In the race to replace Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Illinois utilities pull out their checkbooks and hedge their bets
Illinois’ major electrical and gas utility companies have donated thousands of dollars to candidates running to replace Lisa Madigan as the state’s attorney general. The utility companies – Exelon and its...
Will the U.S. Chamber continue to fight the EPA’s endangerment finding in 2018?
Update January 10, 2018: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce confirmed today it is no longer trying to overturn the EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions, but top U.S. Chamber officials...
Arizona Utility commissioner gave keynote to natural gas lobbyists at private steakhouse meeting
Arizona utility commissioners Andy Tobin and Tom Forese attended and spoke at a private conference of lobbyists for pipeline development, according to a conference agenda
Dalton Utilities Stonewalls Georgia PSC, Public on Vogtle Information Affecting its Customers
As 1.6% owners of the Vogtle nuclear power plant, customers of Dalton Utilities may be wondering how much they will be on the hook for cost overruns, especially as the...
New Utility PR Playbook Seeks to Mislead Customers on Demand Charges
The nation’s investor-owned electric utilities will attempt to deceive their customers into accepting new electric rate designs that would reduce people’s ability to save money by conserving energy or installing...
Stan Wise may be gift-wrapping an early Christmas present for Georgia Power at customers’ expense
In an apparent gift to Georgia Power, Public Service Commission Chairman Stan Wise unilaterally decided to speed up the timeline for a decision about whether the monopoly utility could continue...
Who’s behind a letter asking Congress to end the wind production tax credit?
A new letter asking Congress to end the wind production tax credit has ties to the Institute for Energy Research, a group that has received funding from the fossil fuel...
FERC Commissioners received free travel to secretive beach conference, organized by FirstEnergy board member
"Private invite-only events that bring together powerful industry executives to mingle off the record with regulators and decision-makers only invites a conflict of interest." - Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen
How Will Utilities Vote On The Latest Climate Denial Model Resolution At ALEC?
Updated on Dec. 6 to include reference to a letter from the Edison Electric Institute, NRECA, Chevron, Honeywell and UPS expressing concerns about the ALEC resolution. In a test of...
ISO New England CEO to headline invite-only fossil fuel industry event
Gordon van Welie, the CEO of ISO New England, will be the keynote speaker at a “Special Invitation Only” event organized by two front groups for oil and natural gas...