Tag: Consumer Energy Alliance
Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising
The Energy and Policy Institute launched a new tracking tool that exposes up to $2.4 million in spending on advertising by 14 utility front groups in the last year. Utilities...
Utility Front Group Advertisement Tracker
Utility Front Group Advertisement Tracker: Exposing Utility Front Groups’ Spending on Facebook and Instagram Utility front groups are organizations that appear independent but are established, controlled or funded by a...
Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses
Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses More than 230 consumer, environmental, and public interest groups filed a petition requesting the Federal Trade Commission commence an Article 6(b) investigation...
Front groups and trade associations funded by gas utilities fight electrification policies
Front groups and trade associations funded by gas utilities fight electrification policies Gas utilities are funding front groups and mobilizing their trade associations to push back against policies that threaten...
Virginia Lawmaker Coordinated Support for Mountain Valley Pipeline With Project’s Lobbyist
A Virginia state lawmaker coordinated with an energy lobbyist to support a controversial gas pipeline, the Energy and Policy Institute has found. Delegate Les Adams, a Republican representing Henry and...
Utility Front Group Sparks Attack on Florida Rooftop Solar Amid Ongoing COVID Crisis
Attack led by Florida legislator who has accepted over $20,000 from utilities in political contributions
How Eversource customers in New Hampshire unknowingly fund the Edison Electric Institute
Updated shortly after publication with additional comments from Eversource. Eversource customers in New Hampshire are on the hook for nearly $190,000 the utility paid last year to the Edison Electric...
Utility lobbyist praises response to Hurricane Irma power outages in the media
A lobbyist for Consumer Energy Alliance-Florida praised several utilities for their response to Hurricane Irma in a letter to the editor published by Jacksonville.com, but did not disclose that some...
Utility Industry Third-Parties Emerge in Utah to Defend Rocky Mountain Power’s Proposed Solar Fees
The Utah state Public Service Commission delayed hearings over Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed new fees on rooftop solar customers until the week of September 18 as parties continue their settlement...
Front group paid by Dominion releases shady poll showing support for Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Consumer Energy Alliance - a front group paid by Dominion Energy and other oil, gas and utility interests - released a poll which it says shows support for Dominion's...