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Concern Rates & Bills

Industrial tariff cross-subsidy: Tamil Nadu textile lobby seeks to shift costs to residential ratepayers

The Southern India Spinners Association asks the Tamil Nadu government to lower industrial power tariffs, which would likely shift costs onto residential and small-commercial customers through cross-subsidy.

The Monopoly Desk Mara Quinn · Jul 4, 2026
Urgent Solar Compensation Fights

California CPUC proposes 40% cut to solar export credits — payback stretches past 12 years, industry warns of market collapse

California regulators propose slashing rooftop solar export credits by another 40% under a revised net billing tariff, which solar installers say would push residential payback periods beyond 12 years and effectively end new installations across major utility territories.

The Sovereignty Desk Carmen Silva · Jul 4, 2026
Serious Rates & Bills

FirstEnergy's $1.5B Grid-Mod Rider Approved: No Accounting for Prior Spending, No Earnings Test

Ohio regulators approved FirstEnergy's request to continue a grid-modernization rider worth $1.5 billion over five years, despite the HB6 bribery scandal and consumer advocates' objections that the utility never fully accounted for earlier rider spending.

The Monopoly Desk Mara Quinn · Jul 4, 2026