Month: February 2025

Utility Corruption

New Laws Curbing Utility Political Spending Saving Ratepayers Millions of Dollars

Gas and electric customers in Connecticut have been spared from footing the bill for up to $10 million of their utilities’ political spending on lobbying, advocacy, and advertising activities since...

/ February 28, 2025

Southern Company extends life of coal plants to power data centers, appears to abandon net zero goal

New filings in Mississippi and Georgia show Southern Company’s utility subsidiaries in those states are seeking to extend the life of three coal-fired power plants, jeopardizing the company’s ability to...

/ February 20, 2025