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Georgia Public Service Commission incumbents Fitz Johnson and Tim Echols have each received most of their campaign funding, since January 2024, from individuals and companies associated with the monopoly utilities they regulate. In the District 3 race, incumbent Commissioner Fitz Johnson has received more than 87 percent of his campaign contributions from donors tied to...

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a utility-funded nonprofit, has proposed a new framework that could enable utilities to scale back climate targets – without disclosing its industry affiliation. In releasing a draft of its new SMARTargets methodology, EPRI touted its “commitment to scientific rigor and transparency.” However, the organization did not disclose that it...

Texas’ largest transmission & distribution utility, Oncor, has filed for an interim rate increase ahead of its full rate case, leveraging a failed bill from the most recent Texas legislative session to justify the ratemaking procedure.  While a common practice in some states for utilities to file for interim rate increases, Texas utilities could instead...

A nonprofit called Citizens for NC Jobs paid for mailers praising Democratic lawmakers who broke with their party to back legislation that would shift costs and risks from the utility’s industrial customers to its residential customers. The nonprofit is tied to the state’s leading business lobby, where Duke Energy is a prominent member.