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Governments should avoid enacting laws that are inconsistent with U.S. Supreme Court precedent on takings.

A variety of criteria should be used when evaluating proposals to stimulate the economy: 

Relief packages for people facing hardships due to economic downturns should be temporary and well-targeted. Preference should be given to measures that also would stimulate economic activity. 

The debate over immigration to the U.S.

Policymakers should establish rights and protections for customers who face possible termination of service.  

Policymakers should prohibit fees for the disconnection or reconnection of customers. If fees are allowed, they should be based on actual utility costs. 

State policymakers should prohibit utility deposits for essential residential utility services.  

Policymakers should ensure strong consumer protections against unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices related to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans. 

State policymakers in deregulated states should make standard offer service the default for residential customers. It should be stable, predictable, and affordable.

State policymakers should establish a definition of “universal service” for the energy industry that is similar to the one in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.