Sylvie Ashford @sylvieashford.bsky.social · 18/12/2025About three times the overall rate of inflation... 000
Reposted by Sylvie AshfordEconomic Speakers Bureau @econspeakers.bsky.social · 18/11/20251 in 20 households are facing severely delinquent utility bills. New @tcfdotorg.bsky.social & @borrowerjustice.bsky.social study breaks down how rising utility costs are driving families into debt. Monthly energy bills have soared 35% since 2022—nearly 3x overall inflation. tcf.org/content/comm...tcf.orgFueling Debt: How Rising Utility Costs Are Overwhelming American FamiliesAs temperatures cool and Americans’ dissatisfaction with the economy grows, families across the country are staring down a winter season that will be more 123
Reposted by Sylvie AshfordThe Sacramento Bee @sacbee.com · 28/08/2025“By selectively choosing where to offer service, AT&T would engage in corporate abandonment that puts entire communities at risk.”bit.lyWe cannot let AT&T abandon its obligation to serve California | Opinion“By selectively choosing where to offer service, AT&T would engage in corporate abandonment that puts entire communities at risk.” 012
Sylvie Ashford @sylvieashford.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Would public buyouts of investor-owned utilities solve California's electric sector problems? The question comes up often, but research is limited. Our report joins the conversation, exploring the trade-offs of public and private models and highlighting opportunities for near-term reform. 020
Sylvie Ashford @sylvieashford.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The leaked HHS draft budget proposes entirely eliminating LIHEAP, Head Start, and other critical programs for low-income families. Disastrous. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/new-a-64-p... 010
Reposted by Sylvie AshfordAri Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech’s Power My new paper with Eliza Martin uncovers how utilities are forcing ratepayers to fund discounted rates for data centers 🔌💡 eelp.law.harvard.edu/extracting-p...eelp.law.harvard.eduExtracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech’s Power – Environmental and Energy Law Program 27343
Sylvie Ashford @sylvieashford.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Great to speak with CalMatters about concerns for ratepayers from new data centers! Load growth can be beneficial, with the right safeguards around utility spending and cost recovery. 000