Affordable & Equitable Utility Service

CO-AUTHORED WITH DERON LOVAAS AND LARRY LEVINE (NRDC) Utility services–electricity, heat, water, sanitation, telecommunications, and internet access–are essential to health, safety, and daily life. The vital need for uninterrupted utility service was evident before the coronavirus pandemic, but the COVID-19 public health emergency has reinforced the essential nature of utility service and the threats of…

Implementing a Roadmap to Utility Service as a Human Right

April 28, 2021

Essential Utility Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: A Roadmap to Utility Service as a Human Right

March 1, 2021

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Comments & Letters

Reports

Issue Briefs

Testimony

Press Releases

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Illinois Commerce Commission Approves Robust Discounted Utility Rates

November 16, 2023

Agreement on Home Appliance Efficiency Standards Will Preserve Consumer Features and Deliver Remarkable Energy Savings

September 13, 2023

Utility Dive: The American power system is changing. How can electricity rates keep up?

August 24, 2023

New Resources for Frontline Groups Engaged in State Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Plans

August 17, 2023

State Digital Justice Advocacy Toolkit

August 16, 2023

Chicago Star: Illinois consumer advocates, utilities spar over potential energy price increases

June 23, 2023

Testimony in Support of S.2106/H.3196, An Act Relative to Electric Ratepayer Protections

June 5, 2023

Group Letter in Support of Leadership Conference ACP Funding

May 10, 2023

Sign-on Comments to the FCC Regarding Implementation of the Safe Communications Act

April 12, 2023

Comments & Letters

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Comments filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities re: Docket No. 20-80

May 6, 2022

Comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission re: the Affected Communities Discussed at the April 16th Office of Public Participation Workshop

April 23, 2021

Request of the Office of Attorney General, Office of Ratepayer Advocacy for Investigation into the Effect of the Individual Residential Supply Market on Low-Income Ratepayer Assistance Programs

January 10, 2020

Support Testimony – MA S. 2150/H. 3352, An Act Relative to Electric Ratepayer Protections

July 28, 2021

Group Letter in Support of Leadership Conference ACP Funding

May 10, 2023

Joint Consumer Groups Comments to the Federal Trade Commission on Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims

February 21, 2023

NCLC Comments in Response to an Inquiry by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

June 14, 2021

Group Letter to Congress Urging Inclusion of Expanded Broadband in Upcoming Stimulus Packages

April 29, 2020

Letter Regarding Best Practices During MA Resumption of Shutoff Activities

April 10, 2020

Reports

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Reversing Energy System Inequity: Urgency and Opportunity During the Clean Energy Transition

March 6, 2019

Competing to Overcharge Consumers: The Competitive Electric Supplier Market in Massachusetts

Report: Protecting Seriously Ill Consumers from Utility Disconnections: What States Can Do to Save Lives Now

Issue Briefs

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Powerpoint: A Legacy of Deception, Fraud and Consumer Rip-Offs

February 25, 2020

PowerPoint: Disparate Energy Insecurity Impacts

April 14, 2020

Testimony

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Testimony Before the MA Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy Regarding Competitive Energy Suppliers

January 14, 2020

Testimony in Support of S.2106/H.3196, An Act Relative to Electric Ratepayer Protections

June 5, 2023

Testimony to the Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change Hearing on The Future of Gas

April 4, 2023

Testimony of Olivia Wein Before the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee Hearing on HB 1224—Electricity and Gas—Energy Suppliers—Assisted Customers

March 9, 2020

Testimony Regarding Deceptive and Abusive Practices by Competitive Energy Suppliers (Massachusetts)

January 27, 2020

Press Releases

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Illinois Commerce Commission Approves Robust Discounted Utility Rates

November 16, 2023

Agreement on Home Appliance Efficiency Standards Will Preserve Consumer Features and Deliver Remarkable Energy Savings

September 13, 2023

U.S. Consumers Will Save $30 Billion with Proposed Residential Gas Furnace Standards

June 13, 2022

Key Broadband Affordability Wins in Biden’s Infrastructure Bill

November 8, 2021

Appalachian, Wheeling Power Companies Proposal Will Cause Significant Rate Increases for Low-Income West Virginians

September 24, 2021

New Maryland Law Will Protect Low-Income Families from Overpriced Electricity and Gas

June 7, 2021

LDF and NCLC Urge DeKalb County, Georgia, to Delay Lifting Water Disconnection Moratorium, Implement Stronger Protections Against Shutoffs

May 26, 2021

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Would Deliver Clean Water, Electric Transportation Grid, High-Speed Broadband, and Housing Equity

April 1, 2021

Report: What States Can Do to Save Lives and Protect Seriously Ill Residents from Utility Shut-Offs

February 24, 2021

From the NCLC Digital Library

Access to Utility Service

NCLC’s treatise on delivery of water, electricity, gas, and telecommunications, with everything a practitioner needs to know on metering, payments, telecommunications, and assistance programs.

Read Chapter One