🚨🚨 Today, we’re launching “Stop Greed Build Green,” a strategic framework and agenda to confront the affordability crisis and the climate crisis together by putting working people in charge of the economy and the climate transition. (1/10)

Stop Greed, Build Green | Climate and Community Institute

A new framework to put the working class in charge of climate and economic transformation.

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Centrists tell us we have to choose between economic populism and climate ambition. They're wrong. With *green economic populism* we can tackle climate and the cost-of-living crises together. Today @cplusc.bsky.social is launching a new research and policy agenda to move us forward. 🧵

did someone say everyone can get electricity?! and it can be clean?! and it can be public?! 👀

Thea Riofrancos@triofrancos.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're staring down a brutally hot summer and energy and food shocks and cost of living crisis that climate change intensifies. There's endless money for war. But voters want policies that address the real threats to their security. At @cplusc.bsky.social, our new agenda has the solutions🧵

NEW: More Perfect Union is opening up our newsroom, connecting with students everywhere, and equipping them with the tools needed to unrig our broken economic system. Join! actionnetwork.org/forms/mpuniv...

They may not have a good answer as to why they should profit off of and have control over our basic needs, but they do have a LOT of money. New reporting from @tampabaytimes.bsky.social shows the network fighting for corporations instead of customers. www.tampabay.com/news/busines...

He beat an anti-utility campaign before. Is he helping Duke Energy Florida?

This political operative’s name was found deep on the website for the group fighting to keep Duke Energy in St. Petersburg and Clearwater.

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An amazing tool from @energyandpolicy.org! We're getting ripped off, and there are life & death consequences. The energy system is the lifeblood of the transition — everything hinges on it. Why are we letting these billionaires bleed us dry? energyandpolicy.org/utility-prof... #peopleoverprofit

🚨: Ever wonder how your utility bill is calculated or why it feels like it keeps rising year after year? Our new report, “Paying for Their Profits: How Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Soaring Utility Profits,” has answers. energyandpolicy.org/utility-prof...

Great article from Benjy Sachs on the fight for public power and the strategy from below in Hudson Valley with @sarahana.bsky.social representing @mhvdsa.bsky.social and her community in the legislature! Features @lucyhoch.bsky.social of @publicgrids.org & Winston Yau of @cplusc.bsky.social!

Public Power Advocates Have Learned From Past Failures

After a disappointing referendum in Maine, campaigners in New York are taking their arguments straight to lawmakers.

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Puerto Ricans have been fighting for energy democracy - the right to control their grid locally and build the clean energy future on the island - for decades. If you want to support an incredible effort, get plugged into the work led by Queremos Sol! queremossolpr.org

LO QUE TENEMOS

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Some good news from our corner of the movement! We are so thrilled that @sylviachi.bsky.social has joined us to launch our new law and policy program, plus public power support is growing across the country in New York, Tucson, Ann Arbor, Santa Fe, and Willmar, Minnesota.

NEWS: New law and policy program, Overcharged report, public power advancing!

My name is Sylvia Chi, and I’m joining Public Grids as Senior Counsel. I’m excited to launch our new law and policy program this year to support the public power movement nationwide!

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I live in Maine, which is currently the target of an ICE surge attack. In the past week, grassroots organizers have had unexpected costs to rapidly scale up their infrastructure. Can we raise $1000 to help cover those costs? www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Only the People Save the People

Presente’s lifesaving work is being seriously threatened.Nearly half of the funding we applied for in 2025 was cancelled due to federal cuts, and the resulting strain on the philanthropic sector means...

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Really phenomenal reporting from @nickbowlin.bsky.social at @harpers.bsky.social about the inherent contradictions in our energy system, the stakes for the climate, and the profits corporate utilities make at the expense of basically everyone and everything else. harpers.org/archive/2026...

Power Brokers, by Nick Bowlin

What’s really behind your soaring utility bills

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"High prices is not just about goods and services, but many things associated with economic (im)mobility and uncertainty about future prosperity in general." A quote from another @gelliottmorris.com article to intro you to this one below. Really good. h/t @lucyhoch.bsky.social for sending my way.

The hidden axis: the left-right spectrum has a non-ideology problem

Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.

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“Access to utilities and to heat and electricity is not a luxury, this is something that people need, and we all need to survive,” [NY Sen. Michelle Hinchey] said. “If people can’t afford it, that’s unconscionable.” Get in losers, we're going to electricity for all in New York

How to Fight Rising Utility Bills? Take Over the Company, Activists Say.

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It's not every day that public power makes the NYT, but I have a feeling it's going to happen again and again. Corporate utilities pushed us apart & into crisis, and it's going to take something new to bring us back together & get us out.

Sarahana@sarahana.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Without public ownership, we won’t address energy affordability and we won’t get our aging grid to the 21st century. Our bill to replace Central Hudson Gas & Electric will start saving millions in Year 1! Read about it in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

proud of all the rockstars in my home state 🥹

isaac@sevier.io · 8mo ago

New York's organizing scene is second to none! So inspired by their deep organizing and by @sarahana.bsky.social herself. I got to meet her (finally!) in person last fall and she is 10,000% the real deal. Check out this awesome milestone for their public power campaign!

🔔 GOOD NEWS today from a grassroots campaign in the Hudson Valley that's trying to permanently bring down the price of their light bills with public power! Check out the full details and get involved in this campaign with @sarahana.bsky.social and @mhvdsa.bsky.social

@hvpa.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A new independent study estimates replacing Central Hudson with a publicly-owned utility will save $15.2 million in Year 1, and $210.5 million per year by Year 30! Read the full report here: hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com/feasibility/

Public ownership of our energy utility, Central Hudson, is not an end, it’s the means—to keep rates low, empower workers, and get us a 21st century grid. A new study estimates it would also save us money immediately! hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com/feasibility/

Study: HVPA Will Save Money - Hudson Valley Power Authority

The Hudson Valley Power Authority Act is estimated to save $15.2 million in Year 1, and cumulatively $2.9 billion in the first 30 years through acquisition alone.

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@hvpa.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A new independent study estimates replacing Central Hudson with a publicly-owned utility will save $15.2 million in Year 1, and $210.5 million per year by Year 30! Read the full report here: hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com/feasibility/

It's been so fun to see Hudson Valley for Public Power at work. They understand the moral stakes of this moment. They're strategic. They're organized. And now, they've got the data — public power will save millions! Definitely worth digging into the whole report from NewGen.

@hvpa.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A new independent study estimates replacing Central Hudson with a publicly-owned utility will save $15.2 million in Year 1, and $210.5 million per year by Year 30! Read the full report here: hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com/feasibility/

James was generous enough to mention the report @publicgrids.org put out with @cplusc.bsky.social earlier this fall. If you want to dig into the extremely wonky details about how regulation of utilities is constantly re-constructed to protect corporations' economic and political power, check it out!

isaac@sevier.io · 10mo ago

In this new report from me & @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social for @cplusc.bsky.social & @publicgrids.org, we argue the current electricity affordability crisis is caused by the rules of private ownership. To solve the crisis, we recommend banning shutoffs now and using many tools to expand public power!

“The electricity system connects all of us to one another in the country, no matter who you are or where you live, which makes it an incredible site for building back our relationships and our social fabric" Had a great time talking with James for this story and getting to talk about public power!

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We've got 2 great stories today in our series about drivers of the affordability crisis. First up by James Baratta: Electricity rates are set by public utility commissions. But that process has become captured, with corporate utilities pushing through rate hikes and extracting profits.

At a time when prices are skyrocketing, climate commitments are getting rolled back, and assistance programs are threatened — I hope you'll read about the public utility that almost was and the lessons we learned along the way, so you can win next. climateandcommunity.org/research/end...

End Point or Setback? A Retrospective of the Maine Public Power Ballot Initiative

CCI polling revealed that even following the vote, twice as many Mainers prefer public ownership of energy resources than private ownership.

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What lessons can utility justice and public power advocates draw from this campaign? Read the full report and recommendations to learn more: climateandcommunity.org/research/end...

With climate disasters and skyrocketing utility bills, people are looking for ways to exert public control over energy as an essential good. Campaigns like these should be learned from and viewed as stepping stones—and that's why they are growing across the country.

2 years ago, a ballot initiative to build public power in Maine was defeated. But our new research shows that even after the vote, public support for public power stayed strong. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Despite a Blow at the Ballot Box, Voters Still Want Public Power

Lessons from the Maine Public Power Campaign

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Happy Election Day, y'all! You're invited to join our debrief on the 2025 elections on Nov 10 @ 6 pm ET! We'll talk this year's results and what's on our radar for 2026. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...

2025 Election Debrief: Climate on the Ballot · Lead Locally

Join Lead Locally for a conversation with activists and newly elected climate champions to celebrate, discuss the results of our most recent state & municipal elections, and consider what victories ar...

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I get to work with such brilliant people who have a new report out 🥹 @sevier.io @publicgrids.org @cplusc.bsky.social Corporate utilities are good at one thing... making a profit. climateandcommunity.org/research/ove...

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.

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In this issue we've packed three different ways that you can do something to get involved in the public power movement right now!

The power to make a difference is in your hands

With just a few minutes, using this organizing guide, you can join others and organize locally to protect your neighbors. The guide contains information about the status of protections against shutoff...

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I didn't understand electricity until I talked to people who didn't have it. We all deserve the power we need to thrive — it's that simple. Thank you so much to Kate and @sevier.io and everyone who helped to make this guide! We @publicgrids.org hope you'll use and share it.

Kate Schapira: "Well Put & Generalizable"@kateschapira.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Here's your guide to fighting utility shutoffs this winter. W/o the gov't open, few to no states will have funds for emergency bill payment program LIHEAP. This doc has scripts, state context, contact info for governors & commissions, everything you need. Please call! docs.google.com/document/d/1...