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minus-squareieatpwns@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·5 hours agoSo you’re telling me if I found a way reach all my fellow power company customers we could strike and lower our power rates?
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoMany states have very regulated utility prices: you may need just a half dozen buddies and get appointed to the oversight board that approves rates
minus-squareBarbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·4 hours agoThis is sounding like you’re trying to do a socialism over here.
minus-squareWanderingThoughts@europe.publinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 hours agoYes. It’s like big telecom. When people install panels at home, power companies start inventing additional fees. If communities start looking for local grids, companies start lobbying to outlaw this.
So you’re telling me if I found a way reach all my fellow power company customers we could strike and lower our power rates?
Many states have very regulated utility prices: you may need just a half dozen buddies and get appointed to the oversight board that approves rates
This is sounding like you’re trying to do a socialism over here.
Yes. It’s like big telecom. When people install panels at home, power companies start inventing additional fees. If communities start looking for local grids, companies start lobbying to outlaw this.