Always On energy policy analyst Sarah Montalbano joined the Steve Gruber Show to talk about why electricity bills keep climbing in Michigan and around the country. Montalbano explains that regulated utility monopolies recover costs through guaranteed rate increases, which is why wind and solar mandates and the infrastructure buildout they require add so much to consumer bills. A lot of what ratepayers are paying today was locked in years ago by long-term policy decisions that got little public scrutiny at the time. If you want to understand the structural reasons your electric bill looks the way it does, give it a listen.