Tag: Tennessee Valley Authority
Utility CEOs received over $1 billion in executive compensation from 2017 – 2019
Investor-owned utilities' CEO compensation was up 26% in 2019 over 2018.
TVA’s latest long-term partnership contract cedes no ground to local power companies
The Tennessee Valley Authority has ceded practically no ground to local power companies seeking more contract flexibility to manage increased demands for renewable energy from customers, despite requests from the...
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.
TVA attempts to chain local power companies to longer contracts in effort to prevent defection risk
New TVA contract could prevent municipal utilities, co-ops from pursuing local renewable energy, storage
As utilities flee newly scandalous UARG, remaining members make dishonest claims about its purpose
As investigations continue into former Utility Air Regulatory Group attorney and EPA Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum over possible violations of ethics rules, a flood of utility companies that were members...
Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations
Over 70 investor-owned utility holding companies and their subsidiaries have contributed more than $85 million from 2008 through 2024 to the Republican Governors Association, Republican Attorneys General Association, Republican State Leadership...
Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations
The Edison Electric Institute is an inherently political organization, and a powerful one. At $90 million, its budget is the highest it has been in over a decade – a budget...