Tag: American Gas Association

American Gas Association

The American Gas Association is a gas utility trade group. AGA promotes the use of methane gas and leads anti-electrification campaigns.

/ June 6, 2024

Gas utilities evaded federal stove regulations with Big Tobacco tactics

Gas utilities fended off federal regulations of gas stoves by deploying the same tactics as the tobacco industry to undermine public health research, according to a new report published by...

/ October 23, 2023

Eversource becomes first utility to exit from gas industry’s largest trade association, citing decarbonization efforts in unprecedented move

STATEMENT: Eversource becomes first utility to exit from gas industry’s largest trade association, citing decarbonization efforts in unprecedented move. The decision comes amid the American Gas Association’s ongoing campaign against...

/ August 8, 2023

Legislation introduced by Rep. Kathy Castor instructs FERC to ban utilities from using ratepayer dollars for political activities

The “Ethics in Energy Act” also aims to increase transparency and add penalties for noncompliance

/ August 2, 2023
Utility Corruption

Maine becomes third state this year to pass legislation prohibiting utilities from charging ratepayers for political activities 

Maine joins Connecticut and Colorado to pass comprehensive utility accountability legislation in 2023

/ June 21, 2023

American Gas Association Facebook campaign targets agency exploring health risks of gas stoves

Consumer Product Safety Commission docket flooded with AGA comments

/ May 23, 2023
Colorado Senators Fenberg and Cutter pass the Utility Regulation Act

Colorado law prohibits utilities from spending ratepayer money on politics

A new law in Colorado prohibits investor-owned utility companies from using ratepayer money to fund trade associations, promotional advertising, certain kinds of lobbying, and other political influence activities. The Colorado...

/ May 8, 2023
American Gas Association presentation

New bill aims to stop Colorado utilities from spending ratepayer money on politics

A new bill in Colorado would stop investor-owned utility companies from using ratepayer money to fund lobbying, trade associations, promotional advertising, and other political influence efforts.  Colorado Senate President Steve...

/ April 20, 2023
A photograph of three parallel sets of electrical transmission lines.

Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills

How policymakers can protect customers from being forced to fund utilities’ political machines

/ January 26, 2023

The Empowerment Alliance

The Empowerment Alliance The Empowerment Alliance is a 501(c)(4) dark-money group aligned with the gas industry. The group was launched in September 2019 to promote the gas industry and oppose...

/ November 14, 2022