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Amid Connections to Ongoing Election Scandals, NextEra Pours Millions into Florida’s 2022 Election Cycle
[…] 2018 election cycle, according to reporting from the Miami Herald. The non-profit, called “Broken Promises,” first donated the funds to a political committee called Consumers for Energy Fairness. The...
FirstEnergy dark money payments included over $550,000 for ‘consumers’ group’s campaign against Cleveland Public Power
This post is part one of a two-part blog series. Part one reveals FirstEnergy’s secret role in funding Consumers Against Deceptive Fees, based on subpoenaed bank records. Part two looks...
Gas utilities evaded federal stove regulations with Big Tobacco tactics
[…] Center. NPR published a story featuring the report, including exclusive interviews with some of the first scientists to identify the health risks of gas stove emissions as early as...
As Rate Case Approached, Avangrid’s CEO Tried to Improperly Influence CT’s Utility Regulator, Documents Allege
[…] General Counsel and now a Connecticut Supreme Court Justice. The existence of the letter was first reported earlier this month by the CT Mirror, which obtained it through an...
Trump cites alternative facts about Clean Power Plan from NERA Economic Consulting
[…] night before Trump signed his executive order aimed at rescinding the Clean Power Plan, as first reported by ClimateWire. NERA Economic Consulting’s report on the Clean Power Plan was...
Utilities Fiddle While Arizona Burns
[…] continuing to rely on the fossil fuels that are causing the climate crisis in the first place. Map of average temperatures in U.S., 2000 - 2015 vs. long-term average...
“Code of Ethics” has not increased trust in Arizona Corporation Commission, as APS seems poised to continue spending on races
[…] its dealings.” Two factors have led to the Code of Ethics’ failure to rebuild trust: first and foremost, the Code of Ethics did nothing to dissuade regulated companies from...
Money trail in FirstEnergy corruption scandal leads outside Ohio
FirstEnergy improperly used money collected from customers in five states to pay for expenses connected to the ongoing corruption scandal in Ohio, the company has confirmed. The money was […]
Minnesota Net Metering Attacked
In 2014, Minnesota became the first state to approve a “value-of-solar” tariff, but utilities have chosen to continue with net metering as the preferred compensation method for distributed generation. While...