Yeah, I say good for the companies. Take advantage of these morons and if they keep voting in people that represent companies and not the citizens, keep fleecing them. Make them feel pain or they’ll never vote differently.
@@treeaddict It's completely nuts that you're just assuming he's talking about exclusively Republicans. We know for a fact Obamas 2008 cabinet was hand picked by Citigroup*. The Dems aren't your friends, they're just better at convincing you they are.
I suggest that if you have never seen that comedy special look it up on here. All of his comedy lectures have a ridiculous amount of relevance to our times right now.
Vote democrats out for prohibiting construction of nuclear power, production of natural gas and law firms which bankrupted the largest electric company in California.
@@almackenzie2549 And you think government ownership of energy is a good idea,? You have to be clueless of how government works and how worthless bureaucracy’s are operated
I worked for one and quickly learned that the goverment regulators had a very different idea on how to "serve" the ratepayers. Now California has some of the highest electric utility rates in the country thanks to solar. Funny thing is when the sun doesn't shine the system relies on natural gas fired plants. Newsom recently had to beg PG&E to keep Diablo Canyon (nuclear) in operation to avoid a power supply catastrophy.
I love the fact that Nebraska has 100% of its utility companies publicly owned and operated. All of the money I pay in rates goes back improving infrastructure and 0 profit.
@@tmcleodjr That is not what public ownership is. That is being publicly traded and privately owned by investors. Nebraska's utilities are all owned collectively by municipalities, co-ops, or public power districts. All of which have elected positions by their customers.
I wish the states would take over the home and auto insurance industries. I think that would work well as long as the programs weren’t politicized. I grew up in Nebraska and always felt the NPPD was a well run organization.
30 years ago Montana had about the lowest Utility rates in the Nation and a Power Company with no debt. The GOP won the majority on the PSC, they “deregulated” to allow the power to be bought and sold on the open market. The PC took on a ton of debt to enter into the fiber optic business. Long story short, Montana Power went bankrupt and we now have the 4th highest rates in the nation. It only took Goldman Saks 4 years to do all of that.
Buddy, you better buy an umbrella because once those free markets forces have enough time to work their magic, a big Montana sky size bonanza is gonna start trickling down on you. It may be yellow and smelly like Reagans trickle😢
He need to join his close friend Charlie soon. He is the largest owner of wind farms in America earing billions from rate payers and wind production tax credits..... Warren says what the sheep like to hear while doing and profiting the opposite. Also says billionaire should pay their fair share in taxes, while spending millions on lawyers and accountants to minimize his taxes..... Talks about his secretary paying a higher tax rate than he does but fails to mention that he set his own salary at 100k a year decades ago and rather than collecting as comparable salary of his piers and paying a higher tax rate, he just says what the low iq like to hear. I would like to hear that he let all his staff set their own salary, that would be front page news.
@@mobrocket They regulate power companies in California and it's more expensive. Regulations don't make things cheaper they just make the customers stupider. Try manufacturing food, the regulations will make you want to charge a 500% markup for every customer that votes blue.
AlI can say is that I am in agony every day. My parents and other relatives have been able to make me feel like a pitiable person who has never done anything right. I returned from working in another country to the United States in 2021 from working in another country. I have not fit into the American labor market for most of the 21st century thus far in anyway I like. It is psychological torture being here in Las Vegas, Nevada. I want to go someplace where people do not make me feel like a pitiable, flawed, desperate person. The Tiptons, Noones, Blevins ,and Vinks make me believe my life has been a disaster, and they get nothing but glory. My life is nothing but torment.
Places like Arizona should be the solar capital of North America, with almost endless, cheap daytime energy and stored nighttime battery power. However, you keep voting in clowns, expect clown policies with you rates propping up corporate greed.
@@PistonAvatarGuysorry but absolutely not true. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar power is currently considered the cheapest electricity source in history, with new utility-scale solar projects now being the most cost-effective option for generating electricity in many regions globally
@@theien5929think on this ….the COO of Republics Recycling when interviewed …said that recycling that was not profitable…..that may be ..but his compensation is over 2 millions per month…..26 million per year…there are a CEO,CFO who also get the same or higher compensations…there sure is a lot of money being made on something that is NOT profitable…I call BS
@@theien5929 Almost always. But the higher costs are often hidden. Look at what SpaceX has done recently compared to NASA, and what it has cost. Again, there are hidden costs, but still, SpaceX will save taxpayers loads.
@ Aren’t you seeing how much hidden taxes are going from customers to owner billionaires?? Look up the incomes of the elites….. trillions… and you will never see a dime..
Right, these fools choose to live in a desert, where they want to change their air environment 24/7, and they wont invest in the most abundant energy source their state has? They want cheap prices, so let me guess, they want the guys working there to be paid minimum wage? My power prices in California were/are crazy, so hell yeah I bought solar panels, of course the utility just find more and more ways to suck money from solar customers.
People only start to think and change their behavior when they are suffering... Cave men wouldn't hunt on a stormy night unless they were starving. "More likely to die during a storm. Maybe we'll sit this one out."
And this is exactly the protocol for every issue this country suffering from. Unfortunately the issue is what we allow them to do. Either side will do this.
End citizens united. The Supreme Court did this. U can end contributions to individual politicians today we will still have superpacs, which are much worse.i can only contribute around 4000 a year but Elon can do 30 mil a month bc of superpacs
Politicians are overpaid as it is. They should volunteer their time and not make a lucrative career out of fleecing their fellow citizens of every last dollar that isn’t paid to their corporate overlords.
Who says there can only be one utility? Oh yea the same government you now want to make more rules to fix the rules they made before that you now think are broken. Big brain energy over there
@@chiquita683 a natural monopoly is an industry where the first firm in the industry has an overwhelming advantage over other firms to join the industry. It is unfeasible to have multiple utility companies serve the same area as that would require duplicate infrastructure. Instead of a private utility, the utility should either be owned by the government or the community. I live in Northern California where my supplier is PG&E. They are responsible for starting multiple wildfires, a gas line explosion that turned into a missile, and they shut down all power for my family multiple days at a time without reason (deferred maintenance). They also have done multiple wage hikes and it is becoming increasingly more difficult for people to pay the bill, all just so the ceo can buy another yacht. This is what happens when you privatize a natural monopoly.
Well, they own the company, at least a part of it. If they aren't satisfied shareholders might sell shares which is not good for the company. If an employee isn't satisfied they can just be replaced unless they show themselves to be of such great value to the company that their departure would hurt the company, but for most this is not the case.
It has always been that way since the 60s. Capitalism is an unsustainable system. It is based on the rich making their riches off the backs of the populace. Corporations exist to make riches for shareholders. Complacency of the population has led it to where Capitalism always ends up.
@@billweir1745. The folks that managed the Afghan war, you think they can manage the peace, like in Iraq? Or will the utilities be managed like the southern border? What has the Federal government done well? The COVID response is an indication or an indictment of Federal management, with over a million dead.
More than 40 plus years ago, President Carter wanted the country to invest in solar energy. Just think how far along our country would be today. He was a great president by my standards .
OK, we the people that means everyone in the United States OK cause we all own this country not the government and not the federal reserve or the IRS we out number them all OK so we can come together build our own money where we gather money and we invest in our own things that make us profit and we fix our crumbling infrastructure we give free energy to everyone because money is a tool and likes to grow make money our slave not us 😂😂
Have you seen how the greedy live? Here in Colorado they are absolutely kicking it with mansions, cars, aircraft, and amusements galore. Plus you push the locals aside, build some "affordable housing," and have virtual slaves.
They seriously don't care. We keep electing too many toxic personalities and not enough normal people can get into office. You need a lot of cash these days to out-advertise the opposition. 😮
OK, we the people that means everyone in the United States OK cause we all own this country not the government and not the federal reserve or the IRS we out number them all OK so we can come together build our own money where we gather money and we invest in our own things that make us profit and we fix our crumbling infrastructure we give free energy to everyone because money is a tool and likes to grow make money our slave not us 😅
Here in Arizona we barely have started to put solar power generator cells over the top of the canals. This not only generates electricity, but keeps the water from evaporating. The Middle East has been doing it for decades. One hundred years ago we had more citrus farms and trees and it was much cooler. Now Phoenix is a big sea of cement and blacktop.
Yup. It used to be such a wonderful place. Now it's a concrete jungle in an oven. I miss the Arizona of my childhood. AC ruined one of the most beautiful places in the world, in my opinion.
Please remember that walnut, almond and citrus trees suck up a lot of water that comes from scarce water supplies. Furthermore, the land has dropped by 40 to 50 feet because underground water is depleted. It may have been cooler, but at what cost?
@@LisaGardnerLandialuckily I live in the very rural high desert unincorporated area of So. Cali. Common sense said to me that AZ and the Coachella Valley were going to end up the way Sedona did….so in the early 90s I moved from Palm Desert up to Landers (outside Yucca Valley). We still have dirt roads, no street lights and everyone uses evaporative coolers. And we still get wildflowers….instead of concrete. ❤
@@Siskos-pn7nd walnut and almonds were not grown in the lower deserts. And only a small amount of citrus. I have been in the California desert since the 70s. It was always agricultural. Mostly seasonal crops and grapes. The problems AZ faces are non desert landscaping, covering every square inch of desert with concrete, too high of a population for a desert area….and houses that are too big.
If the batteries that are used to store power from residential solar panels become cheap enough, AZ homeowners might be able to go off-grid in large numbers. Wall Street investors for the utilities would hate it.
@@mobrocket the trajectory is less regulations for corporations and enforcement of their policies by the government that is supposed to defend from this...
@@mobrocketthere are technically regulations, but the idea is that the corporations have so much power over the checks on them that they are basically only a couple steps away from being effectively unregulated
You should not panic!! Let's see what happens because 85percent of all news is fake!! I'm in WA and this state sucks so much I don't think it can get much more money out of people
@@GreenScreenBartender “Bizarre and backwards”. Do you even hear what you’re saying as you place yourself in a lofty position high above millions of “backwards” Arizonans? You are always welcome to go back to where you came from.
As a lifelong Arizonan I would like to invite you to go back where you came from once you can no longer stand those non-elites, the “bizarre and backwards” folks that you despise.
Can I just say how much I love these two firecrackers? These two ladies are almost single-handedly driving the change coming down the pike. Good on them for taking the time and energy to do this kind of work 👏👏
Yeah, they might just help drive Arizona's version of what California saw in the late 2000s. Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it. When you demand "green energy" you have to bear the costs of those demands. While you demand we reduce our carbon footprint, you let places like China crank out more carbon to make those cheaper solar panels, batteries, etc. When you get your "regulation", be prepared for those rolling blackouts when it's 117 degrees outside, hopefully you don't see what California did when the state had to come in and bail out the power companies that teetered on bankruptcy after "regulation".
In Canada, the government owns and controls the utility companies. That would be water & sewer, gas, electricity, garbage pickup. If the PRIVATE EQUITY or privately owned companies own the utilities, they can charge you WHATEVER THEY WANT. Our utilities are very very reasonable. We also have free healthcare which is paid thru our taxes. Greetings from Canada
That's not strictly true. They may own a stake in many utilities but they aren't always the majority stakeholder. Hydro One in Ontario is only partly owned by government. Tho I concur that we are much better regulated than Arizona, regulations are 'bad' in many Republican 'big government' citizens and never for the reasons they should think it's bad lol
Well no it depends on the province. Here in the province of PEI privately owned Maritime Electric itself owned by Fortis owns the power system but in Summerside the town owns it. Fortis owns a lot of power companies across Canada. During hurricane Fiona poles here snapped later it was found out no power line tree maintenance had been done for 40 years! Yes 40 years! Plus many poles were also over 40 years old. My parents home has had the same power pole for 53 years. And the regulator here IRAC is like the ACC a bunch of yes men who give Fortis/Maritime Electric whatever they want. Now they want smart meters in to charge different rates at different times of day on demand or surge pricing.
@dg-hughes same. I live in a small town in Ontario. Our pole hasn't changed in 43 years at least. Our town owns our power company but it's supplied by another company, and neither have kept up improvements. We have weekly, sometimes several a week power flickers or outages. It's regular enough that I bought a back up generator for sump pump, fridge. Rates are decent, I have no complaints there. We also get charged for peak times. But of course it's been like that since I was a kid. You always ran the dish washer or washing machine after 8pm at night, or on weekends.
Wealthy Canadians run to the US for healthcare because they don't want to be on waiting lists. Nothing is free. Y'all live under a WEF dictatorship, as Covid lockdowns proved to the world. Canadian attorney, Viva Frei, who fled Canada for South Florida, showed us the Nazi style living conditions. His videos are easily available here on RUclips.
@@AmandaComeauCreatesit's hilarious when foreigners repeat the propaganda they're fed about "Republican" states - the same Republican-led states that continue to experience an influx of residents running away from restrictive and over regulated Democrat-run states. It's interesting to watch.
When I moved to the Mojave desert many years ago I was amazed. Absolutely no one builds a home like they have in North Africa or underground like Tatooine. They don’t even orient the home with respect to the prevailing winds which in most places blows from one direction 90% of the time.
Yep. Building on flood plains is the other side of this coin. Watch Mississipi and that bad joke, Florida, which should be exempted from FEMA, because USA won't be able to afford it, even if it stops bombing the ME.
Modern homes in the West are built the way they are (shitty) based on historically cheap energy. Energy is no longer cheap. If a home is designed and built with some actual thought put into it (orientation, thermal mass, materials, etc.), energy usage is miniscule. The pain hasn't gotten bad enough yet for home builders and local planning and zoning boards to make any meaningful changes. They are often the roadblock to real progress.
@@adamantiumbullet9215 Why is your dog making such a racket? Because he's sitting on a nail! Why doesn't he move? Because he isn't yet hurting enough! I live in Europe where they have been tightening energy efficiency related building codes for decades. You can't buy or sell a home without an extensive report on just how energy efficient, or inefficient the place is. As a result places labeled F (you know the system, it's just how students are rated) nowadays might simply not sell anymore. That is till a developer hovers up a whole block of them to tear down and build A rated homes that command up to a 50% premium because they are 'insulating' the owner against a lifetime of energy price fluctuations by being basically energy neutral. But it takes method, every decade or so you give the industry and the market time to grow into the next round of tightening up the codes. It takes about that long for the methods to be established, workforce to be trained and your average real estate buyer to see the need for things. The war in Ukraina and the way energy prices shot up overnight was an eye opener for many that were on the fence. I bit the bullet 20 years ago and went for A+ so when putine threatened to cut off the gas I one upped him and decided to forego the little heating I needed. Now every winter I have some mild discomfort to remind me of people really suffering. And not a penny of mine for russia.
My uncle's on oxygen and his machines create a lot of heat, necessitating that the AC be on all the time. A $516 bill for one month when you have a senior citizen bedridden on oxygen SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. It is predatory what they're doing. Evil leeches.
@@wendylm4770 and hilariously, for a 1 month bill of 516, the online payment system WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO PAY IT in one payment because their online payment system doesn't allow payments that exceed 500 so I had to do 2 different transactions, each with their own transaction fees. For a one month bill. Just unbelievable, I swear.
I’ve lived in Az for 60 years and never heard the name of this electric company. Money and greed has consumed the world but I think a new truth will come to light the more people’s eyes are opened. Thank you to the women who have opened people’s eyes as to what the truth really is.
I'd argue and say that the ignorance of the people have allowed them to believe in propaganda that allows the rich and corporations to get richer while the non-rich vote against their own self-interest. The people allow the greed and corruption to grow (in politics and consumerism) by staying uninformed enough to be swayed by issues that don't matter in their daily lives.
This isn't a partisan issue, its a class issue and happens across party lines, PGE in California is the worst and I think we have the highest rates now in the entire country. They were long corrupt before this time too since the 80s/90s/00s
@@Z3N_P1AYZ how?? the democratic candidates that are running are trying to overturn the commission’s decision. Doesn’t sound like it’s the same on both sides to me. I hope for their sake Arizonans vote for the candidates who want to change things
@@Z3N_P1AYZ "BOTH SIDE BAD HUR DUR" meanwhile in reality, democrats are ineffectual neo liberals that are more so annoying on average. Then there's republicans, which are straight up psychotic ghouls.
Having personally paid those rates as a student in Arizona, none of this surprises me. Gas + electric are required to function in modern society, their provision should be a right and utilities must be publicly owned for the public freaking good! Also, APS rates were even worse than Unisource when I was there, sad to see that it's only gotten worse...
Indeed... 😢 The hard part is, that big investors wont invest in utility markets where they can't make as much money. So when limiting potential ROI, less money will flow into the state, and as such, there will be less for other public works. BUT it will be temporary, and greed will eventually give-in. Rate payers save money for a time, but it requires indirect related costs. I think it's worth it, as someone who's lived in AZ, NV, and now CA.
Here's a good question, do we blame the greedy individuals and public utilities for holding us hostage and extorting our money... or do we hold us people accountable for not doing anything about it... especially, since we citizens can easily create positive change simply by uniting together!🤝
20+ year Arizona resident here. It’s disgusting, but our family isn’t in a position to move because of elderly parents on both sides here. Too many people think Red=fiscal responsibility 🤯
You are right, it is a problem from groceries, to housing, to our most basic needs!! But there is HOPE. Soon this system of things will be removed and replaced by good government that will help and assist people rather than fleece and cheat them - Daniel 2:44
@@JS-cs8gz Yes, & regular people prioritizing/buying their Wants, (electronics, spa experiences, leisure activities/golf/etc, living in bigger homes than necessary, owning excess of anything, not cooking, having housecleaners/pool people/etc), before their Needs, (food, rent/mortgage, paying bills/taxes, etc), is a problem too. People don't want to live within their means or budget & want many things for free or discounted. We have become a very spoilt Nation who wants everything now or yesterday. Can't always have your cake & eat it too.
Oregon’s electricity bills have climbed from $20-$30 more a month over the last 2 years and 59% for natural gas clients since 2020. Pacific Power, for a third year in a row are warning an increase possibly soon. Power rates stabilized for decades. Then randomly over the last 3-4 years many states are seeing these ridiculous, life changing, some becoming homeless increases to utilities costs while the higher ups rake in millions? Doesn’t make sense. Why has power been fine for decades and suddenly need to increase? No power company should be privately owned. All should be publicly owned. That would help 100% for starters.
Absolutely right. As AI takes off we are going to be inundated with even more server farms taking advantage of abundant hydropower. It will definitely hurt consumers via increased prices and shortages. We also have a problem with community leaders stupidly giving away massive tax breaks to locate in their towns. There is no end in sight.
@@dont_worry_about_it.You're not paying attention bro. Been around politics for decades, be prepared to witness the most chaotic presidency ever. Trump will not survive his term, bet.
There was a reason it used to be called a “public utility”. This is a perfect example of what occurs when utilities are privatized. Where users were at one time the focus, neoliberalism lead to the privatization of public utilities where stockholders are now the focus.
My local county supervisor over here in California is a Republican, and he directed money to a nonprofit partly run by his daughter. He just got indicted for corruption because a ton of money went to stuff like new houses for his family. Bob Menendez should learn a thing or three from him, the supervisor resigned and pleaded guilty. I guess it's opposite year, where the corrupt Democrat refuses to resign and the corrupt Republican bows out.
AZ has the largest nuclear power plant on the US afaik, and sunshine 360 days a year. We should have the cheapest power but it's privatized ... no more private public utilities! Oxymoron anyone?
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station sells most of its generated power to California. Very little goes to the Arizona grid. Supply and demand issues will tell you that you sell the electricity to the highest bidder,with the greatest demand.
Thank you for posting and caring for the regular people/citizens, greed has no limit. Shame on these corrupt politicians and corrupt corporations. Keep reporting the truth so the public are well informed. Kudos to the two ladies for their courage to stand against corruption. They are examples of great courage and leadership.
I’m glad to live in the part of Arizona that has the non-for-profit electric company SRP tends to be a lot cheaper than all the other privately owned electric companies
Public utility rates of return are about 5%. Since governement is about 25 % less efficient than invertor owned companies consider public power costs to be a deal.
This is the real problem. Civilization in Arizona is a stubborn rebellion against nature. Anyone who moves there should be aware that it's not reasonably sustainable.
@@RedScareClair Sure, but should we build igloos in deserts and expect them not to melt ? Some people try to live in places where nature tells them they do not belong in
It's PROFIT and the AMOUNT of profit as well. AND the list is extensive: For profit utilities, meaning electrical / gas etc., for profit WATER and SEWER UTILITIES, for profit healthcare, for profit insurance, for profit medicines, for profit communication services, for profit education, for profit basic housing, and it's all taxed, then we pay it with our already taxed money. I've been screaming about corporate greed, CEO salaries AND PAY OUTS when they get fired! They're making an average of $33,000 an hour, for a 40 hour week. While an employee making $30 an hour, is eligible for government subsidized assistance for food, housing, medical care. etc; because it's NOT A LIVING WAGE. Meanwhile every day people cannot buy a home, because they can't save for a down, because of the cost of living AND THE FACT that their RENT is NO DOUBT, almost 50% of their income. So adding insult to injury, the masses are in an ever widening division for BASIC QUALITY IF LIFE. It used to be DAD could work a REGULAR JOB, raise a family while Mom stayed home and made the family unit a UNIT.....his salary bought food and clothes and a house and a car and a vacation to grandma's EVERY summer! Kids could work to go to school WITHOUT owing TENS of THOUSANDS upon graduation. Mom could take a job here and there for Christmas money or Dad could grab some overtime. THIS WORLD HAS GONE INSANE and it's ten times worse after COVID, which seemed to give every business a reason to take an interest-free and / or a forgiven loan, while recording record profits AND SALARIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND PROFITS FOR SHAREHOLDERS. No one wants to give that up and come back to Earth......It has gotten INSANE.
In Washington the state owned about half of the dams the majority of the power companies then they sold them to private companies Arista bought Washington water power the other enron that President Bush stopped them from getting into trouble. They jacked the rates to lower consumption to sell more to California stealing our own resources built with state funds !! This is a disopia.
The wider problem is that they bought a modern Ryan Homes house in a desert. These conglomerates from out of state came into Arizona and built homes that are completely incompatible with the climate of Arizona. AC Units simply DO NOT work well in most of the state, and the building codes for residential homes really need to be improved. Slightly older homes build using cinder blocks, with large shade overhangs on all their windows, and cooled with swamp coolers aren't going to see anywhere near the electrical demands than a "modern" house with too many exposed windows, thin poorly-insulated homes, and undersized AC units that weren't intended to be used at humidity levels below 10%. Dry air simply cannot be cooled effectively with phase change AC.
Again, deregulation by Republicans allowed the developers to cash in. When things collapse and the cities fall apart, the money's gone and the Republicans blame the Democrats for the destruction.
Gosh, someone gets it. I used to own a house cleaning business in the lower desert of the Coachella Valley. You cannot build 2400+ s.f. houses with tall ceilings and have the gall to complain about energy prices, or use non desert compatible landscaping. Idiots. I live in the high desert…..small house, overhangs, double roof…..evaporative cooler keeps my house at 75…..my bill is never over $200 and I have eight refrigerators
I'm sure all that is true, but it does not take away from the particular problem that they are pointing out. Corporate greed, and It needs to be stopped! I love these women.
No one's going to step up and help you citizens, whereas the only solution is for us people to stop being preoccupied with making the almighty dollar and getting ahead and instead unite against these monopolies and corrupt public officials! Until then, we will continue to be exploited by these greedy individuals, Corporations and so-called public utilities.🌟
No, nope, neither. They should be private co-ops that comply with specific laws to serve as utilities and are owned by their customers. Government-owned utilities are a scam. They exist all over the world. They would rather have brown-outs and black-outs than invest in increasing capacity and maintenance so they can pocket the investment money. What are you gonna do, call the police?
@@richardmiller3227 Oh you mean the USPS of which the postmaster is Louis DeJoy? Who was it again that put him in place? Hmmmmmm By the way, I ship about 2,000 packages a year through my business. They're pretty efficient.
Not all AZ electric utils are screwing their customers. The City of Mesa runs their own utilities in certain areas and they have not raised rates at all in the 16 years I lived there. Great city!
Same in NY. My power bill is literally almost double what it was just 2 years ago. Politicians pushing EV's and electric heat while approving four rate-hikes a year.
I'm also in NY State. Electric heat was *your* mistake. As disabled seniors our gas bill is paid by the State. That's heat, water heater, stove top & oven. We once had a 10-day blackout in winter, but we were cozy warm using four pots of simmering water on the stovetop. Live with your choice.
@@rridderbusch518 I still have a gas stove and furnace. Holding onto it for dear life. Electric baseboards are a backup just in case the furnace needs a replacement part or something.
From $7K to $45K that's the minimum range of profit return every week I thinks it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
Wow. I'm a bit perplexed seeing her been mentioned here also Didn't know she has been good to so many people too this is wonderful, I'm in my fifth trade with her and it has been
Yes! I'm celebrating £32K stock portfolio today... Started this journey with £3K.... I've invested no time and also with the right terms, now I have time for my family and life ahead of me.
When the government and the politicians decide that the interests of corporations and the rich 1% are more important than the interests of the millions of average tax-paying citizens, then there needs to be a change.
I’m in Texas and we have the same problem! Republican policy makers favor the power companies and business in general! I said back in the 90’s that deregulation was bad for consumers because all they care about is their bottom line and profits. Now private equity companies are after your local water department’s to go private just like the power companies! Vote blue Arizona!
Wrong the Biden admin pushed their ESG scam and the utilites providers gobbled it up! All of them are going off coal too early! Solar fields can't produced enough electricty for the current public use nor can wind. Scams! In many states besides raising rates they are asking the public to conserve their current electricity use! IT'S ALL A SCAM! Well we'll see if Trump stops that madness!
I'm glad to be Dutch. We pay less tax than you and get visibly more in return for every single tax Euro we have to pay. Our financial department has to disclose the whereabouts of every Euro spend. Even the military and the intelligence community have to give an annual overview.
That is great, but keep in mind, that $5.3 Billion dollars of OUR tax money goes to YOUR defense through NATO. If we took all of OUR contributions away from the rest of the world that equation would be vastly different. You people are far luckier than you all ever care to admit.
@@PistonAvatarGuy America is a brutal place to live, but the ideas of the future will come from America, and I predict the religion of the future will also be born in America. What is our place in the Universe. America will answer that question for all of humanity.
@@matthewm9261 The maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure is mandatory already because it will stop working otherwise. You can't shut down coal plants, reduce hydro power, and rapidly increase the population without upgrading infrastructure.
Coop and municipality rules governing them are different... And how they bill ... But a private owned power company.... basically do what they want to.....
I used to live in Phoenix, Arizona. Anything under 105 degrees is cool. On the price of electricity: The one thing that is more important than the price of electricity is the availability of electricity.
As recently as 2018, I considered Arizona as a place in which to retire. In the 3 spring months I was there, the temp was already approaching 100 every day. Between that, the water situation, and the unabated residential (and now business) building, I said, only an idiot would move here. I guess there are still lots of those in America.
our Republican Corporate Commission approved this with no public input, they raise the price of utilities and lowered what they pay for energy they buy, yes they charge more and pay less for what they sell, corporate commissioners answer to no one
Hey look, these Republicans says they gonna run our utilities like a business, they were business insidera and talks to wall streeet, lets elect them to pull profit from us. Surprused pikachu face when price gouged
Where are utility rates going DOWN in the US? Louisiana, Kansas, Arkansas, Idaho, Florida, Wisconsin, Utah. Where are they going UP in the US? Rhode Island (+11.95%), Massachusetts (+13.73%), Hawaii (+7.586%), Connecticut (+5.617%), Arizona (+4%).
The President of the United States earns 526 thousand dollars a year, yet this woman made 1.8 million in one year. Nothing to see here folks, nothing to see here.
I am starting to see some shady things going on in Utah also. Some really questionable companies buying our energy companies and raising rates like no other. And our wonderful republican leadership is letting it happen.
Not mocking anybody but if my power bills were so high I couldn’t eat then I would not retire in the middle of the hell on earth desert….. Does that seem logical to anyone?
A family of retirees, after living in 7 states in the US, realized that the best thing was to leave the country. They have been here in Europe for two years. Cheap healthcare, no need for a car, quality food, safety. They only regret one thing, it took them a long time to leave the country.
I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES - Prices here go up, and up, every year. I installed Solar Panels last year and don't have to pay a penny anymore. I received my 1st end-of-year True-Up Bill. The electric company actually owed me $127 for the extra electricity I had generated. I highly recommend Solar. Especially in AZ where you have so much sun.
@@callmebigpapa in LA, sure you did. And since your bill is zero, why don't you be a pal and post it online for all of us to see. You can black out your address. I won't hold my breath on this howevrer.
Because the profit motive ruins everything. Because the duty is not to provide a service for the public good, but to maximize profit by investing the least amount possible while hiking prices up.
Its not just southern AZ but also Northern AZ. I live in Flagstaff and trying to keep my home warm without receiving nasty warnings and increased rates for using what i pay for when i need it has been a battle.
This is what happens when you vote based on who you hate rather than your own best interest.
And for no reason other than someone you never met told you to hate them
Yeah, I say good for the companies. Take advantage of these morons and if they keep voting in people that represent companies and not the citizens, keep fleecing them. Make them feel pain or they’ll never vote differently.
@@treeaddict It's completely nuts that you're just assuming he's talking about exclusively Republicans. We know for a fact Obamas 2008 cabinet was hand picked by Citigroup*. The Dems aren't your friends, they're just better at convincing you they are.
@@richardrobison2896 Spin it how you want, both parties are sponsored by the same team of billionaires. "Two waiters from the same kitchen."
Nailed it. Unfortunately, Trumpers are too dumb to realize that.
I live in Arizona and I’m surrounded by low information idiots who vote against their own interests.
That's what happens when we are 44/50 for education. It's only going to get worse now that people think litter boxes are in classrooms or whatever.
If it's any consolation, that describes every place I've ever lived. I'm sure that will make you feel better. ;-)
This is a non-existent issue. I worked in classrooms for 22 years. This is some Trupy BS being spread arround @billweir1745
Amen on this last comment. California is fighting back against So. Cal. Edison & PG&E. Public Utilities MUST BE OWNED by the Public!
@@CarlynLei Sure, but California has a ton of other problems...
George Carlin said it best - its a big club and you aint in it.
He also said: If voting mattered they would not let us do it. Wise man
Some of his quotes, yes he was a bit special for sure @@flyinpolack6633
these two ladies causing trouble are known communists and their husbands are also gay!
I suggest that if you have never seen that comedy special look it up on here. All of his comedy lectures have a ridiculous amount of relevance to our times right now.
Vote democrats out for prohibiting construction of nuclear power, production of natural gas and law firms which bankrupted the largest electric company in California.
This is why public utilities should NEVER be privatized. It is a corporate monopoly. They only care about their profits, never their customers.
@@almackenzie2549 And you think government ownership of energy is a good idea,? You have to be clueless of how government works and how worthless bureaucracy’s are operated
I worked for one and quickly learned that the goverment regulators had a very different idea on how to "serve" the ratepayers. Now California has some of the highest electric utility rates in the country thanks to solar. Funny thing is when the sun doesn't shine the system relies on natural gas fired plants. Newsom recently had to beg PG&E to keep Diablo Canyon (nuclear) in operation to avoid a power supply catastrophy.
@@lv4077 Apparently, you are clueless about how corporations work. You are definitely part of the problem, not part of the solution.
@@usedtofish7 Exactly what is it about government ownership and bureaucratic control that you find most compelling ?
The post office. I enjoy paying a flat fee for all my mail.
I love the fact that Nebraska has 100% of its utility companies publicly owned and operated. All of the money I pay in rates goes back improving infrastructure and 0 profit.
yes and North Dakota has a state-owned bank. keeps the farmers out of foreclosure!
Georgia electric companies are also publicly owned. Georgia Power has been a good investment for me.
It's listed on the stock exchange as the Southern Company
@@tmcleodjr That is not what public ownership is. That is being publicly traded and privately owned by investors. Nebraska's utilities are all owned collectively by municipalities, co-ops, or public power districts. All of which have elected positions by their customers.
I wish the states would take over the home and auto insurance industries. I think that would work well as long as the programs weren’t politicized. I grew up in Nebraska and always felt the NPPD was a well run organization.
30 years ago Montana had about the lowest Utility rates in the Nation and a Power Company with no debt. The GOP won the majority on the PSC, they “deregulated” to allow the power to be bought and sold on the open market. The PC took on a ton of debt to enter into the fiber optic business. Long story short, Montana Power went bankrupt and we now have the 4th highest rates in the nation. It only took Goldman Saks 4 years to do all of that.
Both parties work for the same end goal and feck up the people with their corruption and stealing.
What do you pay per kwh in Montana nowadays?
A similar thing happened in neighboring Alberta in Canada.
Buddy, you better buy an umbrella because once those free markets forces have enough time to work their magic, a big Montana sky size bonanza is gonna start trickling down on you. It may be yellow and smelly like Reagans trickle😢
Republicans ruin everything.
Even Warren Buffett said utility providers are too focused on profit than improving infrastructure and keeping rates affordable.
If only citizens could vote for leaders that regulate the power companies
He need to join his close friend Charlie soon. He is the largest owner of wind farms in America earing billions from rate payers and wind production tax credits..... Warren says what the sheep like to hear while doing and profiting the opposite. Also says billionaire should pay their fair share in taxes, while spending millions on lawyers and accountants to minimize his taxes..... Talks about his secretary paying a higher tax rate than he does but fails to mention that he set his own salary at 100k a year decades ago and rather than collecting as comparable salary of his piers and paying a higher tax rate, he just says what the low iq like to hear. I would like to hear that he let all his staff set their own salary, that would be front page news.
@@mobrocket California: 19.90¢ / kWh average.
Arizona: 13.16¢ / kWh.
Translation: you're a lemming.
@@gorkyd7912
Okay???
What does that have to do with my comment?
@@mobrocket They regulate power companies in California and it's more expensive. Regulations don't make things cheaper they just make the customers stupider. Try manufacturing food, the regulations will make you want to charge a 500% markup for every customer that votes blue.
These two ladies advocating for all Arizonans are absolute go getters! Love them!
I bet they are trump supporters
AlI can say is that I am in agony every day. My parents and other relatives have been able to make me feel like a pitiable person who has never done anything right. I returned from working in another country to the United States in 2021 from working in another country. I have not fit into the American labor market for most of the 21st century thus far in anyway I like. It is psychological torture being here in Las Vegas, Nevada. I want to go someplace where people do not make me feel like a pitiable, flawed, desperate person. The Tiptons, Noones, Blevins ,and Vinks make me believe my life has been a disaster, and they get nothing but glory. My life is nothing but torment.
@ hope the 22nd century is better to you good job
Places like Arizona should be the solar capital of North America, with almost endless, cheap daytime
energy and stored nighttime battery power.
However, you keep voting in clowns, expect clown policies with you rates propping up corporate greed.
True. Electricity should be cheap as hell there
Solar energy is insanely expensive, look at its wholesale price.
Keep Voting for Republicans
@@PistonAvatarGuysorry but absolutely not true. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar power is currently considered the cheapest electricity source in history, with new utility-scale solar projects now being the most cost-effective option for generating electricity in many regions globally
@@PistonAvatarGuysolar is the cheapest option there is
Socialism for the corporations, crippling capitalism for the masses.
Fox news slogan
Or just Capitalism.
Wrong
Did you not watch the video?
Citizens control the production and the prices
Socialism for the corporations by republicans.
@@charlesrobert6211
You love bringing up Cuba and being a dishonest hack
Cuba's problems are tracked to years of US oppression
This is why public utilities should be public owned
COOP'S ARE FUN MOST have wind and solar now
Government owned and operated means higher costs, ALWAYS.
@@theien5929think on this ….the COO of Republics Recycling when interviewed …said that recycling that was not profitable…..that may be ..but his compensation is over 2 millions per month…..26 million per year…there are a CEO,CFO who also get the same or higher compensations…there sure is a lot of money being made on something that is NOT profitable…I call BS
@@theien5929 Almost always. But the higher costs are often hidden. Look at what SpaceX has done recently compared to NASA, and what it has cost. Again, there are hidden costs, but still, SpaceX will save taxpayers loads.
Oooo that is socialism...
Why it’s so important to have a government that has citizens needs as their central focus.
I wonder how much of the bill is taxes, hidden or otherwise.
@
Aren’t you seeing how much hidden taxes are going from customers to owner billionaires?? Look up the incomes of the elites….. trillions… and you will never see a dime..
Arizona of all places not investing in solar is so crazy.
Right! It's dark at night?!??! 😂 That was the most asinine thing I've ever heard.
They've made it so people can't put in solar. They want a monopoly on all their energy money. I've heard of a few states doing this. It's crazy.
It's unbelievable how much unused potential solar has. Yet they are controlled by the oil and gas lobby. This world is crazy
Right, these fools choose to live in a desert, where they want to change their air environment 24/7, and they wont invest in the most abundant energy source their state has? They want cheap prices, so let me guess, they want the guys working there to be paid minimum wage? My power prices in California were/are crazy, so hell yeah I bought solar panels, of course the utility just find more and more ways to suck money from solar customers.
I think the problem is wall street
Politicians (regulators) have been siding with corporations for decades. The odd part is people are just now noticing.
No, just talking about it
People only start to think and change their behavior when they are suffering...
Cave men wouldn't hunt on a stormy night unless they were starving. "More likely to die during a storm. Maybe we'll sit this one out."
Republicans
And this is exactly the protocol for every issue this country suffering from. Unfortunately the issue is what we allow them to do. Either side will do this.
Because people have reached a boiling point. There's only so much you can extract from citizens/consumers until it starts affecting their basic needs.
The government you elect is the government you deserve. - Thomas Jefferson
Say it loud !
Not true anymore anyone worth a dam would never be able to make it on the ballot. Now you choose the lesser of two evils.
We are way beyond voting our way out of this. There are few good options to vote for any more.
@@dustman96 Dum dum's don't know that yet. People always quote stuff and add no solution.
Utilities should be publicly owned nonprofit entities
Yea, let me know how that works out!
@@Rob-xv6bx Works great, greetings from Europe
We need to ban contributions to politics, pay them more and no donations.
End citizens united. The Supreme Court did this. U can end contributions to individual politicians today we will still have superpacs, which are much worse.i can only contribute around 4000 a year but Elon can do 30 mil a month bc of superpacs
Need a constitutional amendment to do that
Politicians are overpaid as it is. They should volunteer their time and not make a lucrative career out of fleecing their fellow citizens of every last dollar that isn’t paid to their corporate overlords.
@@PsuedoTym You're one of the VERY few who's even heard of Citizen's United. It's ruining the country. Fast.
@@brooks8792 trump took no pay.
this is why natural monopolies should NEVER be privatized!
Electricity is natural?
Who says there can only be one utility? Oh yea the same government you now want to make more rules to fix the rules they made before that you now think are broken. Big brain energy over there
@chiquita683 youre the smartest conservative, so much for the invisible hand of the market lowering my power bill
@@chiquita683 a natural monopoly is an industry where the first firm in the industry has an overwhelming advantage over other firms to join the industry. It is unfeasible to have multiple utility companies serve the same area as that would require duplicate infrastructure. Instead of a private utility, the utility should either be owned by the government or the community. I live in Northern California where my supplier is PG&E. They are responsible for starting multiple wildfires, a gas line explosion that turned into a missile, and they shut down all power for my family multiple days at a time without reason (deferred maintenance). They also have done multiple wage hikes and it is becoming increasingly more difficult for people to pay the bill, all just so the ceo can buy another yacht. This is what happens when you privatize a natural monopoly.
You mean why monopolies should NEVER exist? Private or State owned. Go figure.
"Shareholder" value has become more important than employees or the general citizen and has ruined this country.
100 percent
Well, they own the company, at least a part of it. If they aren't satisfied shareholders might sell shares which is not good for the company. If an employee isn't satisfied they can just be replaced unless they show themselves to be of such great value to the company that their departure would hurt the company, but for most this is not the case.
@@billwillson890 Which is why things such as utilities, gas, and health care should all be nationalized.
It has always been that way since the 60s. Capitalism is an unsustainable system. It is based on the rich making their riches off the backs of the populace. Corporations exist to make riches for shareholders. Complacency of the population has led it to where Capitalism always ends up.
@@billweir1745. The folks that managed the Afghan war, you think they can manage the peace, like in Iraq? Or will the utilities be managed like the southern border? What has the Federal government done well? The COVID response is an indication or an indictment of Federal management, with over a million dead.
More than 40 plus years ago, President Carter wanted the country to invest in solar energy. Just think how far along our country would be today. He was a great president by my standards .
Socialism for the Corporations and Free Market Capitalism for the people.
I mean, also, it's right in the name - Arizona Corporation Commission - it's a commission to support the corporations
OK, we the people that means everyone in the United States OK cause we all own this country not the government and not the federal reserve or the IRS we out number them all OK so we can come together build our own money where we gather money and we invest in our own things that make us profit and we fix our crumbling infrastructure we give free energy to everyone because money is a tool and likes to grow make money our slave not us 😂😂
Yep, the real subsidies welfare kings & queens
Actually it's "Privatizing profits and socializing losses".
Yup. The energy companies want to raise rates then they should be forced to compete with home solar.
Again. A perfect example of greed taking priority over human life. Disgusting.
💯👍
Have you seen how the greedy live? Here in Colorado they are absolutely kicking it with mansions, cars, aircraft, and amusements galore. Plus you push the locals aside, build some "affordable housing," and have virtual slaves.
@ if you listen to conservatives they will say with pride that greed is good. Yes but good for who? Certainly not for most people.
They seriously don't care. We keep electing too many toxic personalities and not enough normal people can get into office. You need a lot of cash these days to out-advertise the opposition. 😮
OK, we the people that means everyone in the United States OK cause we all own this country not the government and not the federal reserve or the IRS we out number them all OK so we can come together build our own money where we gather money and we invest in our own things that make us profit and we fix our crumbling infrastructure we give free energy to everyone because money is a tool and likes to grow make money our slave not us 😅
Here in Arizona we barely have started to put solar power generator cells over the top of the canals. This not only generates electricity, but keeps the water from evaporating. The Middle East has been doing it for decades. One hundred years ago we had more citrus farms and trees and it was much cooler. Now Phoenix is a big sea of cement and blacktop.
Yup. It used to be such a wonderful place. Now it's a concrete jungle in an oven. I miss the Arizona of my childhood. AC ruined one of the most beautiful places in the world, in my opinion.
Please remember that walnut, almond and citrus trees suck up a lot of water that comes from scarce water supplies. Furthermore, the land has dropped by 40 to 50 feet because underground water is depleted. It may have been cooler, but at what cost?
@@LisaGardnerLandialuckily I live in the very rural high desert unincorporated area of So. Cali. Common sense said to me that AZ and the Coachella Valley were going to end up the way Sedona did….so in the early 90s I moved from Palm Desert up to Landers (outside Yucca Valley).
We still have dirt roads, no street lights and everyone uses evaporative coolers. And we still get wildflowers….instead of concrete. ❤
@@Siskos-pn7nd walnut and almonds were not grown in the lower deserts. And only a small amount of citrus. I have been in the California desert since the 70s. It was always agricultural. Mostly seasonal crops and grapes.
The problems AZ faces are non desert landscaping, covering every square inch of desert with concrete, too high of a population for a desert area….and houses that are too big.
If the batteries that are used to store power from residential solar panels become cheap enough, AZ homeowners might be able to go off-grid in large numbers. Wall Street investors for the utilities would hate it.
The fleecing of America, when will corporations be held accountable?
You got 4 more years enjoy😂😂
@goatcheese7011 we are all in this together. And yes, he is in for 4 more year's unfortunately .
Not for the next 4 years….weve bern sold to big corporations as their financial slaves for the next 4 years! Welcome to financial slavery!
Never, as long as we have people who think that the richer people are, the better human beings they are. Which is most of the Republican Party.
When the people stop voting for corporate interests.
Welcome to unregulated Capitalism ( U$A)😢😢
Actually it's not unregulated
The video literally talks about how the government is involved
@@mobrocket the trajectory is less regulations for corporations and enforcement of their policies by the government that is supposed to defend from this...
@@mobrocket Goberment + Corporation = Facism! / Plutocracy
@@mobrocketthere are technically regulations, but the idea is that the corporations have so much power over the checks on them that they are basically only a couple steps away from being effectively unregulated
Can't regulate it. Just like cancer.
And this is why politicians HATE citizen activism- because we hold the greedy bums accountable!
Republicans*
they not bums.. They Ebonize scrooge's Cakealing to the bank Flithing off the common peasants of yor
@@TacoXLrepublicans and democrats*
@@luck9837 absolutely not. The parties are not the same. Republicans are the ones making laws to silence citizens.
@@TacoXL You meant the Dems right? More Democrap Billionaires than Republicans by far!!! Cheapest Energy prices under Trump not so under Biden right?
Thanks for this. I'm looking forward to voting them out.
Who do you think Trump is going to help, you or the big utilities and billionaires?
You should not panic!! Let's see what happens because 85percent of all news is fake!! I'm in WA and this state sucks so much I don't think it can get much more money out of people
@@accuratealloys you all sound like demorats crying
All those AZ Commissioners seem to be suffering from a conflict of interest and should be voted out.
I've lived in Arizona since 2021 and quickly realized it's such a bizarre, backwards, and often corrupt state. It's the west's Florida.
Totally. As a Floridian, every time I visit AZ I feel surprisingly like I’m home.
@@GreenScreenBartender “Bizarre and backwards”. Do you even hear what you’re saying as you place yourself in a lofty position high above millions of “backwards” Arizonans? You are always welcome to go back to where you came from.
ProTip: Their *all* that way by design.
YW
That's brutal🤣🤣🤣.
And, how dare you leave out Texas!
As a lifelong Arizonan I would like to invite you to go back where you came from once you can no longer stand those non-elites, the “bizarre and backwards” folks that you despise.
Can I just say how much I love these two firecrackers? These two ladies are almost single-handedly driving the change coming down the pike. Good on them for taking the time and energy to do this kind of work 👏👏
Yeah, they might just help drive Arizona's version of what California saw in the late 2000s. Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.
When you demand "green energy" you have to bear the costs of those demands. While you demand we reduce our carbon footprint, you let places like China crank out more carbon to make those cheaper solar panels, batteries, etc.
When you get your "regulation", be prepared for those rolling blackouts when it's 117 degrees outside, hopefully you don't see what California did when the state had to come in and bail out the power companies that teetered on bankruptcy after "regulation".
In Canada, the government owns and controls the utility companies. That would be water & sewer, gas, electricity, garbage pickup. If the PRIVATE EQUITY or privately owned companies own the utilities, they can charge you WHATEVER THEY WANT. Our utilities are very very reasonable. We also have free healthcare which is paid thru our taxes. Greetings from Canada
That's not strictly true. They may own a stake in many utilities but they aren't always the majority stakeholder. Hydro One in Ontario is only partly owned by government. Tho I concur that we are much better regulated than Arizona, regulations are 'bad' in many Republican 'big government' citizens and never for the reasons they should think it's bad lol
Well no it depends on the province. Here in the province of PEI privately owned Maritime Electric itself owned by Fortis owns the power system but in Summerside the town owns it. Fortis owns a lot of power companies across Canada. During hurricane Fiona poles here snapped later it was found out no power line tree maintenance had been done for 40 years! Yes 40 years! Plus many poles were also over 40 years old. My parents home has had the same power pole for 53 years. And the regulator here IRAC is like the ACC a bunch of yes men who give Fortis/Maritime Electric whatever they want. Now they want smart meters in to charge different rates at different times of day on demand or surge pricing.
@dg-hughes same. I live in a small town in Ontario. Our pole hasn't changed in 43 years at least. Our town owns our power company but it's supplied by another company, and neither have kept up improvements. We have weekly, sometimes several a week power flickers or outages. It's regular enough that I bought a back up generator for sump pump, fridge. Rates are decent, I have no complaints there. We also get charged for peak times. But of course it's been like that since I was a kid. You always ran the dish washer or washing machine after 8pm at night, or on weekends.
Wealthy Canadians run to the US for healthcare because they don't want to be on waiting lists. Nothing is free. Y'all live under a WEF dictatorship, as Covid lockdowns proved to the world. Canadian attorney, Viva Frei, who fled Canada for South Florida, showed us the Nazi style living conditions. His videos are easily available here on RUclips.
@@AmandaComeauCreatesit's hilarious when foreigners repeat the propaganda they're fed about "Republican" states - the same Republican-led states that continue to experience an influx of residents running away from restrictive and over regulated Democrat-run states. It's interesting to watch.
Why did people vote for these guys. What did they think would happen? It's time that life saving utilities be made non-profits.
What does that tell you?
When I moved to the Mojave desert many years ago I was amazed. Absolutely no one builds a home like they have in North Africa or underground like Tatooine. They don’t even orient the home with respect to the prevailing winds which in most places blows from one direction 90% of the time.
People don't care about quality housing in the US. It's quantity of quality.
True. And they think they need large air conditioned square footage
Yep. Building on flood plains is the other side of this coin. Watch Mississipi and that bad joke, Florida, which should be exempted from FEMA, because USA won't be able to afford it, even if it stops bombing the ME.
Modern homes in the West are built the way they are (shitty) based on historically cheap energy. Energy is no longer cheap. If a home is designed and built with some actual thought put into it (orientation, thermal mass, materials, etc.), energy usage is miniscule.
The pain hasn't gotten bad enough yet for home builders and local planning and zoning boards to make any meaningful changes. They are often the roadblock to real progress.
@@adamantiumbullet9215 Why is your dog making such a racket? Because he's sitting on a nail! Why doesn't he move? Because he isn't yet hurting enough!
I live in Europe where they have been tightening energy efficiency related building codes for decades. You can't buy or sell a home without an extensive report on just how energy efficient, or inefficient the place is. As a result places labeled F (you know the system, it's just how students are rated) nowadays might simply not sell anymore. That is till a developer hovers up a whole block of them to tear down and build A rated homes that command up to a 50% premium because they are 'insulating' the owner against a lifetime of energy price fluctuations by being basically energy neutral.
But it takes method, every decade or so you give the industry and the market time to grow into the next round of tightening up the codes. It takes about that long for the methods to be established, workforce to be trained and your average real estate buyer to see the need for things. The war in Ukraina and the way energy prices shot up overnight was an eye opener for many that were on the fence.
I bit the bullet 20 years ago and went for A+ so when putine threatened to cut off the gas I one upped him and decided to forego the little heating I needed. Now every winter I have some mild discomfort to remind me of people really suffering. And not a penny of mine for russia.
My uncle's on oxygen and his machines create a lot of heat, necessitating that the AC be on all the time. A $516 bill for one month when you have a senior citizen bedridden on oxygen SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. It is predatory what they're doing. Evil leeches.
Wow! Bless him. I hope you can use your vote to drive meaningful change 🙏
WHAT?! That’s ridiculous!
@@Alpha23TV I voted for Kamala already by mail in. I'm in Jersey, we are historically blue. It's the swing states that I'm worried about.
@@wendylm4770 and hilariously, for a 1 month bill of 516, the online payment system WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO PAY IT in one payment because their online payment system doesn't allow payments that exceed 500 so I had to do 2 different transactions, each with their own transaction fees. For a one month bill. Just unbelievable, I swear.
Did you vote them into office?
DON'T privatize utility.
Yes, it should be community owned
We privatised the utilities in the UK and have toothless regulators, with their "revolving door" careers ahead of them
I’ve lived in Az for 60 years and never heard the name of this electric company. Money and greed has consumed the world but I think a new truth will come to light the more people’s eyes are opened.
Thank you to the women who have opened people’s eyes as to what the truth really is.
I'd argue and say that the ignorance of the people have allowed them to believe in propaganda that allows the rich and corporations to get richer while the non-rich vote against their own self-interest. The people allow the greed and corruption to grow (in politics and consumerism) by staying uninformed enough to be swayed by issues that don't matter in their daily lives.
I thought this was the Republican utopia everyone wanted.
Exactly
This isn't a partisan issue, its a class issue and happens across party lines, PGE in California is the worst and I think we have the highest rates now in the entire country. They were long corrupt before this time too since the 80s/90s/00s
@@Z3N_P1AYZ how?? the democratic candidates that are running are trying to overturn the commission’s decision. Doesn’t sound like it’s the same on both sides to me. I hope for their sake Arizonans vote for the candidates who want to change things
@@Z3N_P1AYZ "BOTH SIDE BAD HUR DUR" meanwhile in reality, democrats are ineffectual neo liberals that are more so annoying on average. Then there's republicans, which are straight up psychotic ghouls.
Exactly. People get the government they deserve.
Having personally paid those rates as a student in Arizona, none of this surprises me. Gas + electric are required to function in modern society, their provision should be a right and utilities must be publicly owned for the public freaking good! Also, APS rates were even worse than Unisource when I was there, sad to see that it's only gotten worse...
Indeed... 😢
The hard part is, that big investors wont invest in utility markets where they can't make as much money. So when limiting potential ROI, less money will flow into the state, and as such, there will be less for other public works. BUT it will be temporary, and greed will eventually give-in. Rate payers save money for a time, but it requires indirect related costs. I think it's worth it, as someone who's lived in AZ, NV, and now CA.
I live in a 1400 sq ft home with 3 other uofa students and we pay ~$500/month!
Love your channel!
@@frankdurso9671feel that...
Along w/ health care, medicine, education, prisons. But NO, everything must make a profit...
If these ladies are having a hard time paying their light bill think about the low income people.
Here's a good question, do we blame the greedy individuals and public utilities for holding us hostage and extorting our money... or do we hold us people accountable for not doing anything about it... especially, since we citizens can easily create positive change simply by uniting together!🤝
Energy should be socialized! Our tax money built the infrastructure and all it got us was fleeced by greedy corporations.
Utilities used to be socialized, I'm so old I remember our city provided cable TV for 3 bucks a month.
Nuclear + nationalize!
Just don't call it 'socialized'. Make it sound like insurance or something, otherwise half the country wouldn't support it.
It's a mixed bag of who built what
Some is built by government but maintained by private
Cuba has socialized electric which operates about three hours a day. Watch the video the high and low cycle is so dangerous it burns out everything,
California's PG&E is also out of control with rate hikes. CEO makes $31million.
Rothschild owned, look it up
CEO should be a volunteer position.
@@gracegrace9567 CEOs are way overpaid but c'mon, let's be realistic.
@@gracegrace9567
So you want people with zero skin in the game to run companies that provide requirements for modern life?
No evidence the CEO mad 31 million but there is public record of democratic friendly law firms bankrupt the States largest utility.
20+ year Arizona resident here. It’s disgusting, but our family isn’t in a position to move because of elderly parents on both sides here. Too many people think Red=fiscal responsibility 🤯
both parties steal it's just that the reds are much better at it
You guys are both blind to reality
@@SuperCoopdogg
Blind to what?
GOP hasn't been a fiscally responsible party for years
@@SuperCoopdogg
Blind how?
GOP isn't fiscally responsible and hasn't been in a long time
Both parties are a bunch of filthy rats... Dems destroy certain states like Ca,Ny, IL and Reps others like Fl,
People think Elon Musk is going to colonize Mars... They can't even survive Arizona.
So much corruption, everywhere you turn!
You are right, it is a problem from groceries, to housing, to our most basic needs!! But there is HOPE. Soon this system of things will be removed and replaced by good government that will help and assist people rather than fleece and cheat them - Daniel 2:44
You live in Arizona. Vote for candidates that make solar systems and energy storage more affordable. Obviously.
especially the cops
@@JS-cs8gz Yes, & regular people prioritizing/buying their Wants, (electronics, spa experiences, leisure activities/golf/etc, living in bigger homes than necessary, owning excess of anything, not cooking, having housecleaners/pool people/etc), before their Needs, (food, rent/mortgage, paying bills/taxes, etc), is a problem too. People don't want to live within their means or budget & want many things for free or discounted. We have become a very spoilt Nation who wants everything now or yesterday. Can't always have your cake & eat it too.
@@JS-cs8gz It certainly won't happen under Trump. Probably wouldn't happen under Harris either given how much power corporations have.
Oregon’s electricity bills have climbed from $20-$30 more a month over the last 2 years and 59% for natural gas clients since 2020. Pacific Power, for a third year in a row are warning an increase possibly soon. Power rates stabilized for decades. Then randomly over the last 3-4 years many states are seeing these ridiculous, life changing, some becoming homeless increases to utilities costs while the higher ups rake in millions? Doesn’t make sense. Why has power been fine for decades and suddenly need to increase? No power company should be privately owned. All should be publicly owned. That would help 100% for starters.
Absolutely right. As AI takes off we are going to be inundated with even more server farms taking advantage of abundant hydropower. It will definitely hurt consumers via increased prices and shortages. We also have a problem with community leaders stupidly giving away massive tax breaks to locate in their towns. There is no end in sight.
Because Russia won the cold war.
We need to get rid of Wall Street. End of story.
It's an oligarch's world, and we gave it to them. They have a friend in trump.
Don't hold your breath. Trump can't fix everything in four years, especially with a hostile opposition.
Really? Trump excuse is getting way overused. Id say they have a much bigger friend in biden
@@dont_worry_about_it.You're not paying attention bro. Been around politics for decades, be prepared to witness the most chaotic presidency ever. Trump will not survive his term, bet.
There was a reason it used to be called a “public utility”. This is a perfect example of what occurs when utilities are privatized. Where users were at one time the focus, neoliberalism lead to the privatization of public utilities where stockholders are now the focus.
Neo liberalism?!? What the hell are you smoking?
Who on the committee received kickbacks?😮
4 out of 5
My local county supervisor over here in California is a Republican, and he directed money to a nonprofit partly run by his daughter. He just got indicted for corruption because a ton of money went to stuff like new houses for his family.
Bob Menendez should learn a thing or three from him, the supervisor resigned and pleaded guilty. I guess it's opposite year, where the corrupt Democrat refuses to resign and the corrupt Republican bows out.
@@MMuraseofSandvichBob has resigned back in Aug and awaiting sentencing
AZ has the largest nuclear power plant on the US afaik, and sunshine 360 days a year. We should have the cheapest power but it's privatized ... no more private public utilities! Oxymoron anyone?
Arizona also gets paid to take excess solar from CA.
The city expect people to install solar panels on their non-existant homes to offset the cost.
No No NO that is not how business works in the USA. Money is the first commandementwith no questions on how.
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station sells most of its generated power to California. Very little goes to the Arizona grid. Supply and demand issues will tell you that you sell the electricity to the highest bidder,with the greatest demand.
Thank you for posting and caring for the regular people/citizens, greed has no limit. Shame on these corrupt politicians and corrupt corporations. Keep reporting the truth so the public are well informed. Kudos to the two ladies for their courage to stand against corruption. They are examples of great courage and leadership.
I’m glad to live in the part of Arizona that has the non-for-profit electric company SRP tends to be a lot cheaper than all the other privately owned electric companies
Have you seen the news on them too, they are not better. Everyone is IN on this money hungry trail.
My SRP bill went up quite substantially this year.
@@losangelesrams8141 yes, they also had a raised. But not as drastic as APS. Aps has always been more expensive than SRP
Public utility rates of return are about 5%. Since governement is about 25 % less efficient than invertor owned companies consider public power costs to be a deal.
This is the most blatant corruption I’ve seen in a while
Besides Trump wealthy tax break as we speak ugh biggest scam against Americans ever .Bush an 2008 after his trickle down economic plan 😢
Naww just business. Corruption is a legal term for what's illegal
No body updated The sop soo Caching
Almost like building sprawling cities in a massive desert was a TERRIBLE idea.
Yeah but this is happening all over the country. Energy shouldn't be for profit. Period.
This is the real problem. Civilization in Arizona is a stubborn rebellion against nature. Anyone who moves there should be aware that it's not reasonably sustainable.
That is an issue, but it is not the current issue. Since going back in time is not currently possible, the choices are changes to the rates.
What better place for solar than a desert? But, the utilities make distributed power production (solar panels) as difficult as possible.
@@RedScareClair Sure, but should we build igloos in deserts and expect them not to melt ? Some people try to live in places where nature tells them they do not belong in
Another example of the US national sport of “greed” “greed” and more “greed”
For-profit utility companies are a bad idea. The cities or the state can provide electricity at a lower cost.
It's PROFIT and the AMOUNT of profit as well. AND the list is extensive: For profit utilities, meaning electrical / gas etc., for profit WATER and SEWER UTILITIES, for profit healthcare, for profit insurance, for profit medicines, for profit communication services, for profit education, for profit basic housing, and it's all taxed, then we pay it with our already taxed money. I've been screaming about corporate greed, CEO salaries AND PAY OUTS when they get fired! They're making an average of $33,000 an hour, for a 40 hour week. While an employee making $30 an hour, is eligible for government subsidized assistance for food, housing, medical care. etc; because it's NOT A LIVING WAGE. Meanwhile every day people cannot buy a home, because they can't save for a down, because of the cost of living AND THE FACT that their RENT is NO DOUBT, almost 50% of their income. So adding insult to injury, the masses are in an ever widening division for BASIC QUALITY IF LIFE.
It used to be DAD could work a REGULAR JOB, raise a family while Mom stayed home and made the family unit a UNIT.....his salary bought food and clothes and a house and a car and a vacation to grandma's EVERY summer! Kids could work to go to school WITHOUT owing TENS of THOUSANDS upon graduation. Mom could take a job here and there for Christmas money or Dad could grab some overtime. THIS WORLD HAS GONE INSANE and it's ten times worse after COVID, which seemed to give every business a reason to take an interest-free and / or a forgiven loan, while recording record profits AND SALARIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND PROFITS FOR SHAREHOLDERS. No one wants to give that up and come back to Earth......It has gotten INSANE.
@@moxievintage1390 I agree with you in general, but don’t understand why you replied to my comment.
In some markets that is not true
Same thing goes for hospitals
In Washington the state owned about half of the dams the majority of the power companies then they sold them to private companies Arista bought Washington water power the other enron that President Bush stopped them from getting into trouble. They jacked the rates to lower consumption to sell more to California stealing our own resources built with state funds !! This is a disopia.
It's happening everywhere, and its no just electric. Its water, Gas ,trash ,Sewer and electric Rates.
Utilities Gone Wild...
haha, i have insulted you-tubers before but as a keep going down comments i also find more and more people that have - still - a brain.
The wider problem is that they bought a modern Ryan Homes house in a desert. These conglomerates from out of state came into Arizona and built homes that are completely incompatible with the climate of Arizona. AC Units simply DO NOT work well in most of the state, and the building codes for residential homes really need to be improved. Slightly older homes build using cinder blocks, with large shade overhangs on all their windows, and cooled with swamp coolers aren't going to see anywhere near the electrical demands than a "modern" house with too many exposed windows, thin poorly-insulated homes, and undersized AC units that weren't intended to be used at humidity levels below 10%. Dry air simply cannot be cooled effectively with phase change AC.
Again, deregulation by Republicans allowed the developers to cash in. When things collapse and the cities fall apart, the money's gone and the Republicans blame the Democrats for the destruction.
Gosh, someone gets it. I used to own a house cleaning business in the lower desert of the Coachella Valley. You cannot build 2400+ s.f. houses with tall ceilings and have the gall to complain about energy prices, or use non desert compatible landscaping. Idiots.
I live in the high desert…..small house, overhangs, double roof…..evaporative cooler keeps my house at 75…..my bill is never over $200 and I have eight refrigerators
I lived in the Mojave and nobody had A/C units. Everybody had swamp coolers.
@@Elementaldomain Why do you have 8 refrigerators?
I'm sure all that is true, but it does not take away from the particular problem that they are pointing out. Corporate greed, and It needs to be stopped! I love these women.
No one's going to step up and help you citizens, whereas the only solution is for us people to stop being preoccupied with making the almighty dollar and getting ahead and instead unite against these monopolies and corrupt public officials! Until then, we will continue to be exploited by these greedy individuals, Corporations and so-called public utilities.🌟
Utilities should be government owned public services, not private or investor owned for profit corporations.
No, nope, neither. They should be private co-ops that comply with specific laws to serve as utilities and are owned by their customers. Government-owned utilities are a scam. They exist all over the world. They would rather have brown-outs and black-outs than invest in increasing capacity and maintenance so they can pocket the investment money. What are you gonna do, call the police?
As efficient as the usps
Then your government has more control.
No thank you
@@richardmiller3227 I wouldn't call extortionistic power rates charged by private sector utilities "efficient".
@@richardmiller3227 Oh you mean the USPS of which the postmaster is Louis DeJoy? Who was it again that put him in place? Hmmmmmm
By the way, I ship about 2,000 packages a year through my business. They're pretty efficient.
Not all AZ electric utils are screwing their customers. The City of Mesa runs their own utilities in certain areas and they have not raised rates at all in the 16 years I lived there. Great city!
Mesa has a Municipal electric utility. It is owned by its residents, not shareholders.
Isn't that the city whose mayor endorsed Harris?
Same in NY. My power bill is literally almost double what it was just 2 years ago. Politicians pushing EV's and electric heat while approving four rate-hikes a year.
I'm also in NY State. Electric heat was *your* mistake. As disabled seniors our gas bill is paid by the State. That's heat, water heater, stove top & oven. We once had a 10-day blackout in winter, but we were cozy warm using four pots of simmering water on the stovetop. Live with your choice.
@@rridderbusch518 I still have a gas stove and furnace. Holding onto it for dear life. Electric baseboards are a backup just in case the furnace needs a replacement part or something.
Move out. Stop voting for the oligarchs.
From $7K to $45K that's the minimum range of profit return every week I thinks it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
Wow that's awesome
But I still love my mentor Sophia
Wow. I'm a bit perplexed seeing her been mentioned here also Didn't know she has been good to so many people too this is wonderful, I'm in my fifth trade with her and it has been
Yes! I'm celebrating £32K stock portfolio today... Started this journey with £3K....
I've invested no time and also with the right terms, now I have time for my family and life ahead of me.
Isn't this the same woman Sophia that my neighbors are talking about, she must be a perfect expert for people to talk so well about her.
Corruption sucks when there are no consequences.
These ladies speaking truth to power.
Sheeee....
Keep voting GOP Arizona, and you’ll get more of this.
Why is it always the Republicans...??
It's mostly because generally speaking Republicans are more concerned about money then they are about the environment
I’m in California, the democrats aren’t any better
Democrats are mega Olygarch Corporation , now being forced to go green, a Democrat thing, which will cost billions of added dollars.
My entire life it's been mostly the Republicans that screw over the common people for their masters.
@@wazamarinetell that to the statistics y'all say this but statistics quite literally show they are.
When the government and the politicians decide that the interests of corporations and the rich 1% are more important than the interests of the millions of average tax-paying citizens, then there needs to be a change.
I’m in Texas and we have the same problem!
Republican policy makers favor the power companies and business in general!
I said back in the 90’s that deregulation was bad for consumers because all they care about is their bottom line and profits.
Now private equity companies are after your local water department’s to go private just like the power companies!
Vote blue Arizona!
Don’t do that😱see how it worked out in the UK . You can’t have it private owned if there’s no competition.
Wrong the Biden admin pushed their ESG scam and the utilites providers gobbled it up! All of them are going off coal too early! Solar fields can't produced enough electricty for the current public use nor can wind. Scams! In many states besides raising rates they are asking the public to conserve their current electricity use! IT'S ALL A SCAM! Well we'll see if Trump stops that madness!
Utilities should not be privately owned.
Thank you for exposing what needs to be shown
I'm glad to be Dutch.
We pay less tax than you and get visibly more in return for every single tax Euro we have to pay. Our financial department has to disclose the whereabouts of every Euro spend.
Even the military and the intelligence community have to give an annual overview.
I want to escape there ;(
That is great, but keep in mind, that $5.3 Billion dollars of OUR tax money goes to YOUR defense through NATO. If we took all of OUR contributions away from the rest of the world that equation would be vastly different. You people are far luckier than you all ever care to admit.
Except the ideas of the future come from America, not your land. You are welcome.
Your country has some of the most expensive electricity in the world.
@@PistonAvatarGuy America is a brutal place to live, but the ideas of the future will come from America, and I predict the religion of the future will also be born in America.
What is our place in the Universe. America will answer that question for all of humanity.
Since this video aired, they voted back in the same 4 republicans. Why do they keep voting against their best interest?
It is clear that republicans are about profits not taking care of AZ residents
Well. Maybe you should look at the voting process itself. Republicans have an history of creatively counting votes.
"This city should not exist. It is a monument to man's arrogance." - Peggy Hill on Phoenix, AZ
We are better off with local energy cooperatives.
If the utility companies are allowed to raise rates there needs to be a mandatory upgrade of the infrastructure
@@matthewm9261 The maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure is mandatory already because it will stop working otherwise. You can't shut down coal plants, reduce hydro power, and rapidly increase the population without upgrading infrastructure.
Coop and municipality rules governing them are different...
And how they bill ...
But a private owned power company.... basically do what they want to.....
I have lived in AZ for 16 years now and rates have taken a sharp jump out of the blue! Thanks for sharing this video!
Out of the red you mean? As in red republican.😄😄
Wow. I was considering moving to AZ and was primarily worried about water. But this type of utility scam will end those thoughts.
Standing on piles of bodies to line your pockets seems like a qualification for regulators in arizona
Republicans putting the interests of corporations above the interests of citizens, no way?!?!?!?! 😂😂
@@thersten Just like the blue club did when dealing with the railroad workers. Imagine that, both sides do it.
I used to live in Phoenix, Arizona.
Anything under 105 degrees is cool.
On the price of electricity:
The one thing that is more important than the price of electricity is the availability of electricity.
And when the price goes up, but reliability goes down?
I still live here! We could have brown outs like newsoms California, shutting down the natural gas generators sites
I’m here too👋🏽💋
As recently as 2018, I considered Arizona as a place in which to retire. In the 3 spring months I was there, the temp was already approaching 100 every day. Between that, the water situation, and the unabated residential (and now business) building, I said, only an idiot would move here. I guess there are still lots of those in America.
All that sun and no Solar Panels , WHY?
our Republican Corporate Commission approved this with no public input, they raise the price of utilities and lowered what they pay for energy they buy, yes they charge more and pay less for what they sell, corporate commissioners answer to no one
Hey look, these Republicans says they gonna run our utilities like a business, they were business insidera and talks to wall streeet, lets elect them to pull profit from us.
Surprused pikachu face when price gouged
Where are utility rates going DOWN in the US?
Louisiana, Kansas, Arkansas, Idaho, Florida, Wisconsin, Utah.
Where are they going UP in the US?
Rhode Island (+11.95%), Massachusetts (+13.73%), Hawaii (+7.586%), Connecticut (+5.617%), Arizona (+4%).
Eventually people will realize why non-profit utilities & public services are critical infrastructure.
The President of the United States earns 526 thousand dollars a year, yet this woman made 1.8 million in one year. Nothing to see here folks, nothing to see here.
Conflict of interest at best, criminally corrupt at worst.
CA feels your pain AZ, our rates are nearly double yours.
pge = 49c/kwh
I am starting to see some shady things going on in Utah also. Some really questionable companies buying our energy companies and raising rates like no other. And our wonderful republican leadership is letting it happen.
Utah should be renamed north aridzona
Not mocking anybody but if my power bills were so high I couldn’t eat then I would not retire in the middle of the hell on earth desert…..
Does that seem logical to anyone?
Same thing in Florida. Gov approves increase in rates for doing nothing to improve technology or bury power lines
A family of retirees, after living in 7 states in the US, realized that the best thing was to leave the country. They have been here in Europe for two years. Cheap healthcare, no need for a car, quality food, safety. They only regret one thing, it took them a long time to leave the country.
I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES - Prices here go up, and up, every year. I installed Solar Panels last year and don't have to pay a penny anymore. I received my 1st end-of-year True-Up Bill. The electric company actually owed me $127 for the extra electricity I had generated. I highly recommend Solar. Especially in AZ where you have so much sun.
Similar in NorCal. $300+ credit.
Am in Fl and setting up solar was a great decision. I dont sell back but still is a great deal.
When you need to have your roof done in a few years, you will wake up to what a scam it was. Have fun, rofl.
@@dmimcg I ground mounted.....
@@callmebigpapa in LA, sure you did. And since your bill is zero, why don't you be a pal and post it online for all of us to see. You can black out your address. I won't hold my breath on this howevrer.
Arizona has failed on sooooooo many levels…working people going to food banks is a reality here
(Removes all the regulations)
(Prices immediately skyrocket)
“All the regulations caused this!”
It's amazing how quickly this behavior collapses economies.
Because the profit motive ruins everything.
Because the duty is not to provide a service for the public good, but to maximize profit by investing the least amount possible while hiking prices up.
All three got my vote. GO BLUE AZ!!
Its not just southern AZ but also Northern AZ. I live in Flagstaff and trying to keep my home warm without receiving nasty warnings and increased rates for using what i pay for when i need it has been a battle.
Corporations rule the world now the days of government are over
It is not too late, but peoole have got to vote and stop watching so much goddamned brainwashing/mindnumbing/anger-inducing TV