Category: Utilities
Duke Energy refuses to consider climate-related risk in North Carolina rate case
Utility enters testimony that contradicts emissions commitments, dodges questions about climate preparedness while seeking to recover grid costs.
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.
Dominion and NextEra Takeover Bids for Santee Cooper Provide Little to No Benefit to South Carolina
Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy were named the top picks to manage or buy the state-owned utility Santee Cooper, in an analysis released on February 11 by the South Carolina...
Dominion Energy net-zero goal undercut by pipeline expansion, “renewable natural gas” offset scheme
The utility joins wave of peer companies setting new emissions targets - but stops short of meaningful fossil fuel curtailment.
Utilities back anti-protest bills in Ohio and other states
Dominion Energy and Duke Energy are backing a controversial anti-protest bill in Ohio, the latest front in a national campaign by the American Legislative Exchange Council and its funders in...
Tri-State will replace coal plants with a gigawatt of new wind and solar
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association announced last month that it will close its coal plants in Colorado and New Mexico and build a gigawatt of new wind and solar projects,...
Entergy New Orleans made misleading claims that ROE cut meant financial disaster
When the New Orleans City Council threatened to cut Entergy New Orleans’ high profit margins last year, the utility company responded aggressively: it said that such a move would not...
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...
TVA’s Latest Long-Term Partnership Contract Cedes No Ground to Local Power Companies
The Tennessee Valley Authority has ceded practically no ground to local power companies seeking more contract flexibility to manage increased demands for renewable energy from customers, despite requests from the...
Energy Choice Falls Flat at Florida Supreme Court After Utility Offensive
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on January 9 to keep the “Energy Choice” initiative off the Florida ballot in the upcoming general election, siding with investor-owned utilities and quashing an...