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Florida Power & Light $1.53 billion rate hike settlement includes new fossil gas investments
Ratepayers to fund $20 million in dues for political trade associations
Washington DC PSC Rejects FOIA requests for records of Willie Phillips’ participation in industry-funded events
The Washington DC Public Service Commission has rejected a Freedom of Information Act request regarding Chairman Willie Phillips’ participation in invitation-only events funded in part by utilities, including a utility...
DeWine raked in campaign money from AEP after the utility revealed a subpoena from the SEC
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine received $25,500 in campaign contributions from American Electric Power’s PAC and some of the electric utility’s top executives one month after AEP revealed it received a...
NRECA runs misleading pro-coal ads to sway Illinois lawmakers
As negotiations continue over a climate and energy bill in Illinois, misleading online advertisements from a group called “Voices for Cooperative Power” have appeared. The ads running in Illinois political...
Duke Energy given preferential treatment to shape study of HB 951 by North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff, records show
Duke Energy received preferential treatment and exclusive access from the North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff when that agency analyzed the impacts on customers’ bills of a sweeping energy bill...
Four major Ohio utilities shut off customers’ electricity 200,000 times during COVID-19 pandemic
AEP, FirstEnergy, Duke Energy, and DP&L disconnected Ohio customers who couldn't pay their bills during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Utilities sent $6.8 million to members of Congress who sought to overturn election results in recent election cycles
Three utilities and a trade association have said they are "pausing" all contributions in wake of violence
Jonathan Scott talks to EPI about taking on utilities in solar film “Power Trip”
"Entrenched utility interests are attempting to maintain their death grip on our energy sources, and they will try to squeeze out anyone who interferes with their profitability."
Duke Energy spends big on Republicans, “soft money” groups in 2020 election
In the states and federally, utility maintains focus on GOP – amid potential shifts in North Carolina, US Senate control – coupled with hard-to-trace campaign finance entities
Louisiana PSC awarded $17.3 Million in Customer Money to Business Partner of Commissioner Skrmetta
Bulk of energy efficiency projects went to Skrmetta’s business and film partner; showed minimal savings