Utilities profit by spending more. An independent distribution system operator could change that.
ILSR's short video explains how excessive profits for utility shareholders, also known as return on equity, drive up electric bills.
Solar is ready. Thanks to utilities, the rules to connect it to the grid aren't.
In this webinar, city leaders discuss tools and models for building local energy democracy and fighting corporate utility control.
An interactive tool to help consumers, reporters, and policymakers explore the link between excessive utility profit rates and high electric bills.
Interactive resources and examples of how to use local government to promote local clean energy and hold monopoly utilities accountable.
In some states, 30 cents of every dollar a customer pays to their electric utility goes to the utility’s shareholders’ profits. How widespread is this...
What can we expect from a new utility-owned distributed storage program that made headlines when it was announced over 18 months ago?
Who should pay for upgrades to the high voltage transmission network?
State regulators are setting utility profit rates too high, allowing utilities to overcharge customers by billions in order to overpay their investors.
San Diego may be the only city to have secured upfront funding from utility shareholders to make clean energy cheaper.
Read stories from community leaders about clean energy resilience in Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Bad Bunny's symbolic Super Bowl performance.
Rural electric co-op members should use this new toolkit to swap coal debt for clean, affordable energy.
Climate leaders can revitalize the movement by rallying against excessive utility profits.
No state in America is currently doing utility regulation well. But there’s hope.