members of Congress Trying to Cut Your Power Bill
As runaway utility bills squeeze ratepayers across the country, elected officials are escalating efforts to rein in investor-owned utilities—and not just with legislation.