“That’s not to say that they were the prevailing cause. That wasn’t the case. But the fact that our public utility has prioritized these massive allotments of power and [accommodated] corporate expansion over the maintenance of the power grid that residents rely on speaks to a deeply structural issue. They are prioritizing the interests of corporations over people.”

Richard Massey · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Massey argued that the public utility prioritizing corporate expansion over grid maintenance reflects a structural issue favoring corporations over people.