A new UC Berkeley economics study reveals that Maryland’s low-income Hispanic, black and immigrant families pay a lot more for competitive retail electricity than wealthier customers. More importantly for policy makers, the report explains what’s driving the pricing inequity. The report’s search engine “keywords” give it away: Price discrimination, social inequality, price dispersion, retail electricity markets, door-to-door marketing.

A new UC Berkeley economics study reveals that Maryland’s low-income Hispanic, black and immigrant families pay a lot more for competitive retail electricity than wealthier customers. More importantly for policy makers, the report explains what’s driving the pricing inequity. The report’s search engine “keywords” give it away: Price discrimination, social inequality, price dispersion, retail electricity markets, door-to-door marketing.