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.
LIVE: Utilities that have and have not suspended disconnects amid COVID-19
EPI is tracking which utilities are suspending disconnections during the coronavirus outbreak, as well as regulators that are mandating suspensions.
Morgan Stanley: Duke, other utilities ignoring profit opportunity by failing to decarbonize rapidly
Morgan Stanley analysts say utilities can grow earnings by accelerating coal-to-renewables switch, but some utilities are letting the opportunity slip away.
Southern Company Attempts to Block Public Input in Resource Planning; Entergy Joins in Mississippi
Southern Company and Entergy have been objecting to participation in regulatory proceedings such as integrated resource plans and certificates of public need.
Report details utilities’ use of charitable giving to influence politics
Utilities' charitable giving a massive part of their political operations, used to manipulate support from low-income communities and communities of color.
Duke Energy’s zero-carbon goal undermined by massive gas rush
Duke's proposed gas plants, pipeline call climate goal integrity into question
Dominion Energy’s new carbon reduction goal will mean slowdown in emissions reduction pace
Dominion's pitch to climate-conscious investors may have a problem.
DTE Energy aims to continue its gas buildout as it proposes to leave coal by 2040
DTE Energy announced a plan to retire its coal-fired power plants by 2040 on Friday, but the utility is preserving the option to build more gas-burning power plants while the...
Acme Equities wants to add expensive carbon capture to distressed coal plant
Acme Equities wants to install expensive carbon capture technology on the already too costly San Juan Generating Station.