Results for: first energy

Utility Corruption

Wisconsin utility We Energies looks to recover $2 million in annual membership dues from its customers

[…] disallowed, it is attempting to add the $1.98 million to the revenue requirement in the first place, instead of treating it as dollars spent on political purposes such as...

/ August 29, 2019

AZ regulators reject APS plans for gas investment, as APS tries to avoid potential renewable energy obligations

[…] Service (APS) integrated resource plan (IRP) has never been rejected before, and this is the first indication of commissioners’ preferences in a year where a Clean Energy Modernization Plan,...

/ March 14, 2018

PR Firm behind American Gas Association front group also member and consultant for Edison Electric Institute

[…] for natural gas pipelines, this time funded by the American Gas Association. The Huffington Post  first revealed that the American Gas Association is funding a new front group called Your Energy,...

/ June 20, 2017
Lawrence McClure

Utility Front Group Sparks Attack on Florida Rooftop Solar Amid Ongoing COVID Crisis

[…] lobby for Gulf Power and Florida Power & Light also contributed to McClure. During McClure’s first election in 2017, there appeared to be a “concerted effort” by Corcoran and...

/ September 11, 2020

Carbon Capture Coalition lobbied to weaken guardrails for expanded carbon capture subsidy

[…] increasing the value of the 45Q CCUS tax credit and providing direct pay for the first 5 years to help fossil plants. This is in contrast to the electricity...

/ September 26, 2022
Utility decarbonization trajectories

Morgan Stanley: Duke, other utilities ignoring profit opportunity by failing to decarbonize rapidly

[…] the analysts wrote of Duke. The analysts wrote the same message about three other stocks: FirstEnergy, PPL and Southern Co.  AEP and Ameren get stock boosts based on decarbonization...

/ March 12, 2020

New Utility PR Playbook Seeks to Mislead Customers on Demand Charges

[…] rate” is misleading, because most will have never heard of a “demand charge” in the first place. Most electric customers generally pay two basic charges on their monthly bill:...

/ December 18, 2017

Wind energy is a key wedge in the fight against global warming

[…] is from his paper showing an enhanced view of this increase in ground temperature.   First, the facts. Mr. Zhou did publish a paper which found warming under wind...

/ April 18, 2014

Complaints to the PUCN highlight frustrations with NV Energy’s lack of consumer protections

[…] The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has received over one hundred complaints during the first seven months of 2023 from NV Energy customers dissatisfied with high bills and...

/ August 29, 2023

State Policy Network: Political attacks on wind and solar power

[…] interests.  SPN’s network also includes nationally oriented partner groups, such as the Donald Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute and multiple organizations like Americans for Prosperity that are backed by...

/ March 5, 2024