Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club

Dead Heat: The Danger Of Home Power Shutoffs

·1 hr 2 min·5 clips
Utilities could wipe out all 665,000 household electricity debts with just 1.4% of their shareholder dividends.
This episode explores the rising crisis of electricity shutoffs in the U.S., where over 600,000 households lost power in 2024 due to unpaid bills, driven by utility rate hikes and climate change. Guests discuss the human impact, racial disparities, and solutions like inclusive utility investments and policy reforms to protect vulnerable communities.

As heard by us

A climate and utility-policy conversation about affordability, reliability, and who gets protected when power fails.

Climate One treats power shutoffs as a practical story about bills, reliability, and the people who get hit first when utilities raise rates or let outages pile up.

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