A Yes magazine article explains that making energy public is the answer: cities, counties, and states own the utility systems and build and operate the wind, solar, and efficiency programs. they keep the money local, and they increase efficiency instead of maximizing the profits to distant owners.

www.commondreams.org/views/2017/07/09/our-best-shot-meeting-paris-goals-make-energy-public

the study shows public is mostly better than privatization: https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/reclaiming_public_services.pdf