Switching off Spain’s electricity oligopoly. Three proposals to dismantle the corporate power of Spain’s electricity companies

In Spain, as in other countries, the electricity sector remains dominated by a handful of large companies, powerful enough to impose their interests and hinder the energy transition. Movements against energy poverty and green cooperatives show a path towards greater energy democracy, but a third pillar is also needed: the remunicipalisation of electricity grids.

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