Day: August 22, 2026

ILSR website is coming from a liberal perspective, but has much useful information about the major flaw in our current monopoly utility modelILSR website is coming from a liberal perspective, but has much useful information about the major flaw in our current monopoly utility model

“Unlike other platform monopolists Amazon and Google, electric utilities’ monopoly is government-granted and enforced – utility customers legally can’t deactivate or switch to a competitor. Utilities take full advantage of the captivity of their customers – pouring bill revenue into influencing lawmakers to protect the monopoly and allow steep rate hikes. Utilities also use their […]

We need to expeditiously get local control of our electric grid via a locally elected electric cooperative board. Too much is at stake to leave it in control of outside interests.We need to expeditiously get local control of our electric grid via a locally elected electric cooperative board. Too much is at stake to leave it in control of outside interests.

Net Zero, AI data centers, robotic revolution, and more are all upon us now and in the coming months and next few years. Will we move from reliable fossil fuel plants to unreliable solar? Will AI data centers be added into our area grid, and under what conditions? How will AI-controlled robots be added onto […]