Rate of Return Equals Cost of Capital: A Simple, Fair Formula to Stop Investor-Owned Utilities From Overcharging the Public
January 17, 2025— A new paper shedding light on how investor-owned utilities overcharge ratepayers through excessive rates of return, and offering concrete recommendations to ensure rates are fair and aligned with the public interest.
Reforming the Utility System to Better Serve the American Public
September 26, 2024 — Amid growing recognition of the need to reform America’s electrical utility system to reduce consumer costs, improve reliability, and accelerate the transition to cleaner energy sources, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new white paper, with contributors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), outlining policy recommendations to reform investor-owned utilities. The paper, “Reforming the Utility System to Better Serve the American Public,” is the third installment of Economic Liberties’ Industrial Policy and Competition Series.