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Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity than public providers
A new comparison of US electricity pricing finds that investor-owned utilities charge residential customers roughly 23% more than publicly owned providers for the same service. The finding fuels an ongoing debate about whether private, profit-driven utilities deliver enough efficiency gains to justify higher rates, and why public power providers in the same regions can supply electricity at a substantially lower cost to households.
Why now: Rising household energy costs have put utility pricing models and regulation under scrutiny.
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- Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity than public providers · hubraumhugo · 559
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