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The Erosion of Public Control Over Public Utilities

Since the 1970s, Congress and federal agencies have replaced regulator-established rates with market-derived pricing in many sectors of the U.S. economy.
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Utility Accountability 101 from NRDC

Too often, utilities are incentivized to build too much of things we don’t need and not enough of things we do need.
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Overview of the Utility System

To understand both the equity issues at stake as well as if utility reform is required, it is important to understand how energy has been delivered to homes and businesses for the past century.
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How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits

This is the first report to compile examples of utilities’ use of their charities to influence politics, and much of the information contained here has not yet been reported publicly.
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Engaging With Public Utilities and Public Service Commissions

A manual from the NAACP, explains why it is important for ratepayers to engage with utilities commissions and how to take action.
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Pembroke Township Legislation Appeal

Explores how community and environmental groups asked an Illinois appeals court to overturn a flawed decision to allow a natural gas pipeline to be built in Pembroke Township – an historic Black farming community.
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Illinois Lays Out Blueprint for Next Generation Climate Legislation

Details the impact of the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act and what comes next.
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Lowell Geothermal Pilot Project

A collaboration to help design best practices and build an equitable and meaningful engagement framework for clean energy that benefits a community.
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New Report Aims to Help Massachusetts Put the “Public” Back in Public Utilities

Details specific ways to make sure that energy regulatory decision-making processes in Massachusetts become more inclusive and equitable.
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A Minnesota Case Study: Putting Energy Justice in Rate Cases

Looks at a rate case in Minnesota where the Just Solar Coalition took an innovative approach to tackling persistent injustices in the electricity system.