In 2009, the U.S. government made the single largest investment ever in modernizing the U.S. power system. Nearly seven years and more than five billion in federal tax dollars later, the electric grid is technically a lot smarter than it used to be. So why do utility rates seem to be getting more – not less – stupid?
The smart grid was supposed to prevent – not promote – the use of mandatory fixed fees and non-bypassable charges in utility rates.
