REAL Choice

New Legislation Targets Large Energy Users, Relieves Electric Grid Strain

The Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to the expansion and modernization of American retail energy markets. In many states, utility monopolies still control the electric market and customers can’t choose where they buy their electricity and gas.

New Legislation Targets Large Energy Users, Relieves Electric Grid StrainJanuary 14, 2026

Bill will protect ratepayers from new generation costs by decreasing energy demand pressure on Indiana utility companies INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Jan. 14, 2026) – New legislation was introduced today to strengthen Indiana’s energy market by giving major employers new options to manage electricity costs — while protecting residential and small business ratepayers from growing energy demands. […]

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The Real Story Behind Electricity Price ComparisonsDecember 11, 2025

When it comes to measuring the success of energy markets, one metric often gets the most attention: price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity. On the surface, this simple way of comparing prices might seem like the best way to compare state electricity market success. But in reality, focusing solely on this number paints an incomplete […]

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Competitive Energy Markets Provide Greater Resource Adequacy and Meet Energy DemandsNovember 20, 2025

From roughly 1990 to 2020, electricity markets operated in what could be called the “flat load era” — marked by slow, stable demand growth and a centralized, fuel-based generation mix. But since 2020, the landscape has shifted dramatically. Drivers of this shift include: a surge in data center development, the push toward electrification of vehicles, […]

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