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How Electricity Got So Expensive
Energy

How Electricity Got So Expensive

You’ve probably noticed — even Trump has noticed — but the reason why is as complicated as the grid itself.

Los Angeles.
Podcast

Shift Key Summer School: What’s It Like to Run a Power Grid?

Rob and Jesse quiz Mark Rothleder, chief operations officer at the California Independent System Operator.

Power lines.
Podcast

Shift Key Summer School: How Do Power Markets Work?

Jesse gives Rob a lesson in marginal generation, inframarginal rent, and electricity supply curves.

The White House.
Politics

Donald Trump’s Backdoor Gasoline Tax

Overturning the basis for America’s tailpipe emissions rules could actually raise prices at the pump — according to the Trump administration itself.