
Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets
Major utilities will need to increase their pace to hit net-zero goals

CT Lawmaker Eyeing PURA Seat Owes Struggling Ratepayers Over $1 Million
Current businesses would pose conflict of interest

New Laws Curbing Utility Political Spending Saving Ratepayers Millions of Dollars
Gas and electric customers in Connecticut have been spared from footing the bill for up to $10 million of their utilities’ political spending on lobbying, advocacy, and advertising activities since...

Xcel legal fight could force customers to pay more for exec pay
The utility balked after Minnesota regulators removed executive compensation costs from customers' bills

Ameren Missouri seeks rate hike amid mounting disconnections
With 90,000 disconnections in 2024, Ameren seeks to raise bills 15%.

Chris Wright: Trump’s pick for Energy Secretary is a longtime member of Charles Koch’s political donor network
Chris Wright, the founder and CEO of the fracking services company Liberty Energy and Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, co-authored a 2014 op-ed with his wife, Elizabeth, in...

Tucson Electric Power filings show millions of dollars to trade and chamber groups possibly borne by customers
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) spent $2.1 million, which it intends to collect from customers, on memberships in political trade associations, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and other groups during...

Report: Utilities charge customers for lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses
As state lawmakers prepare to convene for their 2025 legislative sessions, they have a clear opportunity to rein in a common practice by monopoly utilities to charge their customers for...

Gas Utility National Fuel Used Its Customers’ Money for Lobbying
New evidence shows National Fuel again used ratepayer money for its grassroots lobbying efforts in New York. The large methane gas utility serving 750,000 customers in New York and Pennsylvania...