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Southwest Gas and NV Energy-funded groups advocate in favor of gas in Nevada’s “future of gas” docket
[…] is a common utility-industry tactic to influence lawmakers and regulators alike. For example, in a first-of-its-kind analysis in 2019, the Energy and Policy Institute examined the philanthropic contributions of...
Duke Energy “Carbon Plan” proceeding in North Carolina highlights the utility’s preference for monopolization over customer savings
North Carolina ratepayer advocate pushes regulators to delay compliance with the law, despite benefits of clean energy and legislative priorities
How Market Power Gives Electric Utilities Political Power
John Farrell from the Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) explains how utilities use political power to block the transition to renewable energy in this guest post.
The repeated effort by Ohio ALEC members to end the state’s clean energy law
Internal emails reveal how ALEC, utility industry representatives, and front groups have been working to influence the members of the Ohio Energy Mandates Study Committee.
American Electric Power’s goal: 100% renewable energy?
[…] think there’s a couple of key things that are resulting in this goal. Obviously, the first and foremost is, it seems to be what customers want. We hear more...
Report details utilities’ use of charitable giving to influence politics
In a first-of-its-kind analysis, the Energy and Policy Institute has examined the charitable contributions of 10 leading investor-owned electric utilities in the U.S. We found that all of these major...
North Carolina HB 951 could mean windfall for Duke, large rate increases for customers
[…] third years of the plans to 4%, it does not set a limit for the first year and does not allow the Commission to make changes to a proposal...
Utilities that support Inflation Reduction Act are members of trade groups attacking it
[…] was announced, and their executives have mostly told investors in recent earnings calls two things: first, that the IRA would be good for it and its customers, and second...
What The Public Learned From The Utility Industry In 2018
[…] able to intimidate other lawmakers by pointing to what they did in my race.” 6. FirstEnergy and Exelon lobby for higher electricity bills Image from DocumentCloud, Robert Galbraith of...
APS will try to kill renewable energy ballot measure so that it can keep building gas plants
Expect APS to come out swinging against a new renewable energy ballot initiative.