A real-life ghost story
Deep below the grassy plains of Montana and North Dakota, stretching well up into Saskatchewan and Manitoba, lies the fathomless remains of one of the largest mass extinction events in the history of the world.
The curious case of California
Renewable energy on the grid leads to lower utility bills. California has the second-most renewables of any state. So why do Californians pay some of the highest utility bills in the nation?
How to decode your utility bill
Utility bills are runic texts, impossible to parse without insider knowledge or a well-written blog post. If you've never even really looked at your electric bill, worry not. We can dissect mine together.
The surprising, infuriating way electric utilities make money
It sounds ridiculous, but most electric utility companies don't make money selling you electricity. In fact, many of them don't even produce their own electricity. So what do they do? And how do they end up making millions of dollars in profits every year?
