{"id":8497,"date":"2025-06-02T13:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/?page_id=8497"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:14:43","slug":"utilities-for-all","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/es\/utilities-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Utilities for all"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id8497_3183aa-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8497_3183aa-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8497_3183aa-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1240px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - 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