Category: Articles
Four major Ohio utilities shut off customers’ electricity 200,000 times during COVID-19 pandemic
AEP, FirstEnergy, Duke Energy, and DP&L disconnected Ohio customers who couldn't pay their bills during the Covid-19 pandemic.
North Carolina HB 951 could mean windfall for Duke, large rate increases for customers
Duke Energy is attempting to win major concessions from North Carolina lawmakers on an energy bill that would fundamentally change the state’s regulatory landscape, setting up a potential veto showdown...
Colorado regulators reject coal front group’s attempt to intervene in Xcel Energy resource plan
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has rejected a coal industry front group’s efforts to intervene in Xcel Energy’s resource plan, after the Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel and Colorado Energy...
TVA net zero emissions target undercut by new gas
Goal falls short of Biden’s call to decarbonize electricity by 2035
Lignite Energy Council shouldn’t be funded by utility ratepayers, Minnesota Attorney General argues
Minnesota’s Attorney General thinks utility ratepayers should not be forced to fund the Lignite Energy Council, a coal industry group that has opposed clean energy policies in Minnesota and supported...
Duke Energy PAC resumes contributions to lawmakers who voted to overturn election
Duke is one of the first utilities to have resumed giving after a pause to evaluate lawmakers’ “values and actions”
Major co-op supports Biden coal debt relief proposal that NRECA has sought to undermine
The Biden administration, rural advocacy and environmental groups, and one of the largest cooperative power suppliers in the country are discussing proposals that could help electric cooperatives transition from coal...
Warren Buffett doesn’t want to disclose his companies’ climate risks
Berkshire Hathaway’s board of directors is opposing a proposal from major shareholder groups that the company publish an annual report disclosing the climate risks it faces, even as the company’s...
UARG, the sequel? “Clean Air Act Monitoring Service” and “Climate Legal Group” appear at McGuireWoods
Customers could be on the hook to pay utilities' dues
FOIA Documents Reveal Tennessee Valley Authority’s Role in the Utility Air Regulatory Group
Newly released documents detail the Tennessee Valley Authority’s relationship with the now-defunct Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG). Hundreds of emails, calendar invitations, budget documents, and Hunton Andrews Kurth billing details...