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...
Records Show Senior Florida Power & Light Execs Closely Connected to Election Scandals
In the midst of Florida Power & Light’s push to dismantle a key rooftop solar policy in the state, new documents reveal that senior executives at the utility are closely...
Major investors warn utilities against carbon capture and offsets
Utilities should “focus primarily on minimising the use of fossil fuels and particularly coal”
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...
Alabama Power to buy Calhoun plant despite rising gas prices
Purchase risks bill increases for customers, comes in spite of parent company's climate goal
Who knew about bribes paid during FirstEnergy Solutions’ bankruptcy and House Bill 6 bailout campaign?
FirstEnergy Solutions’ board and management knew about plans to contribute $40 million to Generation Now, a 501(c)(4) group associated with then Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, in the midst of...
NextEra spent $20 million to “ban” clean energy transmission project in Maine
Voters in Maine approved “Question 1” on the November ballot, in an effort to ban a 145 mile transmission line needed to carry hydropower from Quebec to help meet Massachusetts’...
Project Tundra coal carbon project faces delays, higher costs, and departing contractor
A proposal to build a carbon capture project at a coal plant in North Dakota faces delays, higher than expected costs, and a key contractor who said it won’t construct...