Policy Analysis

Elective Pay: Why Kirkwood Electric Should Go Bold

Kirkwood is the only municipality in Greater St. Louis with its own electric utility, Kirkwood Electric. This setup has several advantages: it ensures more accountability and higher levels of responsiveness than a natural monopoly like Ameren might provide. Kirkwood Electric also operates at a profit, thus allowing the city to reinvest the dividends into other… Continue reading Elective Pay: Why Kirkwood Electric Should Go Bold