When Utility Gas Affiliates Play by Monopoly Rules, Consumers Are Likely to Lose

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Date

April 9, 2018

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Media Highlight

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The Energy Collective

"Those same utilities own generation that benefits from higher electricity prices, and would collect a portion of the $3.6 billion as higher electricity prices. This study has now been peer-reviewed and published as a working paper by the widely respected Resources for the Future."

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