ILSR's short video explains how excessive profits for utility shareholders, also known as return on equity, drive up electric bills.
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Learn about actions state utility regulators and legislators can take to lower electric bills for consumers.
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State regulators are setting utility profit rates too high, allowing utilities to overcharge customers by billions in order to overpay their investors.
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