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Hey public / cooperative power advocates @aripeskoe is looking for examples of arguments in favor of these ownership models. Cc: @ntnsndr @chrisnelder
#cooperative #EnergyTransition #PublicPower #Utility #Electricity
#cooperative #energytransition #electricity #publicpower #utility @Nathan Schneider @Chris Nelder 🤘 @aripeskoe
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Núria Albet
Núria Albet
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I remember seeing a comparative analysis between municipality owned DSOs vs big private company DSOs in Sweden. Results showed that public DSOs were cheaper to the user, better, monetary benefits all staying locally. I can try to see if I could find it again if it's of interest
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Nathan Schneider
Nathan Schneider
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This is a helpful study on broadband, which includes many electric co-ops: https://cyber.harvard.edu/publications/2018/01/communityfiber

Be sure to follow the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.


Community-Owned Fiber Networks: Value Leaders in America

Our examination of advertised prices shows that community-owned fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in the United States generally charge less for entry-level broadband service than do competing private providers, and don’t use initial low “teaser” rat…
Berkman Klein Center

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