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

Utility members silent on Ohio Chamber’s opposition to Issue 1, but their money speaks volumes

Utility members of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce are silent on the industry group’s opposition to Issue 1, which aims to depoliticize how voting districts are drawn in Ohio.  The...

/ November 1, 2024

Issue 1 opponent Ohio Works’ funders include utility and gas industry-backed groups

Major funders of Issue 1 opponent Ohio Works include the American Jobs and Growth Fund, a dark-money organization with financial ties to the utility and methane gas industries, and the...

/ October 25, 2024

Southwest Gas incessant in requesting back-to-back rate increases

Southwest Gas, one of the country’s largest gas utilities, requested an 11.88% – $125.6 million – rate increase with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) earlier this year. If approved, the...

/ October 22, 2024

Ohio Oil and Gas Association opposes Issue 1: Members have benefited from one-party rule in Columbus  

The Ohio Oil and Gas Association has come out in opposition to Issue 1, the ballot initiative that aims to depoliticize how voting districts are drawn in Ohio and end...

/ October 21, 2024