Local Energy Rules

Monopoly energy utilities have accrued vast service territories and extraordinary financial power — which they have used to purchase political power. At this point, state regulatory and legislative bodies can only do so much to rein them in. For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Howard Crystal and Liz Veazey. Crystal, Legal Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Veazey, Policy and Rural Energy Director at Solar United Neighbors, were two cosigners on a recent petition to the Federal Trade Commission. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance also signed the petition. Crystal and Veazey explain the petition and why electric utility practices require federal investigation. Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation. https://ilsr.org/articles/ftc-petition-utility-abuses-ler158/