Michigan utility interests spend $215K to fight political spending ban
October 26, 2026
New disclosure shows more contributions from entities tied to Consumers Energy and DTE Energy in the lead-up to Election Day
Front Groups
Featured Articles
Southwest Gas proposes a $101 million rate increase in Arizona
October 13, 2026
Southwest Gas (SWG) is proposing a $101 million rate increase for its Arizona ratepayers, seeking nearly a 10.5% increase for residential customers. This rate case comes just over one year after the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved a 7.5% increase for SWG’s rates. SWG’s application includes a request for return on equity (ROE), the profit...
Regulators Roundtable: Documents reveal GOPAC’s secretive influence network for utility commissioners
August 20, 2026
A recent Washington Post investigation brought new attention to the Regulators Roundtable, a little-known organization that connects Republican state utility commissioners with companies and trade associations that have interests before the regulators, and raises money from those companies and groups. The Energy and Policy Institute provided records to the Post revealing how the organization solicited...
Michigan utility interests pump $100K into fight against political spending ban
July 28, 2026
New disclosures revealed Consumers Energy’s parent company and a dark money group tied to DTE Energy each gave $50,000 to the opposition campaign.
Reports
Duke Energy Knew
November 21, 2024
Fueling the Opposition: How fossil fuel interests are fighting to kill wind and solar farms before they are built
August 5, 2024
Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising
September 23, 2022
Utility Front Group Advertisement Tracker
September 23, 2022
Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses
May 18, 2022
Front groups and trade associations funded by gas utilities fight electrification policies
May 2, 2022
Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen
January 6, 2022
Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017
July 25, 2017
Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations
May 9, 2017
Attacks on Renewable Energy Policies in 2015
July 27, 2015
Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013-2014
May 21, 2014