Category: Utilities
Southwest Gas requesting another large rate increase in Arizona
Arizona customers will pay 11.5% more on their gas bill if the rate increase is approved
CenterPoint, Atmos sponsor Texas Republican Party convention with exclusionary agenda despite corporate diversity pledges
Texas GOP platform declares “homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice,” and urges the repeal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Minnesota gas utilities criticized for making Uri crisis worse on customers
Regulators will decide whether to shift costs to utilities or require customers to pick up the full tab
Southwest Gas connected to web of opposition targeting Nevada Assemblywoman
The gas utility and a front group look to unseat Assemblywoman who introduced climate legislation ahead of the June 14 primary
Xcel Energy funding climate opposition in Minnesota
The utility's PAC has given $114,949 to Republican candidates, funds, and party units since 2017
Southwest Gas launches a pro-fossil gas social media influencer campaign
Facing pressure from policies to electrify buildings away from gas use, Southwest Gas appears to have launched a pro-fossil gas marketing campaign with paid social media influencers. The TikTok, Instagram,...
CenterPoint boosts CEO pay to $37.8 million, blowing past other utilities
David Lesar’s hefty raise comes as CenterPoint customers face soaring utility bills
CenterPoint Using Free Vacations, Customer Cash to Sell Builders on Gas Appliances
CenterPoint asked regulators for $239,958 per year for gas water heater incentives
Southwest Gas and NV Energy-funded groups advocate in favor of gas in Nevada’s “future of gas” docket
Several groups calling on the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) for the continued use and expansion of fossil gas infrastructure in the state have ties to Southwest Gas and...
AEP admits in court: Its corporate accountability reports are mere “puffery”
Lawyers for American Electric Power (AEP) described statements made in the electric utility’s annual corporate accountability reports as mere corporate “puffery” and a federal judge agreed. In an order issued...