Category: Utilities
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...
Xcel Ramps Up Municipal Spending in Hometown Mayoral Election
Utility executives and lobbyists gave thousands to Mayor Jacob Frey, who won his re-election
Southwest Gas aims to make customers pay for its American Gas Association membership dues
Southwest Gas Corporation is asking Nevada regulators to allow it to charge its customers in Nevada hundreds of thousands of dollars in dues to support the gas utility’s membership in...
CenterPoint Energy Hinges Future on Gas Expansion Despite Net-Zero Pledge
Executives told analysts that they expect to add 800 miles of new gas pipeline annually
American Electric Power-backed dark money group spent over $1.5 million in 2020
Empowering Ohio’s Economy, a group funded solely by American Electric Power, contributed more than $1.5 million to dark money groups in 2020, according to the organization’s tax filings. The source...