Ameren truck

Ameren Missouri seeks rate hike amid mounting disconnections

With 90,000 disconnections in 2024, Ameren seeks to raise bills 15%.

/ January 15, 2025

Chris Wright: Trump’s pick for Energy Secretary is a longtime member of Charles Koch’s political donor network

Chris Wright, the founder and CEO of the fracking services company Liberty Energy and Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, co-authored a 2014 op-ed with his wife, Elizabeth, in...

/ January 14, 2025

Tucson Electric Power filings show millions of dollars to trade and chamber groups possibly borne by customers

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) spent $2.1 million, which it intends to collect from customers, on memberships in political trade associations, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and other groups during...

/ January 10, 2025
Utility Corruption

Report: Utilities charge customers for lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses

As state lawmakers prepare to convene for their 2025 legislative sessions, they have a clear opportunity to rein in a common practice by monopoly utilities to charge their customers for...

/ December 11, 2024

Gas Utility National Fuel Used Its Customers’ Money for Lobbying

New evidence shows National Fuel again used ratepayer money for its grassroots lobbying efforts in New York. The large methane gas utility serving 750,000 customers in New York and Pennsylvania...

/ December 6, 2024
Duke Energy's Sutton Gas Plant

Duke Energy utilities long knew of climate change risks before joining denial campaigns

The utility companies that comprise today’s Duke Energy Corporation were privy to early warnings about climate change in the 1970s, well before the phenomenon emerged as a major public issue...

/ November 21, 2024

CenterPoint lobbyist ghostwrote comments to support gas appliance rebates

Comments filed by appliance companies and a pro-gas group came after consumer and climate advocates disputed CenterPoint’s rebate program.

/ November 19, 2024

TVA Documents Reveal New Details About How America’s Major Utilities Fight Clean Air Regulations

Over the last two years, an obscure group of utilities called the Power Generators Air Coalition (PGen) has quietly opposed numerous environmental protections proposed by the Biden administration, including rules...

/ November 15, 2024

Utilities fund Republican campaigns in pivotal Arizona legislature races

Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, and Southwest Gas have contributed mainly to Republican candidates in several key state legislature races that could decide which party controls the legislative branch,...

/ November 4, 2024

Utility Industry PACs Benefit GOP This Election Cycle

Some Support At-Risk Senate Democrats

/ November 2, 2024