Sooner or later, one way or another, we pay for the utilities we take for granted – or else the taps run dry.
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Tag Archives: Utilities
Paradise Lost
Billions of dollars of utility assets do not become dangerously decrepit overnight. It takes years of diligent neglect.
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Long-Term Solution, Short-Term Problem
When customers call for new natural gas connections in a New York suburb, Con Ed tells them “no can do.”
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Breaking PG&E Won’t Stop Fires
Pushing California’s biggest utility close to bankruptcy won’t stop fires from spreading across mismanaged land.
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Getting Off The Grid
Elaborate power grids and massive generators may become obsolete as improved battery storage makes renewables more practical.
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Google Fiber Gets Hung Up
Internet competition from Google Fiber is arriving at a snail’s pace, which suits existing providers just fine.
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A Constitutional Right To Solar Power?
Constitutions are a place to enshrine enduring principles, not short-term policy preferences.
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How Three Mile Island Hurt Long Islanders
The aftermath of Three Mile Island continues to play out, as Long Islanders seethe over yet another long-lasting storm outage.
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Con Ed Delivers What New Yorkers Crave: Fiscal Abuse
New Yorkers’ tough-talking image is just a façade. Their utility bills reveal a seemingly insatiable appetite for financial pain.
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Undermanned, Overpriced And In The Dark
As lights finally come back on in the Northeast, Florida provides an example of superior storm preparedness and self-help.
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