Pennsylvania lawmakers go straight at the utility profit problem plaguing power bills -- capping the utility's profit rate: vist.ly/5cqqy

Pa. House passes $1.7B tax cut on electricity, reins in utility company profits • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Some Republicans were critical of the bill capping utility profits, saying it would result in greater costs being passed to consumers.

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Solar panels starting at $300. Your plug-in opportunity to lower your bill is now on the market: vist.ly/5cn9d

Balcony Solar Kits – Easy Setup, Real Energy Savings

Plug-in solar for renters and homeowners. Mount on any balcony, fence, or wall and plug into a 120 V outlet. From $285 with free shipping.

brightsaver.org

Indiana decision makers scrutinizing utility profits and utility mergers as major causes of electricity bill inflation: vist.ly/5cmng

Indiana decision makers scrutinizing utility profits and utility mergers as major causes of electricity bill inflation: vist.ly/5cmng

Indiana decision makers scrutinizing utility profits and utility mergers as major causes of electricity bill inflation: vist.ly/5cmng

indianacapitalchronicle.com

Utilities rebranding "give us back our monopoly" as "Speed to Power" is a bold move. No evidence competitive bidding slows projects. Plenty that it cuts costs. FERC should not be fooled. via Rachel Levine at Niskanen Center vist.ly/5ckst

'Speed to Power' doesn’t require a utility monopoly - Niskanen Center

Deploying grid-enhancing technologies and advanced reconductoring can unlock additional grid capacity much faster than new construction.

niskanencenter.org

A mind-blowing video about how Amazon is contributing to rising inflation with some fancy algorithms that make prices -- everywhere -- higher: vist.ly/5bxtd

This is an extremely alarming development -- Trump's corrupt federal government looks to overturn state authority to hold data centers accountable for pollution by deeming them "national security" interests: www.wired.com/story/doj-la...

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI’s polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.

wired.com

Six New England governors demand that the feds do their part to rein in utility profits, but cutting excessive rates of return on transmission lines: vist.ly/56723

A city taxing large retailers 1% to fund community solar, free AC for low-income households, and clean energy job training. Turns out when communities design the policy, they build things that actually help people. vist.ly/55wve via Monica Samayoa at WGLT

How one Oregon city has raised a billion dollars for climate change

The Portland Clean Energy Fund has raised a billion dollars for climate change action via a retail tax on large corporations in the city. Other cities are starting to shape similar funds.

wglt.org

Curious about plug-in solar? The folks at @marketplace.org Tech were, so they interviewed me about my work with @cleanenergystates.bsky.social. You can hear it today on your local @npr.org affiliate, or here: www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

Plug-in solar is gaining traction in the U.S.

But some states are barely catching up on knowing how to regulate the technology, says Bentham Paulos, senior researcher at the Clean Energy States Alliance.

marketplace.org

A powerful new tool to get clean energy on the grid, modeled in California: Limited Generation Profile. If you can flex to local grid capacity, you can come online. And of course, top notch coverage from @jeffstjohn.bsky.social @canarymedia.bsky.social

Honest question. Rather than asking Trump a question that you know he'll respond to by saying "that's a nasty question," just write the article and say: "Trump issues another racist statement suggesting without evidence that all Somali residents of Minnesota are crooks."

Dr. Jack Brown@drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Blatant, in-your-face racism. Call this out. Always. Where are the journalists saying, "Mr. Trump, you're saying everyone from Somalia is a 'crook' – how is this not racist?"

Calvin Butler, Exelon's CEO, only used half his $300K personal jet allowance last year. Like other utility CEOs, he knows what it's like to cut back. vist.ly/553fv

These are two sides to the same story. h/t to EPI for the research

Every parent of every child murdered in a school shooting, I'd say you have a claim as a "victim of weaponization"

Susan McPherson@susanmcp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Every citizen of Minneapolis, please step up 💥

Where's the coverage of how CRAZY the Republicans are making redistricting? It's not just about redrawing maps a few months before elections -- Republican governors are POSTPONING primary elections to redraw the maps in their own favor!

Trump vanity projects like the ballroom and reflecting pool will cost hundreds of millions (even billions) of dollars, but Obama once wore a tan suit and Biden was old.

Afraid of competition and wildly unpopular due to excessive profits and rising rates, for-profit utilities resort to funding pretend grassroots groups in Maine, Florida, Michigan (+ more) to fend off public takeovers: vist.ly/53hyq

Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power

As communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop them

theguardian.com

From the ground in Tucson -- a strong preference for public power over a small shareholder payout.

starlight333.bsky.social@starlight333.bsky.social · 3mo ago

OK. This was a bribe, though it sounds more like blackmail, if it goes through I’m still stuck with TEP who won’t upgrade their infrastructure to allow me to disembark the fossil fuel train wreck or reinstate their clean energy incentives for consumers. TEP & dirty data are the only beneficiaries 😂

🥳🎉 #Tucson in secures $2 million per year commitment from utility *shareholders* for local investment in clean, affordable energy due to franchise negotiations. The public power campaign made this happen (and would still be superior): vist.ly/42ymf

Electrical Substation Worker

The City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Tucson Electric Power on Tuesday, requiring the utility company to return millions back to the city for climate-related projects. The franchise deal now goes to voters in the Nov. 3 election.

tucsonsentinel.com

Yes. With fines proportionate to income of the owning individual or company.

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Everyone—including robotaxi companies—should pay a fine if they violate a traffic law

Expedite your passport renewal if you don't want to have to carry this loser in your travel bag for a decade.

Will Sommer@willsommer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The State Department is finalizing a plan to put Trump's scowling face on US passports. @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...

We could help pay off nearly 10% of past due energy bills or we could be paying people to not produce affordable energy for everyone.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

by my tally we are now spending ~$2B to companies to NOT build more energy infrastructure. in the middle of an energy crisis

Pop quiz: What's the number one cause of death among pregnant women in the US? No googling.

Economically just and politically smart.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3mo ago

BREAKING: Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages. Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.

Puerto Rico's residents know that they can't rely on the grid, which is why rooftop #solar now provides 20 percent of the island's electricity. No imports, no fuel costs. vist.ly/4zyb2

Rooftop solar reaches 20% of Puerto Rico’s generation mix

Rooftop solar capacity in Puerto Rico reached around 1.5 GW in 2025, passing natural gas and becoming the territory’s second-largest generation source, according to the Energy Information Administration.

utilitydive.com

Alabama's "oversight" of its major for-profit utility Alabama Power might be a nation-leading embarrassment. H/t @brianlyman.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com for explaining how corrupt leaders have failed to hold the utility to account since 1982: vist.ly/4zpet

Politics made Alabama power bills high. Politics can lower them. | Alabama Reflector

The Alabama Legislature's attempt to protect state utilities from public outrage over high power bills has a notable weakness.

alabamareflector.com

What happened with the "distributed capacity procurement" idea of utility-owned distributed batteries? I'm joined by Shannon Anderson from Solar United Neighbors and Will Kenworthy from Vote Solar to explain the Minnesota PUC's unfortunate decision: vist.ly/4zjen

Xcel Owns the Batteries, You Pay the Bill — Episode 269 of Local Energy Rules | Energy Democracy

What can we expect from a new utility-owned distributed storage program that made headlines when it was announced over 18 months ago?

ilsr.org

#Minnesota should join Utah and other states moving to make going #solar as easy as buying a toaster. Bring home, plug in, save. vist.ly/4ziby

Opinion | The solar power revolution is in our grasp

The Legislature will soon take up a bill to make new plug-in solar panels, which are inexpensive and accessible, available to Minnesotans.

startribune.com

It turns out that *state-level* Democrats do know how to bring a knife to a knife fight.

Refusing vaccination is a cruel and selfish choice.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain… Because both Britain and the United States are confronting outbreaks, I am sharing my story. Parents should know just how dangerous this disease is.”