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Utility lobbyists host private gathering in Red Sox suite for regulators ahead of NARUC meeting

January 8, 2026

The trade association representing for-profit electric utilities hosted utility regulators alongside industry lobbyists in a luxury Fenway Park suite for a Red Sox game on the sidelines of a regulators’ conference last July, according to public records obtained by the Energy and Policy Institute. The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the trade association for monopoly...

Map showing the number of utility disconnections by state shows that CA and NC are the outliers.

Duke Energy seeks higher rates, profits in NC despite soaring disconnections

December 18, 2025

The Charlotte-based utility giant is asking state regulators for permission to boost the rates they charge customers and their profits, even as the state’s disconnection rate is rising and putting people’s lives at risk.

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...

After Gillett’s departure, Connecticut regulators changed rate case decisions to increase utility profits, customers’ bills

November 26, 2025

Revenue requirements and ROE increased with just two commissioners

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Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations

May 9, 2017

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Axios: Consumer advocates question Zay’s appointment to utility regulation board

Wisconsin Public Radio: Former PSC chair to become president of Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin utility business

Inside Climate News: As the Whitmer Administration Enters Its Final Year, Environmental Advocates Lament Wasted Opportunities

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Utility lobbyists host private gathering in Red Sox suite for regulators ahead of NARUC meeting

Duke Energy seeks higher rates, profits in NC despite soaring disconnections

Documents reveal American Gas Association staffer joined interview process for open Maryland Public Service Commission seats

After Gillett’s departure, Connecticut regulators changed rate case decisions to increase utility profits, customers’ bills

Reports

Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations

Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets

Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses

Duke Energy Knew

Fueling the Opposition: How fossil fuel interests are fighting to kill wind and solar farms before they are built

Powerless in the United States: the third installment in the Powerless in the Pandemic series

Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills

Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising

Southern Company Knew

Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses

Front groups and trade associations funded by gas utilities fight electrification policies

AGA uses millions of dollars from utility customers to promote a fossil fuel agenda

List of deceptive RNG and hydrogen projects proposed by utilities

Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen

Gas utilities push RNG and hydrogen to expand fossil fuel infrastructure

Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan

Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities

Coal and water conflicts in the American West

ExxonMobil attacks wind power, carbon tax in Texas

Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits

Utility Carbon Targets Reflect Decarbonization Slowdown In Crucial Next Decade

Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017

Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations

The Utility Industry’s Influence at Universities

Attacks on Renewable Energy Policies in 2015

Utilities’ Anti-Solar Campaign and Misinformation Debunked

Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013-2014

Press

Axios: Consumer advocates question Zay’s appointment to utility regulation board

Wisconsin Public Radio: Former PSC chair to become president of Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin utility business

Inside Climate News: As the Whitmer Administration Enters Its Final Year, Environmental Advocates Lament Wasted Opportunities

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Utilities

Featured Articles

Utility lobbyists host private gathering in Red Sox suite for regulators ahead of NARUC meeting

Duke Energy seeks higher rates, profits in NC despite soaring disconnections

Documents reveal American Gas Association staffer joined interview process for open Maryland Public Service Commission seats

After Gillett’s departure, Connecticut regulators changed rate case decisions to increase utility profits, customers’ bills

Reports

Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations

Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets

Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses

Duke Energy Knew

Fueling the Opposition: How fossil fuel interests are fighting to kill wind and solar farms before they are built

Powerless in the United States: the third installment in the Powerless in the Pandemic series

Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills

Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising

Southern Company Knew

Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses

Front groups and trade associations funded by gas utilities fight electrification policies

AGA uses millions of dollars from utility customers to promote a fossil fuel agenda

List of deceptive RNG and hydrogen projects proposed by utilities

Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen

Gas utilities push RNG and hydrogen to expand fossil fuel infrastructure

Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan

Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities

Coal and water conflicts in the American West

ExxonMobil attacks wind power, carbon tax in Texas

Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits

Utility Carbon Targets Reflect Decarbonization Slowdown In Crucial Next Decade

Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017

Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations

The Utility Industry’s Influence at Universities

Attacks on Renewable Energy Policies in 2015

Utilities’ Anti-Solar Campaign and Misinformation Debunked

Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013-2014

Press

Axios: Consumer advocates question Zay’s appointment to utility regulation board

Wisconsin Public Radio: Former PSC chair to become president of Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin utility business

Inside Climate News: As the Whitmer Administration Enters Its Final Year, Environmental Advocates Lament Wasted Opportunities

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