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“From 2020 to late 2023, IOUs increased residential electricity rates 49 percent more than inflation, raising the average residential bill to $137 per month—even as municipally-owned utilities kept rate increases below inflation.” open.substack.com/pub/economic... #publicpower
Utility Finance Insiders Are Upset About Our Utility Finance Paper
Our response to an angry letter from SURFA
open.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“From 2020 to late 2023, IOUs increased residential electricity rates 49 percent more than inflation, raising the average residential bill to $137 per month—even as municipally-owned utilities kept rate increases below inflation.” open.substack.com/pub/economic... #publicpower
UPDATE: @cleeberkeley’s new report explains why LA policymakers should support an all-electric rebuild: tinyurl.com/3ukdbh6r 🏠All-electric homes offer faster builds, lower bills, fewer emissions, and no risk of gas leaks—making them the best and safest option for fire-prone neighborhoods.
A Cost-Effective, Fast, and Sustainable Fire Recovery in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025 resulted in significant infrastructure losses, highlighting the need for an urgent, cost-effective, and sustainable recovery effort in the fire-impacted commu...
tinyurl.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
UPDATE: @cleeberkeley’s new report explains why LA policymakers should support an all-electric rebuild: tinyurl.com/3ukdbh6r 🏠All-electric homes offer faster builds, lower bills, fewer emissions, and no risk of gas leaks—making them the best and safest option for fire-prone neighborhoods.
Big win! @CityofBerkeley becomes the 1st city in the U.S. to require pollution-cutting upgrades—like heat pumps & solar—when homes are sold. Buyers + sellers will split the cost—cutting emissions & energy use. Let’s make this the model for cities everywhere! #climate #electrifyeverything #california
April 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Big win! @CityofBerkeley becomes the 1st city in the U.S. to require pollution-cutting upgrades—like heat pumps & solar—when homes are sold. Buyers + sellers will split the cost—cutting emissions & energy use. Let’s make this the model for cities everywhere! #climate #electrifyeverything #california
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Republicans in Congress want oil companies to pay less taxes. Literally, they’re trying to exempt Big Oil from the corporate minimum tax in the IRA—because nothing says “freedom” like rigging the rules for one of the most profitable industries in America.
Oil and gas multinationals seek new tax breaks under Trump
“I think it is as shameful a thing for me to imagine as is possible now.”
buff.ly
April 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Republicans in Congress want oil companies to pay less taxes. Literally, they’re trying to exempt Big Oil from the corporate minimum tax in the IRA—because nothing says “freedom” like rigging the rules for one of the most profitable industries in America.
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?