Category: Utilities
Maryland utilities lobbying against adoption of local electrification policies
Maryland utilities Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Washington Gas wielded their influence over county officials in recent months in an attempt to halt the implementation of local electrification policies,...
Complaints to the PUCN highlight frustrations with NV Energy’s lack of consumer protections
Complaints to the PUCN highlight frustrations with NV Energy’s lack of consumer protections The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has received over one hundred complaints during the first seven...
Avangrid Behind Political Campaign Against CT Utility Regulator
Connecticut utility United Illuminating, a subsidiary of Avangrid, is behind a political campaign targeting a draft decision by state regulators rejecting its requested rate hike. UI has mobilized its own...
Eversource becomes first utility to exit from gas industry’s largest trade association, citing decarbonization efforts in unprecedented move
STATEMENT: Eversource becomes first utility to exit from gas industry’s largest trade association, citing decarbonization efforts in unprecedented move. The decision comes amid the American Gas Association’s ongoing campaign against...
Legislation introduced by Rep. Kathy Castor instructs FERC to ban utilities from using ratepayer dollars for political activities
The “Ethics in Energy Act” also aims to increase transparency and add penalties for noncompliance
Emails Reveal Eversource’s Work Behind the Scenes to Push Gas Pipeline
In an exposé based on documents obtained by the Energy and Policy Institute through a public records request, the Boston Globe revealed how gas utility Eversource worked behind the scenes...
Law firm with Matrix connections conducted Southern Company’s internal investigation
A law firm that conducted Southern Company’s internal investigation into reports that a political consulting firm used by a Southern subsidiary directed private surveillance of Southern’s CEO – possibly with...
Dominion Energy loses some of its legislative champions in Virginia primaries
UPDATE: After publication, the official list of candidates certified for the November ballot was released by the Virginia Department of Elections, showing Scott Surovell and Adam Ebbin both have general...
Xcel-funded group urges Minnesota regulators to increase profits for Xcel
Minnesota Utility Investors, a shareholder advocacy group, joins Xcel in pushing for PUC to reconsider rate case decision
Utility CEOs received $3.2 billion in executive compensation from 2017 – 2022
Investor-owned electric and gas utilities paid their CEOs $3.2 billion between 2017 and 2022, according to corporate data reviewed by the Energy and Policy Institute. CEOs for the 57 companies...