Electric utilities are a big part of our communities, too. Providing assistance to low income families. For more than six decades, government regulation has ensured that utilities deliver safe, reliable electricity at a low cost. In return, utilities are guaranteed a fair rate of return for providing quality service. Our system is the world's most reliable and efficient.
Utilities provide good, secure jobs for hundreds of thousands of workers.
Before the regulation of electric companies, blackouts were frequent, many people were denied service and unregulated monopolies gouged consumers. Now, profit-hungry corporations want to turn back the clock on electricity regulation. America has the most reliable electrical system in the world. Change in our electricity industry can only be beneficial if fairness, reliability, service and price stability are preserved. Working together we can keep electricity safe, reliable and affordable.