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Itai Vardi

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Itai Vardi is a Research and Communications Manager at the Energy and Policy Institute. Itai’s research focuses on natural gas build-up, power generation, and pipelines. Prior to joining the Energy and Policy Institute, he was an investigative journalist focusing on the fossil fuel industry and utilities, climate change denial and industry front groups, money in politics, and regulatory capture. His work appeared in such outlets as The Guardian, Huffington Post, DeSmog, and Mother Jones.

Itai also has a background in academia, where he conducted research and taught courses on the sociology of technology, social problems, and race & power. He has a PhD in sociology from Boston University.

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      Atmos
      Avangrid
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      Berkshire Hathaway Energy
      CenterPoint Energy
      Consumers Energy
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      Duke Energy
      Edison Electric Institute
      Electric Generators for a Sensible Transition
      El Paso Electric
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      Exelon
      ExxonMobil
      FirstEnergy
      Florida Municipal Power Agency
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      Hawthorn Group
      Koch Industries
      Matrix LLC
      MidAmerican Energy
      Mississippi Power
      Murray Energy
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      National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
      NextEra Energy
      NV Energy
      Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
      Peabody Energy
      PG&E Corporation
      Propane Education and Research Council (PERC)
      Salt River Project
      Sempra
      Southern California Gas Company
      Southern Company
      Southwest Gas
      Spire
      Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
      Tucson Electric Power
      Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG)
      WEC Energy Group/We Energies
      Xcel Energy

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      • April 23, 2025

        Utility CEOs get raises as companies roll back diversity, environmental pay incentives and rates increase

      • December 6, 2024

        Gas Utility National Fuel Used Its Customers’ Money for Lobbying

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      California Carbon Capture Coalition
      Californians for Balance Energy Solutions (C4BES)
      Cascade Policy Institute
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      Coalition for Cleaner Affordable Energy
      Coloradans for Energy Access
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      Harvard Electricity Policy Group
      Heartland Institute
      Institute for Energy Research / American Energy Alliance
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      John Locke Foundation
      Mackinac Center for Public Policy
      Michigan Energy First
      Michigan Energy Promise
      National Black Chamber of Commerce
      Natural Allies for Clean Energy Future
      Natural Gas for the Next Generation
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      New Yorkers for Affordable Energy
      Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy
      Partnership for Energy Progress
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      Save Our Stoves
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      The Energy Poverty Awareness Center (EnPAC)
      Virginia Energy Consumer Trust
      Voices for Cooperative Power
      We Stand For Energy

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      • April 23, 2025

        Utility CEOs get raises as companies roll back diversity, environmental pay incentives and rates increase

      • December 6, 2024

        Gas Utility National Fuel Used Its Customers’ Money for Lobbying

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