BGE’s prepaid FlexPay plan would waive disconnection protections – most backers have utility ties
November 2, 2026
Lawmakers and nonprofits tied to BGE wrote most letters supporting its prepaid FlexPay program
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New records uncover GOPAC offering to fund Regulators Roundtable’s expenses
October 30, 2026
The inaugural event featured a sunset dinner for “investors” and invited commissioners
Pro-Husted Super PACs received $2 million this year from 501(c)(4) groups once secretly funded by FirstEnergy
October 29, 2026
Super PACs backing Republican incumbent Jon Husted in Ohio’s U.S. Senate races received $2 million this year from two 501(c)(4) groups that FirstEnergy secretly funded during the 2018 elections to support Republican candidates for Senate and Ohio Secretary of State. The Ohio Flyer PAC, which has spent millions of dollars in 2026 on ads supporting...
Michigan utility interests spend $215K to fight political spending ban
October 26, 2026
New disclosure shows more contributions from entities tied to Consumers Energy and DTE Energy in the lead-up to Election Day
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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
Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses
December 11, 2024
Duke Energy Knew
November 21, 2024
Fueling the Opposition: How fossil fuel interests are fighting to kill wind and solar farms before they are built
August 5, 2024
Powerless in the United States: the third installment in the Powerless in the Pandemic series
January 30, 2023
Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills
January 26, 2023
Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising
September 23, 2022
Southern Company Knew
June 8, 2022
Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses
May 18, 2022
Front groups and trade associations funded by gas utilities fight electrification policies
May 2, 2022
AGA uses millions of dollars from utility customers to promote a fossil fuel agenda
February 17, 2022
List of deceptive RNG and hydrogen projects proposed by utilities
January 6, 2022
Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen
January 6, 2022
Gas utilities push RNG and hydrogen to expand fossil fuel infrastructure
January 6, 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
Coal and water conflicts in the American West
July 15, 2020
ExxonMobil attacks wind power, carbon tax in Texas
July 6, 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
The Utility Industry’s Influence at Universities
January 20, 2016
Attacks on Renewable Energy Policies in 2015
July 27, 2015
Utilities’ Anti-Solar Campaign and Misinformation Debunked
March 19, 2015
Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013-2014
May 21, 2014