monopoly utility

Bootleggers, Baptists, and the Clean Energy Transition 0
- December 8, 2023
Independence Institute has a long track record of warning against the unhealthy incentives arising from the relationship between monopoly electric utilities and green policymakers. Once viewed as rivals of one another, the two sides realized a few years back that coexisting as fellow travelers on the road to the so-called clean energy transition is a
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Coloradans are taking on the state’s largest monopoly utility 0
- March 7, 2018
With COPUC approval, Xcel, the state’s largest monopoly utility, plans to shift its generating portfolio from away from majority hydrocarbons (coal and natural gas) in favor of industrial wind, solar, and battery storage.
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Energy Policy Center testimony on HB17-1116 0
- March 31, 2017
Mr. Chairman, members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Michael Sandoval. I am the senior energy policy analyst for the Independence Institute, a state-based, free market think tank, headquartered in Denver. The Independence Institute is opposed to HB17-1116 not in intent, but in process. We do think
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