Local Energy Rules

Cities want to provide affordable, reliable service to their residents, but for-profit electric utilities won’t give up their monopolies without a fight. For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, John Coyle describes how to form a publicly-owned utility and lists the four ingredients for baking up a public takeover. This is part three in a special series: The Promise and Peril of Publicly-Owned Power. Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation. https://ilsr.org/articles/public-power-series-3-ingredients-ler166/