Always On Energy Research Vice President Isaac Orr joined Brian Nichols on The Brian Nichols Show to dig into the real forces behind America’s surging electricity bills. While data centers and AI get most of the media attention, what’s really inflating your power bill is the cost-of-service regulatory model that governs monopoly utilities in most of the country. Isaac walks through how this plays out in Indiana, where electricity prices have risen almost twice as fast as the national average since 2007, and explains why the map of expensive electricity looks remarkably similar to the electoral map.

The conversation covers the $1.4 trillion in new utility capital spending planned through 2030, the premature retirement of fully depreciated coal plants in favor of costlier wind and solar that pad utility rate bases, and NYSERDA’s recent admission that New York’s 2019 climate law could cost upstate households over $4,000 a year. Watch the full interview here or below.