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Major investors find electric utilities are not on track to meet decarbonization goals
Electric utilities are failing to align their businesses with the Paris climate agreement goals and investors’ expectations, according to a new scorecard of major emitting companies. The Climate Action 100+...
Utility CEOs contribute personal money to help Republicans; Utility PACs also favor GOP
Analysis of federal campaign dollars in the 2020 election cycle
Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities
Download full report Xcel Energy Xcel Energy is an electric and gas utility company with customers in Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Texas. Xcel...
Pollution Payday: analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities
While the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. economy, leaving millions of Americans struggling to afford their utility bills, the top executives for those utilities continue breaking their own records...
Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities
While the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. economy, leaving millions of Americans struggling to afford their utility bills, the top executives for those utilities continue breaking their own records...
Utilities that operate coal plants in the Western U.S. face growing water supply risks
Electric utilities that operate coal plants in the American West face growing water supply risks, as climate change fuels hotter and drier conditions.
Coal and water conflicts in the American West
Electric utilities that operate coal plants in the American West face growing water supply risks, as climate change fuels hotter and drier conditions.
Utility CEOs received over $1 billion in executive compensation from 2017 – 2019
Investor-owned utilities' CEO compensation was up 26% in 2019 over 2018.
Caught in patchwork of policies and pledges, some utility customers may still be awaiting electricity restoration or racking up fees
A mosaic of state policies and voluntary pledges has meant that the effects of missing a utility payment are playing out unevenly across the country.
Southern Company and American Electric Power pledge to reduce emissions, but still support coal lobby group
Investors are calling on major companies to align their climate lobbying efforts with the Paris Agreement