Dominion is top donor to lawmakers who picked the judges deciding its merger
November 6, 2026
Two of the three Virginia judges deciding Dominion’s sale were picked by lawmakers who count the utility as their top donor.
NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy is a holding company that owns Florida Power & Light, a regulated utility, and NextEra Energy Resources, an unregulated development arm that builds energy projects across the country. It is the largest utility in the United States.
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Utility money to political groups hits a record, led by NextEra’s $2.5 million check
October 23, 2026
Florida Power & Light’s $2.5 million donation to the Republican Governors Association is the single largest utility gift on record to these groups.
Virginia regulators could require NextEra to turn over memo alleging evidence of wrongdoing
September 22, 2026
An upcoming hearing in Virginia could require NextEra to publicly release the Robo Memo, a document that allegedly links company executives and employees to a network of dark-money entities created to manipulate elections and target opponents.
Regulators Roundtable: Documents reveal GOPAC’s secretive influence network for utility commissioners
August 20, 2026
A recent Washington Post investigation brought new attention to the Regulators Roundtable, a little-known organization that connects Republican state utility commissioners with companies and trade associations that have interests before the regulators, and raises money from those companies and groups. The Energy and Policy Institute provided records to the Post revealing how the organization solicited...
Reports
Utility industry contributions to section 527 political organizations
May 15, 2026
Paying for Their Profits: How Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Soaring Utility Profits
March 12, 2026
Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets
March 17, 2025
Duke Energy Knew
November 21, 2024
Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills
January 26, 2023
Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising
September 23, 2022
Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses
May 18, 2022
Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan
December 1, 2020
Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities
September 23, 2020
Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits
December 10, 2019
Utility Carbon Targets Reflect Decarbonization Slowdown In Crucial Next Decade
June 26, 2019
Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017
July 25, 2017
Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations
May 9, 2017