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An Upstate Town Took Back Its Power (2023)


Massena residents fought the local utility to bring their electric grid under public control. Forty years later, they say it’s still paying off.

Eugene Nicandri took the job as town counsel just a few years out of law school. Brittany Horton, a server at Spanky’s diner, said her bills are “not terrible,” but vastly prefers them to the alternative. From left: Dick Sheridan operates a crane; crew members replace a utility pole.

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