Category: Edison Electric Institute
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Opponents Led By Just A Few Power Companies
Recent investigations have revealed that some of the nation’s largest electric utilities, including the industry's trade association, have quietly funded UARG to sue President Obama's Clean Power Plan.
With Kochs Now Attacking Electric Vehicles, Utilities Should Reexamine Their Friends
The Kochs’ funding of anti-EV politics should leave utilities reconsidering their funding of the Koch network. The rift may already be opening in the utility and Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange...
Edison Electric Institute Caught Secretly Working To Influence FTC Solar Workshop
The Edison Electric Institute was behind a ghostwritten letter from Rep. Yvette Clarke that took a swipe at the rooftop solar industry - a tactic EEI has been using over...
Utilities Exert Influence Through Universities to Sway Regulatory and Political Debate
Through the funding of university institutes and faculty, utility interests and their trade association, Edison Electric Institute (EEI), wield significant influence over the education of regulatory staff and production of...
Edison Electric Institute Elects New Leaders But Policymakers Are Unlikely To See Innovative Ideas
Nick Akins, president and CEO of American Electric Power, was announced as the elected chairman of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) yesterday at the association’s annual meeting in New Orleans....
Utilities’ Anti-Solar Campaign and Misinformation Debunked
Utilities’ Anti-Solar Campaign and Misinformation Debunked Utility trade association Edison Electric Institute (EEI) launched a multi-year anti-solar campaign in 2012 to weaken net metering policies across the country, as reported by...
Edison Electric Institute Strategy Documents Behind Utilities’ Campaign Against Solar Unveiled by Energy and Policy Institute
Evidence of the Edison Electric Institute “action plan” envisioned by utility officials can be seen in states across the country.
Edison Electric Institute Campaign Against Distributed Solar
The rapid emergence of solar energy has caused investor-owned utility companies and their trade association, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), to create a strategic campaign to disrupt the growth of...
Documents Reveal Edison Electric Institute Campaign Against Solar
The rapid growth and emergence of solar energy in the electricity market has caused investor-owned utility companies and their trade association, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), to create a strategic...
EEI President Says Energy Efficiency Is A Priority. Why Are His Members Then Working to Weaken State Efficiency Programs?
On Wednesday, Thomas Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the trade association for investor-owned utilities in America, said, “energy efficiency is a priority for our business.” Kuhn continued...