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Many are concerned with electricity price hikes and looming blackouts, and many are fed up with a system that prioritizes ideology and utility profits over reliability. Our electric grid is the backbone of modern life Ƶ powering hospitals, homes and businesses Ƶ but itƵs being undermined by flawed policies in our organized electricity markets.

Regional transmission organizations (RTOs), tasked with ensuring reliable, affordable electricity, are stuck in an anti-competitive mess that favors subsidized renewables over dependable power. This isnƵt just bad economics; itƵs a recipe for disaster. We need bold reform to restore fairness, protect consumers and keep the lights on.

Frank Lasee is the president of Truth in Energy and Climate. He wrote this column for .

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