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Documents reveal American Gas Association staffer joined interview process for open Maryland Public Service Commission seats
December 8, 2025
A staff member of the American Gas Association (AGA) joined key interviews for Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s latest appointments to the Public Service Commission (PSC), which regulates Maryland utilities, according to documents obtained by the Energy and Policy Institute. AGA is the trade association for investor-owned monopoly gas distribution utilities, including several member companies regulated...
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New Mexico Gas Company latest utility facing private equity takeover
November 13, 2025
A private equity firm whose limited experience owning utilities is checkered with compliance problems and cost overruns is attempting to buy the New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC), raising concerns from regulators, environmental advocates and customers in that state about the company, Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP).  The proposed bid by BCP to purchase the gas utility...
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PUCO stops FirstEnergy from making Ohio customers pay $108 million for a corporate accounting foul-up flagged by regulatory audits 
November 7, 2025
November 20, 2024 update: FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities will not be allowed to recover $108 million in misclassified corporate overhead costs flagged repeatedly in regulatory audits through the new rates approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in an order yesterday.  A spokesperson for the PUCO confirmed that the order affirmed an auditor’s recommendation to...
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