Public Power Advocates Have Learned From Past Failures
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End Point or Setback? A Retrospective of the Maine Public Power Ballot Initiative
In November 2023, Maine voted against a ballot initiative to establish a consumer-owned utility, Pine Tree Power, that would replace the two existing privately-owned utilities. Although …
A Federal Offshore Wind Authority: A Public Moon Shot for Offshore Wind
The offshore wind industry is under attack. The Trump administration has cancelled hundreds of millions in public support, halted leases for new projects, and even attempted …
Data center boom straining power grid as New York asks who should pay
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Overcharged: The Rules Of The Electricity Affordability Crisis
Nearly a quarter of adults in the US—or over 52 million people—cannot pay their power bills. The need to decarbonize and build a climate-resilient grid are …
Looking to History to Build Power
The cost of living problem in the United States is an energy problem. Millions of Americans can’t pay their utility bills each month as for-profit utilities …
The 2023 People Power for Public Power Summit:The State of the Movement
At this pivotal moment—of climate crisis, utility failures, and climbing prices—people from all walks of life in the United States are once more looking toward public …
Planning to Build Faster: A Solar Energy Case Study
Energy analysts suggest that the United States will need to build millions of acres of solar capacity—totaling an area potentially as large as West Virginia—to reach …
Who Owns Power in the Energy Transition?
Governments globally have privatized and marketized the electricity sector as part of the larger economic trend toward neoliberalism over the past 50 years. Fully decarbonizing the …
Public Power Resonates with Voters in Maine
The Climate and Community Project’s recent poll evaluated Mainers’ attitudes toward transitioning the entirety of Maine’s grid out of private ownership by the incumbent investor owned …
