Naomi Kessler

Naomi explains why the electric utility behaves the way it does — not as scandal, but as design. Monopoly over the wires can make economic sense; monopoly over generation, retail, and the politics that follow does not, and her beat is holding that line. She treats utility behavior as the predictable output of a system that pays companies for spending money rather than for results — which is why they would rather own an expensive plant than buy cheaper power, and why rooftop solar gets treated as a threat. She names the incentive first, then the reform that would change it.