Economic Liberties Applauds Gov. Shapiro’s Call to Rein In Excessive Utility Profits
April 30, 2026 — This week Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sent a letter to utility leaders across the Commonwealth laying out three requirements for future rate case proposals, including a demand that utilities justify their return on equity through competitive, transparent market-based processes. The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement applauding this commonsense move.
Economic Liberties Applauds Introduction of the Lowering Utility Bills Act
April 29, 2026 — Today, Representatives Greg Casar and Josh Riley introduced the Lowering Utility Bills Act, legislation that would cap utility monopoly profits, end bonus incentives for utility shareholders, and ban utilities from charging customers for political lobbying. The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in support of the bill and thanking the Congressional Lowering Utility Bill Caucus for taking action.
Economic Liberties Applauds Congressional Progressive Caucus’s New Affordability Agenda
April 29, 2026 — In response to the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s release today of its New Affordability Agenda aimed at tackling costs in groceries, utilities, prescription drugs, and other areas, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
New Economic Liberties Report Breaks Down How Congress Can Slash Americans’ Electricity Bills
April 28, 2026 — With residential electricity prices up 33% since 2019 and one-third of households now spending over 5% of their income on electricity bills, today the American Economic Liberties Project released a new issue brief, “How Congress and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Can Lower Electric Utility Bills,” that examines the role of state and federal regulators in overseeing utilities. The brief lays out a comprehensive set of federal policy recommendations for reducing household electricity bills, underscoring the power Congress does, in fact, have when it comes to curbing historically high utility costs.
New Report Exposes Wall Street’s History of Using Atlanta As a Testing Ground to Undermine Homeownership Nationwide, Urges Policymakers to Act
April 22, 2026 — A new report from the American Economic Liberties Project, The New Rent Seekers: How Atlanta Became Ground Zero for Wall Street Single-Family Rentals, and What to Do About It, examines how federal and state policy failures after the 2008 financial crisis handed Wall Street control of a significant share of Atlanta's housing stock, exposes new trends in Atlanta, and explains what that means for tenants, homebuyers, and communities nationwide.