efficiency
Utility efficiency programs offer model to merge climate, racial justice solutions
Many states require utilities to help low-income customers conserve energy despite higher costs and barriers.
equity
Racial disparities persist in electric service. Is ‘willful blindness’ to blame?
Black Americans and other minorities are more at risk for disconnections, add-on utility fees, inefficient housing and more.
COVID-19
What states can learn from Illinois’ new COVID-19 utility relief agreement
A settlement last week extends the state’s moratorium on utility shutoffs and provides $47 million in bill relief funding.
community solar
Utility lobbying and policy inattention hinder community solar, study finds
The shared ownership model could help low-income areas and provide economic payoffs too, a separate analysis says.
Missouri
Ameren links top executive bonuses to clean energy progress
The company disclosed the compensation policy change to shareholders ahead of this month’s annual meeting.