Southwest Gas was top contributor to Arizona legislators sponsoring gas utility bill
Southwest Gas gave thousands of dollars to the campaigns of Arizona Senate President Karen Fann and Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers last month, ahead of those legislators’ introduction this...
Arizona Public Service announces 100% clean energy goal, saying it will “eliminate all fossil fuels”
Arizona’s largest investor-owned utility announced today that it will close its coal plants and increase its use of renewable energy over the next decade, ultimately aiming for 100% clean energy...
Growing number of elected Democrats in Arizona won’t take money from APS
A growing number of elected Democrats in Arizona say they won’t accept campaign funding from Arizona Public Service, the utility that has come under fire for its massive spending on...
Financial analysts expect decarbonization will benefit utility ratepayers and shareholders
Replacing coal with renewable energy could save customers $8 billion each year
An “Electric Cooperative Governance Task Force Report” urging co-op transparency was kept secret until now
The national trade association for electric cooperatives commissioned a report urging its members to embrace transparency reforms, but the association has kept its findings a secret for the past two...
Utilities don’t want Peabody Energy’s “clean coal” awards anymore
In the latest sign of the U.S. coal industry’s declining ability to compete in the power sector, Peabody Energy is now struggling to find electric utility companies who are willing...
United Power and La Plata Electric ask Colorado Public Utilities Commission to determine Tri-State exit fee
The electric cooperatives’ filings emphasize a critical flaw in Tri-State’s governance system
Colorado Rural Electric Association spent electric cooperatives’ money supporting Republican politicians
The statewide association for electric cooperatives in Colorado describes its political spending as bipartisan and funded by voluntary donations, but a review of filings with the Colorado Secretary of State...
Coal lobby group drafted state utility commissioners’ letters to FERC
Emails show that the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity provided utility commissioners with a template letter to FERC - which some commissioners copied word-for-word
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