Many people don\u2019t know their local utility could be actively working against the energy transition and in opposition to public interests. In this episode, we review the manifold ways some utilities used customer money to distort public perceptions of the facts, and to lie about their own anti-social activities. We\u2019ll explore stories of how corrupt utilities haved blocked progress on the energy transition, refused to reduce their own emissions, and made it difficult for consumer energy resources to participate on the power grid. These elements are illustrated through reviewing several notable cases of US utility sector corruption, and hearing how activists are asking the federal government to crack down on their abuses. We\u2019ll also learn how the public and consumer advocates can help prevent such abuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Many utilities are actively working against the energy transition and abusing their monopoly power, but it doesn\u2019t have to be that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[761,1052,1053,174],"class_list":["post-3524","xen_episodes","type-xen_episodes","status-publish","hentry","category-energy-transition-show-podcasts","tag-corruption","tag-ftc","tag-lobbying","tag-utilities","xen_guests-david-pomerantz"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n