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Lowering Utility Bills and Growing the Economy: A Playbook for Governors
Strategic Tactics, Policy Pathways, and Communications Strategies to Advance Leadership on Energy Issues
Governors have significant power over the utility regulatory system that determines how much people pay for their utilities and what utilities spend their money on. They shape legislative agendas, budgets, selection of public utilities commissioners, and bully pulpits. This playbook outlines strategic levers, policy pathways, and communications strategies governors can use to build a plan to lower utility bills and grow the economy.
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Utility Bills Are Rising
A majority of consumers in the United States are concerned about increasing utility bills, as residential electricity costs have risen by almost 40% since 2021 and residential gas costs have increased by 40% since 2019, significantly outpacing inflation. Today, nearly 80 million Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills, forgoing basic expenses like food, education, and health care to keep their lights on.
In an era of unprecedented growth in electricity demand not seen at this scale in decades, ensuring that consumer perspectives are central to utility regulatory decision making—both in process and outcome—is key to restoring a system that serves the public interest and maintains the trust of consumers.
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