Category: Utilities
Ohio’s big utilities fight repeal of scandal-tainted bill riders that cost customers billions of dollars
Ohio’s largest utilities are opposing state legislation that could help rein in scandal-tainted electric bill riders that have cost their customers billions of dollars. Executives from AEP, AES, Duke Energy,...
CenterPoint’s deceptive billing practices put customers at risk of disconnection
The utility redirects customer payments for gas service to its for-profit appliance business
Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets
Major utilities will need to increase their pace to hit net-zero goals
CT Lawmaker Eyeing PURA Seat Owes Struggling Ratepayers Over $1 Million
Current businesses would pose conflict of interest
New Laws Curbing Utility Political Spending Saving Ratepayers Millions of Dollars
Gas and electric customers in Connecticut have been spared from footing the bill for up to $10 million of their utilities’ political spending on lobbying, advocacy, and advertising activities since...
Southern Company extends life of coal plants to power data centers, appears to abandon net zero goal
New filings in Mississippi and Georgia show Southern Company’s utility subsidiaries in those states are seeking to extend the life of three coal-fired power plants, jeopardizing the company’s ability to...
Xcel legal fight could force customers to pay more for exec pay
The utility balked after Minnesota regulators removed executive compensation costs from customers' bills
Ameren Missouri seeks rate hike amid mounting disconnections
With 90,000 disconnections in 2024, Ameren seeks to raise bills 15%.
Tucson Electric Power filings show millions of dollars to trade and chamber groups possibly borne by customers
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) spent $2.1 million, which it intends to collect from customers, on memberships in political trade associations, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and other groups during...
Duke Energy utilities long knew of climate change risks before joining denial campaigns
The utility companies that comprise today’s Duke Energy Corporation were privy to early warnings about climate change in the 1970s, well before the phenomenon emerged as a major public issue...