Globe Editorial

State should remove obstacles for towns to provide electricity

March 9, 2010

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The state should give cities and towns the option of purchasing the assets of investor-owned electrical companies and setting up their own municipal power authorities. Such "munis" have a better record of restoring power after blackouts. And the investor-owned utilities won't be put out of business: It's a major undertaking to set up a muni, and only a few towns, led by Lexington, are currently prepared to do it. (Full article: 463 words)