Most States ‘Penalize’ Utilities for Cutting Your Bill

“Most states even today reward utilities for selling you more energy and penalize them for cutting your bill,” says Amory Lovins, cofounder and chairman emeritus of the Rocky Mountain Institute. “There are hosts of perverse incentives like this, carefully designed often by the incumbents who do very nicely out of selling the energy.” Subscribe to our channel: This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: Follow CFR on X: Follow (Source: Council on Foreign Relations | Region: Global)