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Utility political action committees (PACs) have poured nearly $11.5 million into congressional races this cycle. That amount is less than they had spent at this point in the 2024 cycle, when utility PACs had already contributed $13.6 million by the October reporting period.  NextEra Energy, Southern Company, Entergy, and Duke Energy are spending the most...

Southwestern Electric Power Company, a utility serving more than 191,000 Texas customers, is set to increase monthly bills for a typical residential customer by 7.7% in a “black box” settlement agreement during its latest base rate case, according to an analysis by the Energy and Policy Institute. That increase excludes a surcharge that will allow...

Oklahoma Gas & Electric, an investor-owned utility company, is lobbying Congress to make “substantial revisions” to the transmission reform sections of major energy legislation that Congress may consider after the election. OG&E’s position is laid out in a lobbying document, obtained by the Energy and Policy Institute, that the utility is using with Congressional offices....

Southwest Gas (SWG) is proposing a $101 million rate increase for its Arizona ratepayers, seeking nearly a 10.5% increase for residential customers. This rate case comes just over one year after the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved a 7.5% increase for SWG’s rates. SWG’s application includes a request for return on equity (ROE), the profit...