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Richland County Commissioner Darrell Banks emailed a GOP political consultant that he would “not be surprised if there is a cross burning in my future” shortly after voting last summer to ban wind and solar farms at a meeting last year packed with local residents who opposed the ban. Voters in the Ohio county will...

Utilities in Nevada are backing Republican Governor Joe Lombardo with their checkbooks in his reelection bid in the 2026 gubernatorial race. No other candidates in the race for Nevada’s next governor received utility contributions this cycle – including Democratic challenger and current Attorney General, Aaron Ford. Southwest Gas and NV Energy give $40,000 to Governor...

California’s three investor-owned utility monopolies have a lot riding on the outcome of the state’s first open race for governor since 2018, with their soaring electric bills taking center-stage in the race, and candidates offering different rhetoric and proposals for how to lower customers’ bills.  The companies – Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), Southern...

Utilities saw poor customer outcomes, lowered standards as they gave CEOs raises