After Irma will the Southeast copy post-Sandy rebuild plans?
"This is going to be a very, very lengthy restoration ... what we think we’ll see on the west coast is a wholesale rebuild of our electric grid."
Candidates for Florida Public Service Commission Echo Utility Industry Solar Talking Points
Candidates for three open seats on the Florida Public Service Commission revealed a range of views – some of which are not well supported by facts – on solar power...
Utility Industry Third-Parties Emerge in Utah to Defend Rocky Mountain Power’s Proposed Solar Fees
The Utah state Public Service Commission delayed hearings over Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed new fees on rooftop solar customers until the week of September 18 as parties continue their settlement...
Polluters’ Lesser Known Strategy To Fight EPA CO2 Rules
Recent articles have revealed how industry groups have asked the Trump administration to significantly change the rescinded Clean Power Plan by pursuing only an “inside-the-fence” approach. The Obama administration knew...
Utility Earnings Calls Further Shows the Conflict of Nuclear and Coal Versus Natural Gas
"We need to make sure that our customers get electricity even in the event of a long-term disruption of the natural gas pipeline system." - Exelon's Joseph Dominguez
Utility Companies Quick To Fund Republican Governors and Attorneys General in 2017
The nation’s investor-owned utilities have been quick to help Republican governors and attorneys general maintain and expand their control of state capitals, according to a review of mid-year campaign finance...
Utility Industry Set To Get Another Ally Inside The Trump Administration
Mark Menezes has spent decades working in the electric utility industry, mostly alongside corporate lobbying teams.
Emails show Wisconsin Commissioner Nowak’s relationship with utility industry players
Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner Ellen Nowak attended several private events at the behest of groups funded by the Koch Brothers and utility interests in 2016, according to documents obtained by...
PR Firm behind American Gas Association front group also member and consultant for Edison Electric Institute
The nation’s largest electric utilities have been relying on a political consulting shop to portray their efforts to attack rooftop solar as having support from the “grassroots” for at least...
Utilities Helped Stop the “Ratepayers First” Measure Introduced by Wisconsin Lawmakers
In 2017, Wisconsin utility companies were a driving force behind an effort to stop proposed legislation designed to save customers money according to new documents obtained by UtilitySecrets.org. Four Wisconsin...