Big Tech’s AI Appetite and the Threat of Monopolies to Consumers
How consumers pay for the sweetheart electricity deals given by monopoly utilities to tech giants on multibillion-dollar data center expansions.
Local self-reliance means that we, the people, are free to exercise power over our lives — how we provide for our families, how resources are shared and allocated in our communities, and how decisions are made by government, corporations, and businesses because it affects all of us.
Learn moreHow consumers pay for the sweetheart electricity deals given by monopoly utilities to tech giants on multibillion-dollar data center expansions.
ILSR’s blockbuster report exposes investor-owned utilities as an abusive monopoly harming our communities, climate, and democracy.
"A strong monopoly lawsuit deserves its day in court," says ILSR senior researcher and policy advocate, Ron Knox.
Interactive Community Networks Map pinpoints where these networks are located and provides a graphic illustration of emerging trends.
Too often, policymakers try to alleviate symptoms. We’ve created a guide of local and state policies for dealing with the root problem. Centralization of power in private hands didn’t happen by accident; it’s not the result of inevitable forces. It’s a product of deliberate policy choices. Use our guide to chart a new course with policies that state and local policymakers should enact to rekindle that fight against corporate concentration.
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